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This is a street that connects to the City’s main cycle/shared use pathway along the New River; as well as to the City’s business district, Las Olas. The street is dedicated predominately to motor vehicles; & doesn’t offer proper connections for cyclists to these two main areas of interest.
I agree w/ your assessment Pierrick. However, to achieve a buffer, drainage would’ve been sacrificed. The area immediately adjacent to the bike lanes constructed are “bio-swales” that were installed due to this corridor’s flooding issues. The original lanes were 12′, & they were reduce to 10′ to accommodate for the addition of these bike lanes. Aggressive traffic calming was used to keep the speed @ or around 25 MPH.
Hey Doug!
a) what incremental improvement would you recommend for this particular example?
Do y’all have issues w/ vehicles entering this particular cycle track? It seems that there’s enough space to place some physical barrier where the buffer pavement markings were implemented. I’ve seen lots of examples on social media where motorist used bike lanes for deliveries as well as drop-offs/pickups. Tubular delineators might be a cheap option.
b) what kind of political and bureaucratic opposition this improvement would likely encounter (such as removal of parking, fire trucks, etc… ) I bet that to build this track “NINBYs” fought hard w/ advocates to relocate those parking spots. Was a lane eliminated from this route to make space for the track? Would like to know how cooperative the City staff & the HOAs were to get this done.
The 1st picture is a conventional bike lane in a low-volume street accomplished by reducing the travel-lane width & modifying the shoulders to accommodate 4′ bicycle lanes in each direction of the corridor.
The 2nd picture is a 12′ shared use pathway recently widened/milled & resurfaced to improve this recreational facility popular with joggers/cyclists exercising during the day.
The last picture is an example of a bikeway defined by “sharrows” along low-volume, neighborhood streets. They indicate a shared lane environment for bicycles & automobiles; reinforcing the legitimacy of bicycle traffic on the streets.
I was involved in the implementation of all these facilities.
Hello there! My name is Jesús Fuentes and I’m a civil engineer from Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
1) What areas of expertise do you identify with? During my 15+ years of experience in project management in southeast Florida, I’ve been involved in the inspection, administration, and completion of several transportation projects for the Florida Department of Transportation, the Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority, and the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority; and more recently, in mobility improvement projects such as buffered/conventional bike lanes, shared use pathways, bikeways (on low-volume streets), woonerfs, as well as mass transit and walkability improvements for different municipalities.
2) How do you think your unique perspective will enhance our collective understanding of designing for cycling? Having being involved in the construction of +11 miles of shared use pathways, +10 miles of bicycle lanes, & +3 miles of other bikeways so far in last 5 years has led me to become a mass transit, complete streets, and “Vision Zero” advocate working to create more accessible, walkable, and bikeable places for all types users.
3) If you wish, leave your name & contact & social media information here so other course members can get in touch with you. Twitter: @jesusfuentes80. LInkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jesusf80.
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