IDEAS: Parking, Walk Signals, Wider Sidewalks, Painted Lanes, Contra-Flow, Park-and-Pedal
This, my last blog post before taking the summer off to work on my Advocacy book, includes a series of quick, mostly one-paragraph thoughts. (Who would have thought I could write something short!) -- The need to rethink our use of urban curb space to deal with the rise of shared cars, rapid home package delivery, bicycles, and an aging population. How to increase pedestrian walk time without changing nearly anything else. A suggestion about where to put parking meters on streets with “parking protected bike lanes.” Praise for Everette’s creative use of painted lanes for placing transit, parking, and bicycles in their appropriate spots. A plea for language clarity in descriptions of different bike lane configurations. Urging greater use of “contra-flow” bike lanes. Pleasure at the simple but wonderful idea of “Park and Pedal” locations. I hope you all have a great summer!
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