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allergat0r t1_it5kbsc wrote

Hopefully the sidewalk is done all the way through? Last time I was running it was all bush and I lost my virginity.

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TomGNYC t1_it732ms wrote

good result hopefully but the plan and execution was insane:

Step 1: rip up the existing pavement in preparation for the repaving

Step 2: wait 2 years

Step 3: repave

Can someone explain why we had to drive over a landscape resembling the surface of the moon for 2 years instead of them just repaving the next week?

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Positive_Debate7048 t1_it61zex wrote

Unfortunately they removed the left turn lane at chapel ave so now it takes like 5 extra minutes to make a left turn there.

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beautynerdnyc t1_itarsxj wrote

This part! How could anyone study this intersection and decide this as the best outcome?

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Positive_Debate7048 t1_itbpmxv wrote

The funniest part is that the “protected “ bike lane ends abruptly at the entrance to liberty national

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robin_tern t1_it5sa7j wrote

Why is there a wider inside lane, then narrow outer bike lane? Are they two bike lanes, one for each direction? If so why is the inside lane wider?

Robin.

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ComplexAromatic7178 t1_it5vk4e wrote

Maybe they're putting in flexposts in the smaller lane later to make it a protected bike lane

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bodhipooh t1_it7lve6 wrote

I think what you call an inside lane is actually a shoulder. Looking at the pic, what I see (from left to right) is: shoulder (emergency) lane, bike lane, northbound lane, southbound lane.

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NaedDrawoh t1_it8gq5w wrote

I assumed (left to right): bike lane (two directions), buffer (flexposts?), northbound lane, southbound lane, country road "shoulder".

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robin_tern t1_itnu5h6 wrote

Naeddrawoh is correct! It's painted now, the inside lane is split into a two directional bike-lane, while the outer part is a hashed out buffer from the cars. Maybe they will add the plastic dividers later.

Robin.

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NaedDrawoh t1_itopk20 wrote

Awesome. Thanks for the update Robin! I don't like the two way single bike lanes on roads with lots of intersections or places to go because turning feels unsafe if you're not taking the lane. But this road is like a mile or two with nothing so seems great. Flex posts or jersey barriers please! Will ride it tomorrow!

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robin_tern t1_it7me9s wrote

In that case there is no bike lane in the other direction?

Also wouldn't it be safer to have the bike lane inside the shoulder?

Robin.

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bodhipooh t1_it7omh8 wrote

That super narrow thing on the far right of the picture can't possibly be a bike lane. And, the road has to have a shoulder because of the traffic expected to travel there. The shoulder is always placed on the far right lane on roadways that have them. I am almost entirely certain that is a shoulder. And, you definitely don't want the bike lane to be to the far right lane because trucks (or other vehicles) pulling over in an emergency will do so all the way to the right and would block the bike lane.

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JCwhatimsayin t1_it5t2n6 wrote

Ooh! That looks good. The shoulders were so bad for so long out there. Thanks for the heads up!

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red__what t1_it7ei2y wrote

Glad to know I didn't sacrifice my car suspension for nothing driving through here earlier this month

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unguent t1_it8ln64 wrote

Pacific Ave sends its thoughts and prayers.

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Tycho13338 t1_itaahc3 wrote

OMG this was ground for 2 years - fiiiinaly

Gotta alert all the Freds on r/BicyclingCirclejerk

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bram_phetamine t1_it7zk7b wrote

Somewhere in Jersey City, Amy DeGise sits in anticipation with her SUV in neutral, gunning it occasionally to hear the engine rev...

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Kurtotic t1_it8jszj wrote

I hope I am wrong!

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PIZT t1_it7gkug wrote

Also noticing roads and highways all over North Jersey being fixed. Thumbs up to Murphy 👍

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JeromePowellAdmirer t1_it7nprj wrote

He should stick with fixing them instead of trying to ram a pointless lane expansion through

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krazikat t1_it7rll3 wrote

It's an absolutely glorious road. It's a good day to be Cavern Point. Blessings to all fortunate enough to traverse it!!

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Kurtotic t1_it7ktz8 wrote

From personal experience this will not be a highly utilitized biking route. I have never seen a bike down there in my two years of living here.

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NaedDrawoh t1_it8g8fa wrote

Caven Point Road has been unridable for over a year because the pavement was removed. Riding a bike on it was like putting yourself through a rock tumbler. I don't think it makes sense to use recent history as any evidence for anything given that the road was unridable (and I'm not making a safety argument here --- it was like physically impossible to ride a bike on that road without getting genital blisters).

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Al-fa t1_it7scwy wrote

I've used this route on my bike to get to Grove Street from Bayonne all this Summer. I've also seen about four other bicyclists. With how terrible most of the road is for bikers, I was surprised to see other cyclists. These new lines and pavement will only encourage more cyclists.

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robin_tern t1_it7mv6t wrote

I would love to bike that way more often to and from Cochrane Field, but it's so damn dangerous.

Unfortunately, even with this bike lane, the worst stretch, Burma Road and Phillip Street, remains with no bike lane. Until that section is adressed, bicycling to Caven Point from downtown will remain frightening and underused.

Robin.

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