Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
A few tens of seconds of delay is not disruption. As far as I can tell, the main problem with that road is that the speed limit is too high. It seems to me to be a great candidate for a road diet (and associated reduction in speed limit).
What are you suggesting?
It appears as if the road is already posted at 40 MPH.
It looks like it is business/commercial area.
4 lanes + dedicated turn/merge lane.
Limited cross streets.
So... what is appropriate? 15 MPH?
Bikes aren't the only road users.
It seems to me by looking at maps (no personal experience), but 40 MPH would be about right, as long as that doesn't mean 70-ish. And even so, adjust the traffic control based on actual accident patterns.
Perhaps put out a few of those radar trailers, just to remind people of the speed limit. I think they are effective even without ticketing. Just don't park them in the bike lane.
I do think that would be a good candidate for an off-road bike path generally along the south-east side of the road. But, it is hard to tell without being there, and seeing how much redundancy there is with existing routes, such as Henry Hudson, or other infrastructure already in place, and the through bike traffic (there are residential streets for local traffic).