Mode share and street design/allocation

[DismalScientist]

Well, since cyclists are only restricted from freeways, doesn’t this mean that cyclist have access to over 99% of lane miles? Since there are likely more miles of segregated bike lanes than limited access lanes, doesn’t this mean that cyclists likely have access to more transportation facilities than cars?

The logical conclusion of allocating segregated infrastructure based on mode share is that we are going to get screwed because our mode share is so small.

[dasgeh]

@DismalScientist 108116 wrote:

Well, since cyclists are only restricted from freeways, doesn’t this mean that cyclist have access to over 99% of lane miles? Since there are likely more miles of segregated bike lanes than limited access lanes, doesn’t this mean that cyclists likely have access to more transportation facilities than cars?

The logical conclusion of allocating segregated infrastructure based on mode share is that we are going to get screwed because our mode share is so small.

“Having access to” and “having safe access to” are very different things. I doubt reasonable people would expect cyclists to bike on 50, even though it’s legal. Hence the need for the breakdown in road type.

[lordofthemark]

@DismalScientist 108116 wrote:

Well, since cyclists are only restricted from freeways, doesn’t this mean that cyclist have access to over 99% of lane miles? Since there are likely more miles of segregated bike lanes than limited access lanes, doesn’t this mean that cyclists likely have access to more transportation facilities than cars?

The logical conclusion of allocating segregated infrastructure based on mode share is that we are going to get screwed because our mode share is so small.

Drivers have access to standard (paint only) bike lanes too – not only the striped areas designated for turns, but they can legally cross them to park, and IIUC they can enter them when required for safety reasons (such as to get out of the way of an emergency vehicle)

So possibly only protected bike lanes should be counted as bike only infra. Though in that case we should also add runners to the number of users.

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