tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760269284779707208.post7669797515266152807..comments2023-11-19T21:44:15.395-05:00Comments on Urban Residue - leftover thoughts from the day: Is There a "One-Way Epidemic"?Urban Residuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650845463518168416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760269284779707208.post-75245743182206567092016-09-22T10:42:32.697-04:002016-09-22T10:42:32.697-04:00Thank you for a well reasoned and nicely documente...Thank you for a well reasoned and nicely documented article. Mid town NYC is mainly one way streets. Even with parking on both sides, the avenues are 3 traffic lanes. Drivers are confused and double parking on both sides often ties up 7th avenue and creates more driver confusion.<br /><br />I find that BUS lanes are the best to ride a bike in. There is less parking in bus lanes than in the bike lanes. I doubt there was one block on today's bike in that didn't have pedestrians AND trucks causing me to head into traffic.<br /><br />2.5' bike lanes are worse than no bike lanes for me. I am fine mostly with one way traffic, but then dont have an opposite bike lane on that street.<br /><br />Pedestrians are totally confused and hate wrong way bikers. <br /><br />Of course a best approach is removing on street parking for cars and charge trucks by the length x width x time in city. <br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13451996426715392403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760269284779707208.post-85758214442327091312016-01-21T15:10:50.753-05:002016-01-21T15:10:50.753-05:00I think this is a good analysis of the nuances of ...I think this is a good analysis of the nuances of this issue. Comparing narrow one-way and two-way streets with no pavement markings, I would say that (anecdotally at least) drivers definitely speed more on the one-way streets, although other variables (traffic lights vs. stop signs) contribute as well. The biggest issue that I have with one-way streets is that they are a pain in the ass for cyclists, which is why we see so many people riding the "wrong" way. This can be solved by making all streets two-way for bikes, as some cities have already done.Matthias Hesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03107839562697453589noreply@blogger.com