protected intersections
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Eyes on the Street: Alameda’s First Fully Protected Intersection
Alameda is joining the list of Bay Area cities adopting true, Dutch-style safety designs at busy intersections
January 26, 2021
Oakland Bollard-izes Protected Intersections at Lake Merritt
Hey SFMTA, tell us again why you can't do protected Intersections on the cheap?
July 2, 2019
Berkeley Gets a Protected Intersection
Good bike infrastructure can be simpler and less expensive to build than planners realize.
December 20, 2016
A “Dutch Junction” With Glow-in-the-Dark Bike Lanes Now Exists — in Texas
It's America's first unsignalized "Dutch Junction" -- a type of intersection with protected space for cycling. It even has solar luminescent bike lanes. And here's the kicker -- it's in the heart of Texas.
October 10, 2016
SoMa to Get SF’s First Protected Intersection…in One Direction at Least
SFMTA announced late last week that San Francisco will soon break ground on the first protected intersection in San Francisco. From the agency's web article:
August 30, 2016
Where Are the Best Places for Protected Intersections in Your City?
Protected intersections are the best new thing in American bike infrastructure since, well, protected bike lanes. They greatly reduce the potential for turning conflicts between drivers and cyclists -- left turns on a bike, especially, become easier and less stressful -- and they make pedestrian crossings much safer too.
February 11, 2016
Evidence That Split-Phase Signals Are Safer Than Mixing Zones for Bike Lanes
When DOT presented plans for a protected bike lane on Sixth Avenue, one point of contention was the design of intersections. How many intersections will get split-phase signals, where cyclists and pedestrians crossing the street get a separate signal phase than turning drivers? And how many will get "mixing zones," where pedestrians and cyclists negotiate the same space as turning drivers simultaneously?
January 26, 2016
Salt Lake City’s Groundbreaking Protected Intersection Is Open
The second protected intersection in the country is open in Salt Lake City, another milestone for American bike infrastructure.
October 16, 2015
Four Cities Race to Finish the Country’s First Protected Intersection
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
May 29, 2015