Don't know but if that indeed is the configuration my suggestion is to
oppose a combined bike/parking lane. We have one of those in Monona on
Winnequah Rd. Early on I asked the police department to issue citations
for what I thought was cars illegally parking along the curb and
overhanging the bike lane which everyone has to do as the parking area
between the curb and marked bike lane is not wide enough to accommodate
cars. Trucks block the bike lane completely. The police chief told me
the bike lane is really not a conforming bike lane, not really a bike
lane even though it is signed as a bike lane. Since it is not an
official conforming bike lane the police department cannot issue
tickets. Got the impression the Chief thinks the design is as crazy as I
do. I contacted DOT after the lane was built but they said they were not
consulted and couldn't respond unless asked to do so by the city. SO, it
has been a constant headache and instead of increasing bicycle safety,
the design did the opposite. Luckily no one has been killed, although
I've had numerous brushes from mirrors over the years.
Brian Mink
Monona
Spencer Gardner wrote:
Does anyone know what is going on in front of the Kohl Center on Dayton
St? They've eradicated the WB bike lane, removed the center turn lane,
and appear to have striped a combo bike/parking lane. It doesn't look to
be related to the construction going on there - I think it was
thermoplastic and definitely permanent.
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