Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about protected bike lanes

Maybe pop-up protected bike lanes like these on Lankershim Blvd in North Hollywood can become permanent, with new ATP funding on the way. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Protected Bike Lanes May Be Coming To Lankershim Blvd In 2017

By Joe Linton | Dec 6, 2016 | No Comments

A pop-up event previewed a possible protected bike lane design on Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood, with a temporary protected bike lane, pocket park, and a small street fair. Attendees got to weigh in with suggestions and reactions.

CalBike Reminds Local Leaders: It’s Okay to Build Protected Bike Lanes

By Melanie Curry | Sep 9, 2016 | 1 Comment

The California Bicycle Coalition launched an unusual campaign this week to inform local leaders that building protected bikeways is not only allowed, but encouraged. In the past designing and building separated or protected bike lanes was deemed too difficult or impossible because of Caltrans’ disapproval. The state planning department, although it doesn’t control every local […]

Long Beach Celebrates New Protected Bike Lanes On Artesia Boulevard

By Joe Linton | Aug 12, 2016 | No Comments

Long Beach celebrated its newest protected bike lane facility this morning. The Artesia Boulevard bike lanes extend half a mile from Atlantic Boulevard to Orange Avenue. The lanes are parking-protected, and feature green plastic reflective bollards, rubber curbs, and intermittent green pavement markings. The majority of the new lanes are parking-protected, meaning that cyclists ride […]

Study: Even Drivers Prefer Protected Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 12, 2016 | No Comments

When it comes to allocating street space, it is often taken for granted that anything that benefits people on bikes harms people who drive. Such assumptions are contradicted by data showing that cycling infrastructure makes streets safer for all users, and don’t mesh with a new study on motorist preferences. In the latest issue of […]

AASHTO’s Draft Bikeway Guide Includes Protected Bike Lanes and More

By Michael Andersen | Jul 19, 2016 | No Comments

Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks. As the most influential U.S. transportation engineering organization rewrites its bike guide, there seems to be general agreement that protected bike lanes should be included for the first time. A review panel appointed by the American […]

Evidence That Split-Phase Signals Are Safer Than Mixing Zones for Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Jan 26, 2016 | No Comments

When DOT presented plans for a protected bike lane on Sixth Avenue, one point of contention was the design of intersections. How many intersections will get split-phase signals, where cyclists and pedestrians crossing the street get a separate signal phase than turning drivers? And how many will get “mixing zones,” where pedestrians and cyclists negotiate […]

Bicycle Club Celebrates the Gift of New Bike Lanes in Modesto

By Minerva Perez | Dec 8, 2015 | 3 Comments

Cyclists from throughout Stanislaus County came together recently to celebrate a special gift from the city of Modesto—new bicycle lanes that will make it easier and safer to traverse the city on two wheels. Approximately 25 members of the Stanislaus County Bicycle Club gathered on Saturday December 5th at Modesto Junior College, where the most […]

SF’s First Parking-Protected Bike Lane Outside a Park Opens on 13th Street

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 15, 2015 | No Comments

SF’s first parking-protected bike lane outside of Golden Gate Park is open for business on 13th Street. The lane runs westbound on 13th, connecting existing bike lanes between Bryant Street and Folsom Street, underneath the Central Freeway. The new bike lane runs along the curb with a buffer zone separation from parked cars, which provide […]

Menlo Park Fire District Opposes Protected Bike Lanes on El Camino Real

By Andrew Boone | Sep 9, 2015 | No Comments

Menlo Park’s proposal for protected bike lanes on El Camino Real is meeting resistance from the top brass at the city’s Fire Protection District, who would rather see the road become wider and more dangerous. In a recent letter to the Menlo Park City Council, Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman completely missed the point of installing […]

Protected Bike Lanes 7 Times More Effective Than Painted Ones, Survey Says

By Michael Andersen | Sep 2, 2015 | No Comments

Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. We all know that if your goal is to get meaningful numbers of people to ride bicycles, protected bike lanes are better than conventional ones painted into a door zone. But how […]

Downtown SF to Get Another Protected Bike Lane; Ban on Cars Pondered

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 20, 2015 | No Comments

The SFMTA Board of Directors yesterday unanimously approved a redesign of Second Street which will remove traffic lanes and add safety upgrades like raised, protected bike lanes and sidewalk extensions. After years of delay, SFMTA Board members and some attendees at the meeting said it may not go far enough, and that the agency should […]

It Just Works: Davis Quietly Debuts America’s First Protected Intersection

By Michael Andersen | Aug 11, 2015 | No Comments

Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. The city that brought America the bike lane 48 years ago this summer has done it again. Davis, California — population 66,000, bike commuting rate 20 percent — finished work last week […]

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