bbmike

"The city is planning to build seven miles of walking and biking boulevards in five neighborhoods this year, with more likely on the way. So-called neighborhood greenways modeled after ones in Portland, Ore., are designed to make it safer for walkers and bikers to get between their home and school, the grocery store and park."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...iBV_story.html

Bekologist

big cities all over the country could build in neighborhood greenways.

denser neighborhoods would benefit. Even marginalized, collapsing metropolises would benefit from shoehorning this stuff into their urban downsizing. Easy, cheap.... it would really add an element of sustainability to future urban renewal/build-in.

TheHen

I don't have any problem with redesigning residential neighborhood streets to be safer and more effective for cyclists and pedestrians, but the devil will be in the details, as usual. In the case of so-called bike boulevards, the key details are the removal of stop signs, blocking through motor vehicle traffic and the wait times at major road crossings. Fail on any of those and you either have no impact on safety or you create bikeways that take so long to travel that very few people will choose to get out of their cages.

I also just have to wonder if the goal of getting more "willing but wary" people onto bikes wouldn't be met better and cheaper by simply enforcing our traffic laws.


Councilmember and frequent bike commuter Mike O’Brien



Why aren't people safe when traveling by bike? There really is only one reason: motorists who violate the law. It will be tough to change the scofflaw motorist culture with a bit of signage and concrete, but I wish Seattle the best of luck.

genec

I have to wonder how many miles of automotive specific roadway Seattle is planning building during the same period? Adding any freeway lanes?