Editorial: It’s time for action on failed Richmond Bridge bike lane

Editorial: It’s time for action on failed Richmond Bridge bike lane

Employers and workers joined forces last week to stage a demonstration calling for scrapping the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge’s trial bike lane and opening it to cars. After spending $20 million and six years to give the Marin-East Bay bike lane a chance, it’s a bust. The demonstrators voiced the frustration of the westbound motorists stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the bridge’s approach while few – very few – bike riders use the 5.5-mile bik…