CARS IN CYCLE LANE
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Video: Sights and Sounds from the 2016 Hocking River Rumble
Video shot and produced by of Evan Shaw of WOUB PBS
New drive-through proposals come with east Portland ban and bicycle access requirement @bikeportland
A zoning code change proposal that will be subject to a City Council hearing next month would require all businesses to serve bicycle riders when other entrances are closed. (Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland) The City of Portland is not a fan of drive-through windows. For decades Portland has adopted regulations that limit how and where drive-throughs can be built. City planners believe drive-throughs don’t serve the community’s best interests and that they lead to auto-oriented development that’s directly counter to adopted policy goals and dangerous for people on foot, on bike, and on mobility devices. [Keep reading at Bike Portland]
Why 12-Foot Traffic Lanes Are Disastrous for Safety and Must Be Replaced Now @CityLab
When state DOTs bring streets through cities, they apply highway standards (above, Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida). (Screenshot via Google Maps) A friend of mine heads an office in the White House. I never see him anymore, except at the occasional black tie design dinner, where he is always good for a couple of gin and tonics as the crowd disperses. At the last such event, he asked me a question. Or maybe he didn't. But I answered it. "What's the number one most important thing that we have to fight for?" I said. "You mean, besides corporations being people and money being speech?" "Besides that." "Well that's easy: 10-foot lanes instead of 12-foot lanes." "Explain." [Keep reading at CityLab]