QuoteOakland tries a makeover for the humble sharrow.
SARAH GOODYEAR
Consider, if you will, the lowly sharrow. This awkwardly named symbol, painted in bright white on asphalt, combines a bicycle and an arrow. It's intended to indicate that a lane should be shared on equal terms by people on bikes and people driving cars.
Accepted as a standard marking by the Federal Highway Administration since 2009, the sharrow is one of the least-loved types of bicycle infrastructure. It can be confusing to drivers who have never encountered it before, and is frequently dismissed by cyclists as an ineffective, cheap fix that allows cities to say they are accommodating bikes without committing much space, money, or political capital to the effort.
(http://cdn.citylab.com/media/img/citylab/2015/10/sharrow/lead_large.jpg?1445625512)
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Full article: http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2015/10/can-the-least-loved-bike-infrastructure-be-improved/412180/
I have seen this treatment in other cities....once cars get past the confusing paint down the middle, it works quite well.
Great segment coming up next week on Making Moves regarding bike and pedestrian safety. Making Moves partnered with HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel to air a story called Bike Wars that looks at the madness on our roadways when it comes to motorists vs bikes vs pedestrians and what can be done about it. The story continues in Copenhagen where that city has taken a comprehensive look at how to co-exist safely and is making it work.
Local discussion following Bike Wars... anchor Donna Deegan talks with Sgt Shannon Hartley of JSO Bike Patrol, attorney and bike safety advocate Chris Burns, Jacksonville Councilwoman Lori Boyer and COJ's bike and pedestrian coordinator Denise Chaplick.
Airs Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. on WJXT-4, right after the noon news.
Quote from: exnewsman on October 26, 2015, 12:25:22 PM
Local discussion following Bike Wars... anchor Donna Deegan talks with Sgt Shannon Hartley of JSO Bike Patrol, attorney and bike safety advocate Chris Burns, Jacksonville Councilwoman Lori Boyer and COJ's bike and pedestrian coordinator Denise Chaplick.
correction...former bike and pedestrian coordinator Denise Chaplick...she resigned!
Where'd Denise go?
I spoke with a new person involved with JTA's complete streets initiative at TEDxJax and he said she left for New Jersey. Apparently that is where she is from? Anyways they should announce the position this week for qualified job seekers. Lake?
Nope. That would be a steep pay cut for me. I love the city, but I also have to keep my lights on.
Denise got a great job offer to be the planning director for the Parks Commission in her home county in PA, so she took it. COJ is already advertising the position - http://agency.governmentjobs.com/jacksonvillefl/default.cfm (http://agency.governmentjobs.com/jacksonvillefl/default.cfm)