<div dir="ltr">I think I can safely say you are far from the German situation - but Germany has been there, Nederland is half way, and some day, somewhere you will have commuter routes, numbered or named functional bicycle routes and standardized signage.<br>You might even have a Node network, say in Holland, Michigan. It's about the size of my current residence.<br><div><br><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Peter Elderson</div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Op di 30 nov. 2021 om 18:59 schreef Minh Nguyen <<a href="mailto:minh@nguyen.cincinnati.oh.us">minh@nguyen.cincinnati.oh.us</a>>:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Vào lúc 02:52 2021-11-30, Peter Elderson đã viết:<br>
> Do the "bicycle boulevards" have tale-telling signage? Are they chains <br>
> of ways with clear beginning and ending and arrows or symbols or <br>
> identifying shields in between, or more like a quality stamp for <br>
> the ways, so that you can count on it being suitable for a certain kind <br>
> of bicycle?<br>
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And here I immediately fall back to the standard U.S. answer of "it <br>
depends". :-) This is a time of great experimentation about bikeways in <br>
the U.S. The basic idea is for a bike boulevard to be a better <br>
experience for getting around town on a bike. Wayfinding signs are <br>
considered a factor in that experience, along with safety.<br>
<br>
NACTO, a well-respected urban planning organization, does recommend <br>
wayfinding signs with bikeway names as a best practice. [1] But every <br>
city is free to come up with its own system, since this infrastructure <br>
is inherently a local affair.<br>
<br>
For example, Berkeley, California, indicates the bikeway name as fine <br>
print on its confirmation and destination signs. [2] It's usually just <br>
the name of the street you're on. Next door in Oakland, the bike <br>
boulevards have destination signs too, but above each destination sign <br>
is just a conventional "Bike Route" sign, the minimum specified by the <br>
MUTCD for local bike routes. [3]<br>
<br>
The common denominator is the words "Bike Boulevard" appearing somewhere <br>
on signs or pavement markings, plus shared lane markings (sharrows), to <br>
put motorists on notice. I've yet to encounter a BEGIN or END sign for a <br>
bike boulevard specifically, but there are usually signs for a shared <br>
lane or bike lane beginning or ending.<br>
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[1] <br>
<a href="https://nacto.org/publication/urban-bikeway-design-guide/bikeway-signing-marking/bike-route-wayfinding-signage-and-markings-system/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nacto.org/publication/urban-bikeway-design-guide/bikeway-signing-marking/bike-route-wayfinding-signage-and-markings-system/</a><br>
[2] <br>
<a href="https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Public_Works/Transportation/Bicycle_Boulevard_Signage_System.aspx" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Public_Works/Transportation/Bicycle_Boulevard_Signage_System.aspx</a><br>
[3] <a href="https://oaklandbpac.org/2020/08/07/nbr-implementation-guide-draft/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://oaklandbpac.org/2020/08/07/nbr-implementation-guide-draft/</a><br>
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