Bicycle Austin forum / I think I'll just take the lane ... Lamar and Morrow

Re: I think I'll just take the lane ... Lamar and Morrow

dummy@example.com (dougmc) — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:25:39 +0000

The reddit post does show the other side too, but it's an imgur gallery and so people often miss that there's more than one picture ...

Re: I think I'll just take the lane ... Lamar and Morrow

dummy@example.com (RedFalcon) — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:01:11 +0000

KXAN has a picture showing the other side as well. I think it is even worse. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/ … ike-lanes/

Yep, these changes are just lipstick on a pig.

Re: I think I'll just take the lane ... Lamar and Morrow

dummy@example.com (RedFalcon) — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:09:29 +0000

That intersection is just plain cursed. But, as long as ATD keeps doing stupid things, the guys who do the actual work will always have a chance to - bring home the bacon.

Re: I think I'll just take the lane ... Lamar and Morrow

dummy@example.com (MichaelBluejay) — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 02:01:19 +0000

Here's the image:

What's gratifying is seeing the outrage on Reddit. 25 years ago there wasn't really any transportation cycling community here. (And no world wide web to bitch on.)

I think I'll just take the lane ... Lamar and Morrow

dummy@example.com (dougmc) — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:06:03 +0000

/u/garblesnarky shows us a lovely example of some poorly thought-out paint on reddit.

New sidewalk mural celebrating bike infrastructure
Just kidding, actually it's a bike lane designed by someone who has never seen a wheel before.
Is there a good way to report this to the city as inappropriate?
This is on Morrow at Lamar. It's only like 50 feet long, but WHYYY