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
At last night’s Wellfleet Select Board meeting, the state Department of Conservation & Recreation and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) presented an update on the Cape Cod Rail Trail extension project.The slides from their presentation are available on the Wellfleet town web site (and in the gallery below). Thanks to lots of activism on … Continue reading Wellfleet’s Rail Trail Extension Project Update
Provincetown is in the process of redesigning Shank Painter Road and its intersection with Route 6. You can see the full details in the presentation that was given at this week’s public information session. The recommended alternative at this point includes a roundabout at Route 6, but so far the roundabout is only for motor vehicles: … Continue reading Roundabouts That Work for Cyclists and Pedestrians
Update: The Board of Selectmen voted at the hearing to approve Alternative 2, a permanent uphill climbing lane! The lane will be installed when the road section is repaved in the spring of 2018. Public Hearing: Monday, January 8, 2018, during the 6 PM Provincetown Board of Selectmen meeting in the Judge Welsh Room in Town Hall, … Continue reading Bradford St Climbing Lanes Hearing
View fullsize View fullsize At the spring Traffic Hearing on Wednesday, the Board of Selectmen approved the proposal by Provincetown 365 to stripe a bike lane and paint sharrows on Shank Painter Road. This will be the first marked bike lane to be installed by the town. Town staff recommended the proposal with some changes … Continue reading Bike lane & sharrows approved for Shank Painter Road
There’s a blog post at Streetsblog that's making the rounds that says sharrows don’t do anything for safety: "Study: Sharrows don't make streets safer for cycling.”I've been working with Provincetown 365 to advocate for bike pavement markings on a couple of streets in town where we have a lot of bicycles and no sidewalks or bike lanes, so … Continue reading Sharrows & Safety & Shank Painter Road
View fullsize The MassDOT Separated Bike Lane Planning & Design Guide The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently released a forward-looking design guide for bike infrastructure. It's really a big deal, since MassDOT is in charge of lots of roads and intersections all over the state that have pretty meagre bike provisions.Here in Provincetown, the biggest … Continue reading MassDOT gets Copenhagenized*
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