tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post1101259376668192945..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: City Fails to Solve Charlie Foxtrot, Uses Kludge at Front-Division-Commercial IntersectionSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-47611895198946700222021-07-21T23:01:53.984-07:002021-07-21T23:01:53.984-07:00They should have put in roundabouts. And since th...They should have put in roundabouts. And since the UGM building was going in at approximately the same time they could have fixed the intersection so all of the streets lined up better.<br /><br />I also think that Commercial Street should have been narrowed to 3 lanes ( better 2) going south and 2 lanes going north.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-8061549435561847832021-07-21T16:47:16.163-07:002021-07-21T16:47:16.163-07:00You nailed the problem--the road planners continue...You nailed the problem--the road planners continue to think about how to speed up motor vehicle traffic and, only after having designed for that objective, then start figuring out how to shoehorn bicyclist and pedestrian traffic in as cheaply as possible. The end result is a design that is at best inconvenient for bicyclists and pedestrians and at worst completely unworkable. Then the road planners wonder why bicyclists and pedestrians don't use the facilities provided. The folks I know (experienced cyclists) take the lane, just as we always have done.Doug's Transportation Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260778462957240455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-33268227024801188152021-07-20T15:51:12.536-07:002021-07-20T15:51:12.536-07:00(Edit: The Report to SPRAB is from March 2019, not...(Edit: The Report to SPRAB is from March 2019, not 2018, and I have corrected three instances of that error.)Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com