tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post1719674137375487735..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: TIGER Grant Program to be Discussed TuesdaySalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-64456113910292454602013-04-23T23:41:55.993-07:002013-04-23T23:41:55.993-07:00applications are due June 3rd, so there's not ...applications are due June 3rd, so there's not much time for course-correction, unfortunately.<br /><br />The DOT blog post does mention "redesigned interstate highway intersections" by the way. Ugh.<br /><br />http://fastlane.dot.gov/2013/04/tiger-2013-funding-available.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-36732367862767446312013-04-20T12:50:34.084-07:002013-04-20T12:50:34.084-07:00Ah, the jargon. Sorry. To me the word "cycl...Ah, the jargon. Sorry. To me the word "cycle track" conjures Dutch infrastructure and the Dutch people in plain clothes on gramma- and grampa-bikes. To Americans it might sound like a velodrome and speed for the Lancealikes. <br /><br />Other than being perhaps <a href="http://nacto.org/cities-for-cycling/design-guide/cycle-tracks/" rel="nofollow">more specific, with some loose technical specs,</a> than bikeway or bike path, its membership in the jargon club may make it less useful as you suggest. <br /><br />(One important element is that cycle tracks are generally part of the roadway, though with an element of separation; bike paths are often not part of the roadway or right-of-way. Bikeway seems like the most general term, embracing bike paths, bike lanes, cycle tracks, and even minimally signed routes.)Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-48298696483187005262013-04-20T10:41:11.293-07:002013-04-20T10:41:11.293-07:00Angela, thank you for noticing that a pig entered ...Angela, thank you for noticing that a pig entered into a beauty contest with lipstick applied by the sprawl lobby is still a pig. The safety of your children is the furthest thing from the sprawl lobby's concern, and SKATS only serves the sprawl lobby and their prime directive: "Keep Salem Moving (in cars)."<br /><br />BoB, what is conveyed by "cycle tracks" that is better than "bike paths" or "bikeways"? I still stumble on that bit of jargon every time I see it, and it always produces images of schools of spandex warriors for me (and, I fear, many others), rather than people riding bikes for normal everyday reasons to do normal everyday things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-74979711216647764722013-04-20T09:18:03.035-07:002013-04-20T09:18:03.035-07:00It always concerns me when I hear..."enlargin...It always concerns me when I hear..."enlarging interchanges" and "include bike lanes as required" -- this means more and faster car traffic and an additional paint line that somehow is supposed to make my children safer. I'm not buying it. More bike lanes (as they are currently constructed) won't increase the bike mode share - rather it will just makes life easier for those already on bike. That's good news for the few and brave, but changes nothing for the cautious but willing.Angela Oberynoreply@blogger.com