As another RVA Fan area rider I know what you mean about the bike lanes. One of my routes is from Monument to Bryan Park to take in the hill just before Diamond as a warm up. The new pavement on the Boulevard is nice except for the cobbled crosswalks. Since getting an up-close and personal view of the undercarriage of a a Ford Escort at Kensington and Davis I take what space I need irrespecive of bike lanes. The biggest problem I see in this city is the four way stops at almost very Fan intersection now. I firmly believe that 99.9% of drivers have no idea how a four way stop is supposed to work. Now that Paul Goldman is no longer with Mayor Doug maybe he can add cycling safety to his agenda. As an aside, we were heading out this morning to the Mayor's Walk and Roll at the end of the 14th St. bridge. Just heard on the news that a railway bridge collapsed at that location and 8 train cars derailed.