Originally Posted by Bekologist
sorry steve, but the design paradigm of wide outside lanes alone will still leave significant numbers of cyclists on the sidewalks and off the roads.
Steve's work with the road planners and designers in Cary, N.C is commendable. I salute him for his efforts and intent to improve the cycling environment.
However the discussion here is about bicycling and bicycling technique/methods, not road building in your economically fortunate community. When a cyclist would like to figure out if he/she will indeed "fare best" by "vehicular cycling" when riding today or tomorrow or next week the answer will not come from a discussion about various engineering alternatives.