Four quarterly reports on the “sharrows” that were painted along the length of Cayuga Street are now available for review. A fascinating read (pretty large PDFs; sorry). See Sharrow Reports.

Recently there was a “leaked” report that the New York State DOT is about to revise its policy regarding the installation of rumble strips along state roads — whereas previously rumblestrips were an option to be considered, henceforth rumble strips will be default, to be added to every road project unless otherwise specified.

I found it a really disturbing prospect and expected cyclists around me to rise in protest. But no such protest seems to be materializing; most people I’ve talked to have said it’s not a big deal; if there is sufficient space left Read the rest of this entry »

In October, Andy Goodell prepared a short survey for Ithaca cyclists to gather information about their use of the newly installed bike lanes and their views regarding further development of cycling facilities. The results:

Survey questions sent to the Finger Lakes Cycling Club October 16, 2009
14 responses

1. Have you used this bike lane? If so, how much?
The average was a few times per week, split between a occasional riders and frequent commuters. Read the rest of this entry »

This is Andy Goodell’s summary of discussion regarding the “Cheese Grater Bridge” at the BPAC meeting on 11/19/09.

We spent a looong time discussing the bridge on Clinton St last night. Several options were discussed, and there was no straightforward action that can be taken to fix the problem, but there are some things that can be done. Essentially, this bridge has been in place for at least a few decades with very few issues reported (reported being the key word here) so there had been some reluctance to put a lot of money into it for the last 2 years of its life. Obviously, the two known incidents this year are tragic enough that many are concerned about this bridge. Read the rest of this entry »

Dave Nutter, a very-long-term cycling advocate and member of Ithaca’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Council, has introduced a resolution to be passed by BPAC. It fulfills the committee’s mandate to advocate on behalf of cyclists and pedestrians. The text of the resolution is below Dave’s remarks.

Riders don’t just fall on the East Clinton Street bridge.  They are maimed. It has happened repeatedly, but because no tickets are issued there is seldom a record.  As IPD has indicated, and as we now see, there is a real and ongoing hazard.  Read the rest of this entry »

At its October meeting Ithaca’s BPAC passsed four resolutions:

• BPAC Request for Curb to Curb Plowing of Streets With Bicycle Lanes
• BPAC Statement Regarding the Bike Lanes in the City of Ithaca
• BPAC Request for Enforcement of Parking Regulations Proximate to Bike Lanes
• BPAC Request for Pedestrian Protection at Intersections in Ithaca’s West End

A PDF file of these resolutions can be downloaded: October 2009 Resolutions

As a plain text document: BPAC resolutions 2009_10

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