The following is a legislative alert from Brent Hugh, executive director of the Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation: We aren’t exaggerating when we say this ask has never been more urgent. Click this link to contact your member of Congress in support of bicycling and walking: http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=MU6Bn3Xx8UZZlnZ9Tmaq9w Thursday, February 2nd, the Transportation Infrastructure committee in the U.S. [...]
Here’s a follow-up to my previous video of bicycle infrastructure in suburban Wilmington, Delaware. What you will see is painted shoulders with bicycle lane markings. But simply putting lane markings on a shoulder does not create a proper bicycle lane. These lanes demonstrate a complete lack of understanding about how to handle intersections. These lanes [...]
My wife bought me the GoPro Hero for my birthday (available in Springfield at A&B Cycle) . I used it to make the following (interminably long) video yesterday of some bicycle lanes in suburban Wilmington, Delaware. I’m here visiting family. I grew up riding the streets you’ll see in the video. So what you have [...]
Here’s an idea for Springfield’s bicycle shops that I found in Bentonville, Arkansas. Technorati Tags: bicycle advocacy, bicycle infrastructure
City Councilman Tom Beiker held a public forum at The Hub yesterday — first in a series of planned public discussions. The main topic was bicycling and helping make Springfield a bicycle-friendly community. I was unable to attend the meeting. The News-Leader published an article today. It’s difficult to tell how much talk there was [...]
Last year I reported here, based on a conversation at a STAR Team meeting, that the city was uninterested in painting more bicycle lanes. With the creation of new lanes on Division and Benton and the discussion at night’s STAR Team meeting, it has became clear to me that painting more bicycle lanes is in [...]
Please be careful what you ask for, that is. There’s a movement afoot at the Bicycle Friendly Springfield group on Facebook to have Springfield bicyclists send postcards to the mayor requesting more bicycle friendliness in Springfield. The post cards are available at local bicycle shops. Fill it out. Send it in. Be heard. Good idea! [...]
Wow. Newsy day transportation-wise in Springfield. Check it out. Grand St. at MSU Eyed for Improvement: Never was their a better stretch of road needing some attention to make the lives of pedestrians and non-motorized traffic better. A preliminary design shows the project would cost around $2 million to pay for upgrades of traffic lights at both [...]
Not long ago I published photos, video, and explanatory graphics of the new bicycle lane on Benton between Drury University and Commercial Street. Please see: New Bicycle Lane on Benton Ave. Observations on Benton Ave. Graphics Explain Benton Situation Now it’s time to see what a door-zone crash looks like. What you are about to see is not an [...]
My thanks to the News-Leader for highlighting alternative transportation in its editorial today. I question the assumption that riding on the streets of Springfield is not safe or that bicycle lanes are safe. But, all in all, the need for transportation options is a conversation Springfield needs to have, and I’m happy to see the News-Leader taking [...]
The headline in The Standard — the MSU student newspaper — reads: Students Struggle for Bike Rack Space on Campus. I say: Good! That means lots of students are riding their bicycles. I’m quoted in the story saying other things, too Technorati Tags: bicycle advocacy, bicycle infrastructure, bicycle parking, cycling
The new bicycle facilities on Division St. between Broadway and Benton are not quite complete, but I decided to make a video today because the weather was just soooooo nice You will see the 5-lane section east of Campbell that Traffic Engineer David Hutchison said (in an e-mail message) will have “shared lanes.” I assume [...]
I spent some time observing a 3-block stretch of bicycle lane in Seattle during my trip. I’m still not sure what to think about what I saw. First, take a look at the pictures. OK, so it’s a door-zone lane along 2nd Ave., a 1-way street heading south. I observed the conditions between Pike and [...]
My thanks to Keri Caffrey, of Commute Orlando and CyclingSavvy, for creating these graphics to help explain the situation on Benton Ave. Click to enlarge. Graphic #1: Current situation on Benton Ave. Graphic #2: Benton Ave. with sharrows. Also see this excellent series of graphics explaining Best Practice Bikeway Design for a 23 ft. Lane with Street [...]
A new bicycle lane has appeared on Benton Ave. from roughly Central St. to Commercial St. I say “appeared” because I had no idea this was coming. I’ve been operating under the impression that the city was uninterested in painting new lanes. Now, I have been busy this summer and traveling. I missed the last [...]
