Building bicycle infrastructure is expensive. Finding it is free. This piece from Citiwire implores cities to rethink quiet streets as "bicycle boulevards".
"Traditionally, planners and engineers have accommodated cyclists by designating bike lanes, separated from vehicular travel by striping. The lanes have become commonplace, and they are a step forward for bike mobility."
"We know one alternative: cycling paths on a separate right of way. Such bike trails and paths are usually quieter, safer and often more scenic than the lanes that we find on our streets and roads. They're great candidates for stimulus fund outlays. Observers like Anne Lusk of Harvard's School of Public Health argue that full "cycle tracks" are ultimately the only way to go."
"But that alternative will take a long time. So is there a shorter-term alternative to the hazards of cycling between rapidly moving vehicles on one side and a string of parked ones on the other, with the ever-present risk of someone throwing open their door as you approach?"
"Yes - the bike boulevard. It means a not-too-busy street where cars and bikes share the roadway, moving at safe speeds."
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