BIKE: S. Congress bike lane plans?

[Lane Wimberley]

Well, if Shoal Creek Blvd. provides any clue, the bike lane 
probably IS the parallel parking spaces.  (Sorry -- couldn't resist.)

In addition to Jeff's questions below, I'd like to know who's idea
this was, and why this came about.

-Lane


On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:39:23 -0600, Thorne <jeffrey.thorne> wrote:
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> All: 
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> Stuart Werbner tells me that there's a city plan for a bike lane for S.
> Congress between Riverside and Nellie, and I understand it to be for the
> southbound side only and only for that stretch of roadway.  Is this right? 
> And can someone tell me what the proposed lane would look like? 
> 
> Right now, on that stretch alongside the School for the Deaf's new wall, to
> the right of the contruction traffic cones, the city has painted a
> right-turn-only lane for the entrance to the school and parallel parking
> spaces also.  Where's the bike lane going to be?  To the left of the r.t.o.
> lane?  To the left of the parking?  In the door zone of the parking, or
> farther out left?  
> 
> How is a cyclist served by a bike lane only a few hundred yards long on one
> side of the street?  How does she get to the start of the lane?  Where is
> she supposed to ride when arriving at Nellie?  Will she be placed far enough
> left on S. Congress to continue going south when she crosses Nellie?  When
> going back, does she ride on S. Congress properly or against traffic in the
> new one-side-only lane? 
> 
> How does the proposed lane interact with the plans for pedestrian
> accommodations on S. Congress? 
> 
> Thanks for any helpful info. 
> 
> Jeff 
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