07-17-2018, 08:36 AM
So I've had another bad experience in the bike lanes in Uptown. A vehicle drove straight into the bike lanes without looking, when I was right there. I hauled on the brakes and managed to avoid being knocked, but the fact remains, it's clearer than ever that roll curbs were a mistake.
As a result, the one plus side of the bike lanes being constructed a block or two at a time, is that we can now use the failure of roll curbs to provide adequate protection as a lesson in building the next block.
How do we lobby the city/region to make this change to the design to a barrier curb. It should be minimal, but I'm sure their contract will still make a fuss, but it's probably worth it, given the roll curbs do not do much more than a painted line.
Also, what is this region's obsession with roll curbs...it's not just active transportation, it's the LRT, and now they've built even more roll curbs in uptown...some...immediately beside barrier curbs. Seriously...
As a result, the one plus side of the bike lanes being constructed a block or two at a time, is that we can now use the failure of roll curbs to provide adequate protection as a lesson in building the next block.
How do we lobby the city/region to make this change to the design to a barrier curb. It should be minimal, but I'm sure their contract will still make a fuss, but it's probably worth it, given the roll curbs do not do much more than a painted line.
Also, what is this region's obsession with roll curbs...it's not just active transportation, it's the LRT, and now they've built even more roll curbs in uptown...some...immediately beside barrier curbs. Seriously...