Walker wrote >>
lifeontwowheels wrote >>
I am saying that we should spend the money developing and utilizing the strength of our current infrastructure, the alternative secondary roads that exist along most of the major corridors, to accomplish what these smaller projects are striving for.I totally agree that Town/Bryden and Oak would make great bike-corridors.
That said, I still think Broad Street should be narrowed for auto traffic. That's the real project here. Whether that means wider sidewalks for pedestrians only or slower pathways for both bikes and pedestrians or dedicated bike lanes is the detail work.
If the bike community doesn't want to see bike lanes on Broad, then I'm totally game for submitting my feedback saying they should be pedestrian-only sidewalks.
I can get behind the road diet and better pedestrian facilities as it will ultimately make that corridor better for all users.
You know what would be a better idea? With the wider sidewalks you could create some well designed and efficent bus stops. Have a curb cut and island a bus could pull between to allow traffic to pass much easier and facilitate easier boardings.
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Or screw that...why not a tree line bus boulevard? In place of the space where the cyclist and dad with the stroller are, have an express bus lane down Broad.




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