
ne 42nd ave bridge
New 42nd Avenue bridge (with multi-use paths) over Lombard is ‘ready to go’
Bikeways at overpasses: Utrecht vs. Portland
A photo shared on Twitter the other day by London-based bicycling advocate and blogger Mark Treasure threw the differences between us and the Dutch into stark relief.
Mark pointed out how road designers in Utrecht (in the Netherlands) handled a situation where a road and its bicycle paths went under an overpass. The photo showed clearly how the quality and width of the bike paths were maintained — while the roadway was narrowed.
Here’s the photo: