I am totally in favor of any effort to try to better design the streets to accommodate peds and cyclists. I think protected bike lanes would be beneficial in some areas, provided the bike lane doesn't become a motorcycle lane like the 59th St. Bridge this morning... (around 8:40 or so).

Now... what I'd really like to see is an improvement for cyclists on some of the major arteries around town.

Weaving around double parked trucks on 1st and 2nd while the cagers are zipping by well past the speed limit has lost its appeal to me. I don't necessarily need a bike lane, just a safer path. If they're going to give me a bike lane, make sure it's not blocked.