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Matt3989 t1_iyda0ci wrote

Reply to comment by theSuttyman in “With the Central Ave complete street redevelopment and other efforts like it, Baltimore is making wise use of scarce resources in a forward-thinking, fiscally responsible manner to prioritize the needs and desires of its fully invested residents and business owners.” —Michael Scepaniak & David Ho by BmoreCityDOT

>The Roland Ave project could have been, and should have been the standard to follow.

We do have a standard to follow, Roland Ave is not it. Best practices for this configuration (Bike lane/parking lane/travel lane) puts the parking between the bikes and the cars, then brings the bike lane adjacent to the travel lane prior to any intersection where vehicles could turn toward the cyclists.

>The sign that says it’s the law to stop for pedestrians the sits in the middle of the road works for me every time on eastern.

As someone who walks a bike across Eastern in a crosswalk with one of those signs twice a day, you are a minority. The Boston Street crosswalks with those signs are even less effective than Eastern's.

>Painting a cross walk green and stoping the use of that sign is mental.

Roland Ave also has green paint, it's pretty universal for bike lanes. Until majority of drivers develop some awareness, it helps trigger them to into "that's not normal, maybe I should pay attention".

>Also… Rapid transit development? The project took six years!! To paint a fucking bike lane on the road?!?

The project was a mess to begin with, welcome to the world of design-build. However, it was a full streetscape, along with significant utility work and a stormwater system that carries a full stream.

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