L Street Cycletrack Survey

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  • October 28, 2013 at 12:32 pm #984513
    UrbanEngineer
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    Theoretically, it works ok. Realistically, it could be much better. Thanks for the survey link.

    This is how the L-Street bike lane worked for me during last Friday’s evening rush. I don’t typically ride it during the evening rush. It was pretty terrible.
    http://youtu.be/hbiNobo6Bek

    Mostly, it needs to do a better job of preventing stupid from taking over our lane.
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    October 28, 2013 at 12:46 pm #984514
    jrenaut
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    I hate the L St Cycletrack. I appreciate that they’re trying things beyond just the standard lane on the far right, but it’s time to admit that this isn’t working and do something different on L. It’s unsafe to ride in, and it makes it less safe to take the lane because now the cars expect you to be in the bike lane. I took the survey and tried to convey my feelings as accurately as possible.

    October 28, 2013 at 3:12 pm #984531
    jnva
    Participant

    I really like the idea of the cycle track, but if you’re not comfortable splitting lanes in rush hour traffic, this one is not for you. The shared turn lanes kind of force you to do that.

    October 28, 2013 at 4:11 pm #984535
    bobco85
    Participant

    Thanks for the survey link. I liked that they listed a couple of scenarios that I have experienced while in the cycletrack like cars turning left from the right side because they didn’t get into the left turn lane.

    If I had my way, all sections of the cycletrack that were bicycle-only would have green paint because the cycletrack is wide enough for cars to accidentally (sometimes purposely) enter it so it could clear some of the confusion.

    November 19, 2013 at 6:46 pm #986307
    Nathan
    Participant

    I’m with the research team conducting this survey – thanks for posting the link!

    The survey is still open until November 30th – so if you haven’t had a chance to complete it, you still have time. This is part of a national study of separated bike lanes, and we’ll be sharing the findings both with DDOT but also with a national audience. Here’s a link to information about the survey:

    http://otrec.us/files/DCBikeSurvey.pdf

    and here’s the link to the survey itself:
    http://tinyurl.com/DcBikeSurvey

    Thanks!

    -Nathan

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