Tag: rechanelizations

December 5, 2011

Buffer space added to bike lanes on older section of Dexter

A few weeks ago, the city added a couple feet of buffer space to the bike lanes on Dexter between Mercer and Denny Way, just south of the recently-reconfigured section complete with bus islands and a road diet. The added buffers were the only changes made to the road, which still has four general purpose…
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tagged: buffered bike lanes, dexter, rechanelizations, road diets, sdot
September 2, 2011

Using example of Wang’s death, Economist argues for protected bikeways

“Calmer traffic is just the beginning,” argues The Economist in a short article this week calling for protected bicycle facilities. To illustrate their point, they point to the death of Mike Wang, who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run in July: DYING while cycling is three to five times more likely in America than…
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tagged: dexter, mike wang, rechanelizations, road diets, separated bike lanes, the economist, traffic calming