[Tagging] cycleway Tagging and Wiki-Page

[Paul Johnson]

I really need to get the River Parks Authority here in touch with Portland
and Seattle on how it's done... MUPs suck for everyone involved, but a
pedestrian-free cycleway with a vehicle-free sidewalk works wonders.


On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Clifford Snow <clifford at snowandsnow.us>wrote:

>
> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org> wrote:
>
>> A sharrow indicates a shared_lane (one of two markings in use in the US;
>> the other being a bicycle symbol by itself with no chevrons, usually
>> accompanied by the "share the road" advisory signs; this may be Oklahoma
>> specific usage as Oklahoma doesn't use sharrows, however).
>
> Seattle uses sharrows, the bicycle with chevrons and also has a share the
> road signage program. I don't recall seeing both the sharrow and sign.
> Initially the signage was to be used at narrow points in the road where
> there were no alternatives routes for bicycles.
>
> Note: from a person who rarely rides a bike and when I do, it's on a trail
> designated for bikes and pedestrians
>
> --
> Clifford
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