Frank,
I've had a chance to look over the presentation and I like it generally. However, I think it would help greatly if you had a final slide that summarized major philosophical points and best practices for roadway engineering that accomodates bicycles. Something like...
1) Bicycles (by law) are vehicles and can easily be accomodated with wider shoulders.
2) Where high speed limits or limited sight distances make it hazardous for bikes to mix with traffic it is acceptable to create bike lanes ONLY if it can be done without endangering cyclists in new ways. (Doors, turn lanes, intersections)
3) Vigorous promotion and accommodation of cycling as transportation will reduce motor vehicle traffic (and traffic growth) with potential benefits for budgets, community health, personal health and liveability.
Without the summaries I wasn't clear on whether (or when) bike lanes are OK.
Hope this helps.
Happy New Year.
Nick
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:10:05 -0500
>Don, Nick, Bill,
>
>Thanks for your comments on subject presentation. Attached is a
>revision in response to your inputs. Thanks to you, I am now much more
>comfortable with it and believe it is clearer and more pointed.
>Unfortunately, as I continued to develop it, it has become ever more
>clear to me that without controlling sprawl, the MPO is helpless.
>
>Frank
>
>
