“A true bicycle network is one that can be safely used by a child.” - Enrique Penalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Colombia
Yes, Richmond is painting a few bike lanes on a small number of streets. But I believe this is a bad idea. The more I read the more convinced I become that [...]
Richmond has been creating a few bike lanes recently. On Lombardy, there’s a short stretch with a painted bike lane, and Southside Richmond and Chesterfield have a few. They look like this:
This is wonderful. My main wish is that we would create a well-planned network of lanes that could provide safe biking [...]
Portland, Oregon is in the midst of a heated debate about - bike lanes!
Sadly, it’s a conversation Richmond can’t have- as we have no network of bike lanes in the city.
Several tragic accidents have occurred recently in Portland when cars or trucks turned right at an intersection where there was a bike lane. Two [...]
When was the last time you did what your TV told you to?
When was the last time your TV told you to do something good?
VDOT and the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation are building a 55 mile bike & pedestrian trail linking Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Richmond - the current and former capitals of Virginia.
Parts of the trail are already open in James City County: see photos here.
Current discussions are ongoing regarding [...]
A cyclist in Chesterfield was hit and killed by an SUV on the 12000 block of Hull St. last Thursday. Story here.
This tragedy reminds me that, until the Richmond region comes to its senses and does a better job building complete streets that accomodate multiple transportation options, those of us who bike around here [...]
Will Richmond ever do this:
Photo: Separated Bike Lanes
Ever since my Tuesday post about how much I hate cars, I’ve been intrigued by this idea of complete streets that I discovered while researching for that post. The basic idea is that streets should be built for cars, pedestrians, bicycles, and transit. Revolutionary, eh? [...]
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