So, first of all, cheers to the newly finished section of Fish Hatchery. The bike lanes are twice as good as they were before. Not only is it fresh smooth asphalt, but the storm water grates come out into the lane much less than they used to. Overall, I'd say it's very useable. They still collect a ton of debris and I'm not sure what the City/Town of Madison needs to do to step up the sweeping of this road? Of course, I still avoid riding this route whenever possible, because traffic is way too fast and way too close to really be safe for cyclists. Too bad we didn't get a segregated path in this important cooridor....
But my question is about the lane markings northbound at Badger. The bike lane markings stop 25 feet before the intersection and a new bike lane to the left of the new right turn lane appears five feet from the intersection. There are no markings in between these two and it feels very confusing for cyclists and motorists. Is this really the best we can do? What's the most effective way to handle this scenario (through bike lane crossing over a newly formed right turn lane). It seems that a dashed white diagonal line giving continuity to the bike lane would help direct cyclists in a predictable way and would signal to motorists the need for caution as they 'break' this line of cyclist travel. Any thoughts? Grant
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