Comments on: Removing on-street parking for bike lanes http://bicycledriving.org/roads/removing-on-street-parking-for-bike-lanes Cycling skills, good roads, public awareness. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:44:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Charlie http://bicycledriving.org/roads/removing-on-street-parking-for-bike-lanes/comment-page-1#comment-6675 Charlie Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:11:57 +0000 http://bicycledriving.org/?p=74#comment-6675 That's interesting about the Southwest Corridor crosswalks. I've always wondered why they don't line up properly. The Minuteman and Somerville Community Path have nice wide crosswalks that directly line up with the paths. I really do hope the Southwest Corridor crossings will be improved! That’s interesting about the Southwest Corridor crosswalks. I’ve always wondered why they don’t line up properly. The Minuteman and Somerville Community Path have nice wide crosswalks that directly line up with the paths. I really do hope the Southwest Corridor crossings will be improved!

]]> By: Paul Schimek http://bicycledriving.org/roads/removing-on-street-parking-for-bike-lanes/comment-page-1#comment-6626 Paul Schimek Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:28:26 +0000 http://bicycledriving.org/?p=74#comment-6626 Thanks for the correction. I made the change. Actually I once looked at the original SW Corridor bikeway plans. It called for two parallel crosswalks at intersections, one for the sidewalk, and one for the bikeway. This was modified--presumably by the City of Boston -- to have a single crosswalk. But at several intersections, they did not line the crosswalk up to the ramps, meaning that cars stopped at the stop line prevented cyclists (and wheelchairs) from crossing the street. I finally got this fixed in 2002 (a sad story) for Heath St & Cedar St. So, maybe something similar happened at Jackson Square station -- someone at the city modified the original design for some reason. That's just a speculation. Anyway, it's been defective for a long, long time and, apparently, will finally be fixed. Thanks for the correction. I made the change.

Actually I once looked at the original SW Corridor bikeway plans. It called for two parallel crosswalks at intersections, one for the sidewalk, and one for the bikeway. This was modified–presumably by the City of Boston — to have a single crosswalk. But at several intersections, they did not line the crosswalk up to the ramps, meaning that cars stopped at the stop line prevented cyclists (and wheelchairs) from crossing the street. I finally got this fixed in 2002 (a sad story) for Heath St & Cedar St.

So, maybe something similar happened at Jackson Square station — someone at the city modified the original design for some reason. That’s just a speculation. Anyway, it’s been defective for a long, long time and, apparently, will finally be fixed.

]]> By: danc http://bicycledriving.org/roads/removing-on-street-parking-for-bike-lanes/comment-page-1#comment-6622 danc Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:59:16 +0000 http://bicycledriving.org/?p=74#comment-6622 Interesting. Html link problem: "http:///" Link was put inside "title" instead of "href". http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/pdf/PlanningPublications/Jamaica%20Plain%20Centre%20and%20South%20Street%20Presentation_03.23.2010.pdf Ok, I'll ask the obvious, who's the MBTA station planning genius? Interesting.

Html link problem: “http:///” Link was put inside “title” instead of “href”.

http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/pdf/PlanningPublications/Jamaica%20Plain%20Centre%20and%20South%20Street%20Presentation_03.23.2010.pdf

Ok, I’ll ask the obvious, who’s the MBTA station planning genius?

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