http://azbikelaw.org/blog/critical-width/ Cycling, traffic safety and legal topics; energy, transit and transportion economics Mon, 21 May 2012 20:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://azbikelaw.org/blog/critical-width/comment-page-1/#comment-12060 DZBLs and Bicycle Facility Advocacy @ Arizona Bike Law Blog Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:46:16 +0000 http://azbikelaw.org/blog/critical-width/#comment-12060 [...] The photo shows a deep yearning to have bicycle facilities even where there is not enough space to allow for properly engineered one. The theory being that a “small” bike lane must be better than none at all — a half-a-loaf idea. What is actually shown is two narrow travel lanes of something less than 11′ width, and a two foot shoulder. The stripe is an edge line, and the “bike route” sign only serves to further reinforce the idea in the minds of the uninformed that this is a bike lane. Somewhat ironically, the median is oversized and the extra 3 feet or so (1.5 feet in two directions) could been accommodated in the existing right-of-way. In other words some pin-head City of Phoenix “planner” thought this was a great idea; to have a gigantic median and “skinny” bike lanes. (the median is approx 30′ wide) [...] [...] The photo shows a deep yearning to have bicycle facilities even where there is not enough space to allow for properly engineered one. The theory being that a “small” bike lane must be better than none at all — a half-a-loaf idea. What is actually shown is two narrow travel lanes of something less than 11′ width, and a two foot shoulder. The stripe is an edge line, and the “bike route” sign only serves to further reinforce the idea in the minds of the uninformed that this is a bike lane. Somewhat ironically, the median is oversized and the extra 3 feet or so (1.5 feet in two directions) could been accommodated in the existing right-of-way. In other words some pin-head City of Phoenix “planner” thought this was a great idea; to have a gigantic median and “skinny” bike lanes. (the median is approx 30′ wide) [...]

]]> http://azbikelaw.org/blog/critical-width/comment-page-1/#comment-2799 Is this a bike lane? @ Arizona Bike Law Blog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:57:47 +0000 http://azbikelaw.org/blog/critical-width/#comment-2799 [...] Exactly how wide, or narrow as the case may be, are these ridiculous lanes? Dimensions of the shot of the white SUV can be found here. [...] [...] Exactly how wide, or narrow as the case may be, are these ridiculous lanes? Dimensions of the shot of the white SUV can be found here. [...]

]]> http://azbikelaw.org/blog/critical-width/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Arizona Bike Law Blog » Blog Archive » Bike Lane installed on 51st Street Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:48:22 +0000 http://azbikelaw.org/blog/critical-width/#comment-735 [...] stories about phoney bike lanes: Critical Width and Does Ray Road have a [...] [...] stories about phoney bike lanes: Critical Width and Does Ray Road have a [...]

]]> http://azbikelaw.org/blog/critical-width/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Arizona Bike Law Blog » Blog Archive » Phoney Bike Lane Sign on Chandler Blvd Sun, 11 May 2008 23:19:22 +0000 http://azbikelaw.org/blog/critical-width/#comment-483 [...] way to about 32nd Street is just a horror show of annoying narrow lanes with shoulder stripes. See Critical Width, which is just a half mile west of this new phoney [...] [...] way to about 32nd Street is just a horror show of annoying narrow lanes with shoulder stripes. See Critical Width, which is just a half mile west of this new phoney [...]

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