You guys know what a separated cycle lane is?! 4 metres, minus the concrete barrier? I guess that is a bi-directional lane at that exciting width.
If it's alongside the road it would normally be tagged on the highway way as cycleway=track (rather than lane) http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Cycleway <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Cycleway>I'm not sure if there is a proposed tagging, although looking at the Europe tagwatch there are 82 uses of cycleway=proposed http://tagwatch.stoecker.eu/Europe/En/keystats_cycleway.html and 26 uses of cycleway=construction. As there is already a cycle lane there, I would leave it as that. Maybe changing to cycleway=construction (which might not show on the cyclemap) when construction starts (assuming it makes the cycle lane non-existent) and then of course to track. Do you have details of where we can complete the survey? On 20 April 2010 12:30, Sam Vekemans <[email protected]> wrote: > Fyi Vancouver Mappers, it gotta be mapped :-) > > On 4/20/10, Paul Rothe <[email protected]> wrote: > > Vancouver moves ahead on major bike lane artery > > Times Colonist, April 20, 2010 > > > > Dunsmuir Street VANCOUVER — merchants are being asked how they feel about > > having separated bike lanes run the length of the street from the > Dunsmuir > > Viaduct to Burrard Street. > > > > In February, Vancouver City council approved in principle the > construction > > of a major east-west bike route running along Dunsmuir. > > > > The plan calls for replacing a parking lane on Dunsmuir with a > > four-metre-wide bike lane separated from vehicle traffic by a concrete > > barrier that would decrease the amount of on-street parking and loading > > zones, necessitate the moving of bus stops and introduce some turning > > restrictions at intersections. > > > > But a report to council says the plan would significantly increase the > > number of people who choose to cycle and would create a more comfortable > > walking experience for pedestrians, as the bike lane would act as a > buffer > > zone between them and vehicle traffic. > > > > Councillor Geoff Meggs, a proponent of separated lanes for cyclists, said > > something needs to be done as the downtown “is a black hole right now in > > terms of biking safety. > > > > “It’s a big deterrent for people who like to ride bikes,” he said. > > > > Meggs said separated lanes were the only way to advance the safety of > > cyclists, and motorists would sooner have bikes on the other side of a > > barrier. > > > > “It’s better than the harumscarum that goes on down there now with bikes > and > > vehicles all mixed up,” he said. > > > > Meggs said council wants to create a cycling commuter bridge across the > > downtown. > > > > Results of the survey will be collected by the end of April and staff > will > > report back to council by June with its findings. > > > > If approved, construction on the separated bike lane would begin > > immediately. > > > > > > http://digital.timescolonist.com/epaper/viewer.aspx > > > > > > Paul > > www.rothe-aismax.com > > > > > > > -- > Twitter: @Acrosscanada > Blogs: http://acrosscanadatrails.posterous.com/ > http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans > Skype: samvekemans > OpenStreetMap IRC: http://irc.openstreetmap.org > @Acrosscanadatrails > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > -- Gregory [email protected] http://www.livingwithdragons.com
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