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
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
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