A MassDOT project in Wellfleet that is about to start construction in fall 2023 is a good example of a lost opportunity. The intersection of Route 6 and Main St is getting rebuilt with sidewalks and bike lanes, but it isn’t designed as a protected intersection. I’ve spent some time putting together what it could … Continue reading Visualizing a Protected Intersection in Wellfleet
Protected intersections are the safest way to design intersections for everyone. If you’re not familiar with the concept, take a look at this video from Bicycle Dutch about “junction design, the Dutch cycle-friendly way.” You can also read the article that explains this design further. It’s short, concise, and free of engineering speak. The narrator … Continue reading Protected Intersections are Safer for Everyone
The final engineering plan for the Main St and Route 6 intersection in Wellfleet with color added. MassDOT’s Main St at Route 6 intersection design is so disappointing. I last wrote about it here in 2020.I stumbled on the final engineering plans for this project recently and realized it was time to take a deeper … Continue reading Wellfleet’s Main St at Route 6 intersection
View fullsize Route 6 as it is today. Shank Painter Road intersects at the lower left, and the signalized intersection with Conwell St is about 2000 ft to the upper right. (Google map) Request for ProposalsThe town issued a request for proposals last week for a consultant to come up with concepts for adding 60 … Continue reading Reimagining Route 6
View fullsize Route 6 bike trail and parking project area, from the town’s request for proposals. Request for Proposals View fullsize The town issued a request for proposals last week for a consultant to come up with concepts for adding 60 parking spaces along part of Route 6 and a bike trail along the entire … Continue reading Let’s Study Route 6 Again
No More Bike Tours 🥹Thanks to everyone who joined me on my Pedal Ptown bike tours during the past four years. They were great fun and I met lots of fantastic folks along the way. Alas, it’s time to permanently retire the bike tours.Starting the Pedal Ptown business just before the pandemic hit was probably … Continue reading No More Bike Tours
My finished seat cover. It’s not perfect, but it works! Bike seat covers. Back when plastic grocery bags were legal here, everyone used them to cover their bike seat when it rained. Sadly, they’d often blow off the bikes and end up as litter around town. Now that the town has outlawed plastic bags, there … Continue reading How to Make a No-sew Bike Seat Cover
Provincetown is finally getting close to implementing its Complete Streets policy. The policy I wrote with Provincetown 365 back in 2016 has been revised, reviewed, and adopted. Now the town is on to the next step: Creating a “prioritization plan” of possible projects that the town could apply to the state to fund.The consulting engineers … Continue reading Making Streets Safer: Prioritizing Complete Streets
If you’ve been interested in e-bikes but have found the cost prohibitive, check to see if you qualify for this new rebate program (there are residency and income requirements).At first look, I’m impressed that the Cape Light Compact had the foresight to develop this program and get the state to fund it. Right now it … Continue reading Cape Cod e-bike rebate program launches
May is Bike Month! What, an entire month for bikes? What’s this about? There’s lots happening all over Massachusetts and the USA as we roll into the annual Bike Month festivities. Here are my top things to do for Bike Month:1. Tune Up Your Bike <div class="sqs-video-wrapper" data-provider-name="YouTube" data-html=" ">ABC Quick Check video from the … Continue reading May is Bike Month – How will you celebrate?
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