<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Bike routes need names]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/give-me-a-sign/ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:57:00 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/give-me-a-sign/1 Great post

Just last week I attempted to get to Bellevue via the 520 bridge with my bike on the front of a Metro bus--complete debacle. Our local politicians are not going to make Seattle carbon neutral with biodiesel buses. They mean well of course, but who doesn't? When you run the numbers, bikes hold tremendous potential for carbon reduction in a urban environment like Seattle.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

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Just last week I attempted to get to Bellevue via the 520 bridge with my bike on the front of a Metro bus--complete debacle. Our local politicians are not going to make Seattle carbon neutral with biodiesel buses. They mean well of course, but who doesn't? When you run the numbers, bikes hold tremendous potential for carbon reduction in a urban environment like Seattle.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

]]> Comment #2 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/give-me-a-sign/ Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:17:53 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/give-me-a-sign/2 Kent Leading The Way


As a member of the Kent (WA,USA) Bicycle Advisory Board I was happy to be present at our new Master Plan's public open house yesterday.  

Kent will be spending at least $50 million in the next 20 years to improve bike lanes, bike signage and so on.  

Our board members are experts in the latest signage for bikes and pedestrian crosswalks having looked at the best from other cities and I think we're on the right "path".

John Bailo
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As a member of the Kent (WA,USA) Bicycle Advisory Board I was happy to be present at our new Master Plan's public open house yesterday.  

Kent will be spending at least $50 million in the next 20 years to improve bike lanes, bike signage and so on.  

Our board members are experts in the latest signage for bikes and pedestrian crosswalks having looked at the best from other cities and I think we're on the right "path".

John Bailo
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]]> Comment #3 by nuttree http://www.grist.org/article/give-me-a-sign/ Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:13:52 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/give-me-a-sign/3 Madison, Wisconsin does this

In Madison, the bike paths have names (e.g. Southwest Path, Capital City Trail, etc.) and their intersections are marked with standard green-and-white signs -- the same size and format as the signs that mark ordinary streets.  Unlike the cute carved-and-painted wooden signs I've seen elsewhere, these send the message that bike paths are part of the city's transporation network, and they do help bikers find their way around town.

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In Madison, the bike paths have names (e.g. Southwest Path, Capital City Trail, etc.) and their intersections are marked with standard green-and-white signs -- the same size and format as the signs that mark ordinary streets.  Unlike the cute carved-and-painted wooden signs I've seen elsewhere, these send the message that bike paths are part of the city's transporation network, and they do help bikers find their way around town.

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