05-27-2015, 09:57 AM
(05-26-2015, 06:26 PM)Drake Wrote: I question why after a big overhaul of the bridge at University they did not include the bike lanes there.
I question city planners that say changing a 4 lane road to 2 lanes won't be a problem when I see the effect that has everyday on Victoria St S between Walnut and Belmont.
I question the planners who said Ira Needles would be okay at 2 lanes of traffic for 20 years.
I am for bike lanes and I like the plans for uptown. I like the idea of a Waterloo crossing of the expressway, costs aside I would rather see a dedicated bike bridge across the expressway, rather than go this diet route again.
Just one man's opinion.
It's a reasonable question to ask, whether it makes sense to go from 4 lanes to 2. And the answer can be had by looking at traffic volume. Lexington has absolutely nothing like Victoria's traffic volume.
I sat out at Lexington overpass today performing a bike count, and saw what I've seen along this stretch having cycled and driven it a couple of thousand times: very light, very sparse automotive traffic with lots of speeders. Typically, clumps of about a dozen vehicles, followed by as much a minute or two of wide open space. And that's in the busy direction. At rush hour.
So I'd say it's very reasonable, in this location. Other locations? That's a different question.