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06-26-14, 12:07 PM
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Posted By jyl

You may want to check the facts for the...

You may want to check the facts for the particular public transportation system you are thinking of. Here in Portland, our municipal bus system (Trimet) has an annual budget of $473MM, of which...
06-25-14, 09:20 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 8,303
Posted By jyl

A chip card would speed things up a bit, but most...

A chip card would speed things up a bit, but most bus riders I see are not paying cash. The loading and unloading is just slow. People are slow, the bus has to kneel and rise, sometimes people are...
06-25-14, 05:46 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 8,303
Posted By jyl

A single TriMet bus will bottle up a two lane...

A single TriMet bus will bottle up a two lane road.
06-24-14, 10:39 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 8,303
Posted By jyl

10-13 foot wide cycle ways will not be built on...

10-13 foot wide cycle ways will not be built on many streets in my city. There are a handful of places this could happen, mostly on short stretches of one way streets where 3 traffic lanes could be...
06-24-14, 02:45 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 8,303
Posted By jyl

Interesting topic - speed differential between...

Interesting topic - speed differential between cyclists in urban riding.

From what I observe on my daily commute, the range of cyclist speed is something like this:
- Average cyclist pedals 12-15...
06-23-14, 05:29 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 8,303
Posted By jyl

I observe another behavior. Advocates of...

I observe another behavior. Advocates of elaborate "Dutch style" bike infrastructure, insistent on gold plated separated cycleways and signals, which are unproven and unaffordable in US cities, who...
06-22-14, 11:27 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 8,303
Posted By jyl

Strictly speaking, the average person doesn't...

Strictly speaking, the average person doesn't ride at all. If you're talking about the average person who actually rides in the city today, a good number of them are strong cyclists who ride...
06-22-14, 11:17 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 8,303
Posted By jyl

Your reply reinforces my suspicion that this sort...

Your reply reinforces my suspicion that this sort of cycletrack is designed to SLOW cyclists to someone else's idea of "sane" speeds appropriate for riding in a narrow space between, and always at...
06-20-14, 08:18 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 8,303
Posted By jyl

How is it safe to ride 20 mph right next to...

How is it safe to ride 20 mph right next to pedestrians and their kids and dogs, separated by just different colored pavement?

This design and many others seem to assume we all ride slowly and...
06-19-14, 11:44 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 8,303
Posted By jyl

This design and similar ones have been discussed...

This design and similar ones have been discussed quite a bit in Portland. The pros and cons I see:

Pros:
Don't get doored by drivers or cut off by cars pulling in/out of parking spot.
Less...
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