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Though bikers are hated, pedestrian deaths and injuries on Ninth Avenue in Chelsea immediately declined in the area of the physically separated bike lane, as reported on streetsblog.org, news blog of the Livable Streets Initiative, which advocates creating sustainable cities.
But in practice it is loath to improve conditions for cyclists if it means constricting the flow of cars, such as by removing a car lane to create a physically separated bike lane.
The design, which features separated bike paths, dedicated left-turn lanes and pedestrian safety islands, was installed in earlier phases of the Eighth and Ninth Avenue bike lane projects, and Ms. Garcia said safety statistics had shown "promising results".
As a middle-aged woman who bikes to and from work nearly every day, I can attest to what is needed to get more women to join me: safe, protected, physically separated bike lanes.
In this case, there is no substitute for physically separated bike paths and sidewalk bulges or islands so that buses don't have to constantly interweave with cyclists to pick up passengers, and low-velocity zones in residential neighbourhoods – 20 mph maximum – with plenty of speed bumps to slow those drivers who only respond to design.
Maybe I have been hit too hard by cars while biking, but I foresee a time when my street will be filled with bicycles, when streets will have car lanes and when bike lanes will be transformed into bike-only streets, which is essentially the same as a physically separated bike lane like the one on Ninth Avenue.
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Segregation – separating bikes by a physical barrier like a raised kerb or fence – is something of a holy grail for campaigners, who argue it makes cycling accessible to people of all ages, allowing them to trundle along at slow speeds in everyday clothes.
Parts of the city including Le Plateau and Mile End are practical meccas for bike riders and pedestrians who enjoy grade separated, protected bike lanes and crossings.
Cycling in Toronto is dangerous as it gets in North America: While there are bike lanes – some of which are even separated – the bike lane network itself is entirely patchy.
(The cottage has a separate bike store).
But much to the chagrin of the Israel Bicycle Association, no separate bike paths were created.
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