06-24-2016, 10:22 PM
If they went through with the road diet on Lexington from Davenport up to Weber it might actually serve as a real cycling route for people to use to get from uptown to the mall. The way Lexington is now is downright scary to ride on. The cheap way out would be to put some MUP in place of the sidewalks, there is a lot of room on the boulevards for that alternative and the drivers wouldn't have to slow down. I don't have data for average speeds but they certainly feel well above the posted limited and it seems when I drive it most people are going over 60km/h and the lanes don't really permit cyclists enough room to share the lane with drivers.
I used to ride Davenport on my way to work up in the north end industrial park, two daily trips all season long. I worked evening and night shifts too. It's much nicer of a ride with the road the way it is. It seemed overbuilt with 4 lanes. I think the only way to get reliable realistic numbers is to have trip counters installed on the cycling lanes.
I used to ride Davenport on my way to work up in the north end industrial park, two daily trips all season long. I worked evening and night shifts too. It's much nicer of a ride with the road the way it is. It seemed overbuilt with 4 lanes. I think the only way to get reliable realistic numbers is to have trip counters installed on the cycling lanes.