Description
The main benefit of the bike lanes here would be to reduce vehicle speeding. It would also make cycling between Westville and Downtown New Haven more comfortable - many residents currently report feeling too unsafe to ride next to the traffic here, which frequently exceeds speeds of 45 miles per hour. See description at http://nacto.org/cities-for-cycling/design-guide/bike-lanes/buffered-bike-lanes/.
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Charlotte Hitchcock (Guest)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
juli (Registered User)
or separated by parked cars:
http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/29/should-dot-install-separated-bike-lanes-on-9th-street/
Citizen (Guest)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
I agree, citizen. The main benefit of this measure would be reducing speeds, which would help drivers and pedestrians, and property values in the Edgewood area.
There are many ways to accomplish this - we need to look at some of the more progressive traffic design solutions being used in cities around the United States, referenced in the NACTO manual below and elsewhere.
Rob Smuts (Registered User)
Chris Heitmann (Registered User)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
City of New Haven (Verified Official)
City of New Haven (Verified Official)
Raisya (Registered User)
Κλειστό Manager of Operations, Process Improvement - Transportation, Traffic, & Parking (Verified Official)