There are surely other things to note, but others will note them better.
So let's focus on local detail instead.
On the 12th Street project between Hoyt and Fairview, more of the striping has been done, and yet more of the design is coming into focus. But some details sure seem kludgy. (Some previous notes here.)
Looking south - two driveways (near, and at blue sign) make dashed bike lane transition tricky and stressful |
There was talk about adding green paint to the bike lane here with ARTS funding, and that may help. But it might have been better not to make the transition in front of two driveways.
Swerving around rain gardens (looking north) |
Short curb slopes down left to right |
Maybe underground utilities dictated the location here, but even if there was no other choice, it shows how we privilege the auto with straight lines, not chicanes, but put "chicanery" in the sidewalk.
For contrast, here's an earlier picture of an off-set rain garden that keeps the sidewalk in-line.
New rain garden, placed behind the sidewalk (in September) |
Addendum, early evening
Here's a couple of clips from the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide. What they show suggests the treatment here on 12th is far from best practice.
The main drawing doesn't show driveways |
And they add as a "don't" a caution against the weaving merge |
2 comments:
Updated with a couple of NACTO clips.
Despite DeFazio's bona fides as a bike mechanic and cyclist, he may embrace an thorough-going autoism in the bigger picture.
From the Register-Guard:
"DeFazio also mentioned in the letter [to the OTC about the I-105 project] his opposition to proposed tolling on congested sections of Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 in the Portland area. The letter served as a follow-up to a Nov. 1 conversation DeFazio had with Baney and another member of the state commission."
Would have though he'd be in favor of decongestion pricing.
https://www.registerguard.com/news/20181109/defazio-rips-odot-over-i-105-projects-traffic-impacts
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