[Tagging] cyclist profiles - was:Feature Proposal - RFC - value 'basic_network' - cycle_network?

[Peter Elderson]

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.
You might even have a Node network, say in Holland, Michigan. It's about
the size of my current residence.

Peter Elderson


Op di 30 nov. 2021 om 18:59 schreef Minh Nguyen <
minh at nguyen.cincinnati.oh.us>:

> Vào lúc 02:52 2021-11-30, Peter Elderson đã viết:
> > Do the "bicycle boulevards" have tale-telling signage? Are they chains
> > of ways with clear beginning and ending and arrows or symbols or
> > identifying shields in between, or more like a quality stamp for
> > the ways, so that you can count on it being suitable for a certain kind
> > of bicycle?
>
> And here I immediately fall back to the standard U.S. answer of "it
> depends". :-) This is a time of great experimentation about bikeways in
> the U.S. The basic idea is for a bike boulevard to be a better
> experience for getting around town on a bike. Wayfinding signs are
> considered a factor in that experience, along with safety.
>
> NACTO, a well-respected urban planning organization, does recommend
> wayfinding signs with bikeway names as a best practice. [1] But every
> city is free to come up with its own system, since this infrastructure
> is inherently a local affair.
>
> For example, Berkeley, California, indicates the bikeway name as fine
> print on its confirmation and destination signs. [2] It's usually just
> the name of the street you're on. Next door in Oakland, the bike
> boulevards have destination signs too, but above each destination sign
> is just a conventional "Bike Route" sign, the minimum specified by the
> MUTCD for local bike routes. [3]
>
> The common denominator is the words "Bike Boulevard" appearing somewhere
> on signs or pavement markings, plus shared lane markings (sharrows), to
> put motorists on notice. I've yet to encounter a BEGIN or END sign for a
> bike boulevard specifically, but there are usually signs for a shared
> lane or bike lane beginning or ending.
>
> [1]
>
> https://nacto.org/publication/urban-bikeway-design-guide/bikeway-signing-marking/bike-route-wayfinding-signage-and-markings-system/
> [2]
>
> https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Public_Works/Transportation/Bicycle_Boulevard_Signage_System.aspx
> [3] https://oaklandbpac.org/2020/08/07/nbr-implementation-guide-draft/
>
> --
> minh at nguyen.cincinnati.oh.us
>
>
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