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Thread: The statement from Public Works in this story appears to be incorrect. The Pedestrian & Cycling Strategies Report is clear that Roblin should be upgraded from a shared use lane (sharrow) to a dedicated, painted bike lane. Let's start digging... 1/ https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/road-repaving-project-under-scrutiny-over-missing-bike-lane-upgrades-1.4998910
Here's page 171 of the report. You can see that Roblin is an orange dashed line, which according to the legend equates to a "painted bicycle lane." This is actually two steps above a "shared use lane." 2/
Here's page 172 of the report. This time, Roblin is an orange line, which again equates to a "painted bike lane." And again, this is two steps above a "shared use lane." 3/
Now here are some images from pages 138 and 139 of the report, which show the difference between a bike lane, a buffered bike lane and a shared use lane. All three of them use paint, but one of them is way worse than the others. 4/
Note the comment that shared use lanes are for "experienced cyclists." Trust me, they don't like them much either because sharrows offer no protection or dedicated space. Here's a graphic from page 140, showing how comfortable cyclists are with each type of cycling facility. 5/
And why do cyclists feel uncomfortable using these "facilities?" Because here's the Roblin sharrow in action. I mean, who wouldn't want to take the kids out for a cruise along those 18 inches between the delivery truck and the curb? 6/
Let's add this from page 291. A reminder that this road renewal project includes no cycling improvements. This route also provides access to two shopping centres, a school, library, community centre, and Assiniboine Park. Heck, it connects Charleswood to the rest of Winnipeg. 7/
Anyway, if Public Works wants to say it forgot about the bike lanes or it can't afford them or it now disagrees with its own report, that's fine. But I'm struggling to see how it can interpret the recommendations as "repaint the sharrows." And in closing, sharrows suck. 8/8
