From the McBrooklyn Blog in NYC (via Streetsblog) comes a photo of a new, “high-visibility bike lane” just installed in Brooklyn:
(Photo from McBrooklyn)
Turns out that New York City transportation advocacy group Transportation Alternatives has solid-colored bike lanes on their list of recommended measures to improve bike lane safety..and it seems to be working.
Here’s an excerpt from McBrooklyn:
“While a car did drive into the bike lane, it quickly — “Oops!” — swerved back out again.”
And here’s a :30 second video on the green bike lane from Clarence Eckerson:
(File photo)
Why not give this a try in Portland?
The costs would be minimal and our little segments of blue bike lanes already work this way — they send a clear message that a cyclist may at any moment be using that part of the road.
Can you imagine the infamous “hotel zone” bike lane on SW Broadway suddenly going green?