El Cerrito council backs divisive bike lane project despite parking concerns – Usa news

El Cerrito council backs divisive bike lane project despite parking concerns – Usa news

EL CERRITO — A project meant to make El Cerrito’s Richmond Street safer for pedestrians and cyclists will come at a cost to some on-street parking spots – a worthy trade-off to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the long term, councilmembers agreed last week. By 2026, construction is expected to begin on a new Complete Streets project along Richmond Street. It aims to lower car speeds and improve pedestrian safety by installing raised inter…

Summit Avenue Regional Trail Battle Continues - Streets.mn

For almost four years, supporters and opponents have debated the idea of making Summit Avenue’s on-street bike lanes into off-street, protected paths. Both sides presented and debated their views in public meetings and in the media. For Summit Avenue trail supporters, parking-protected, off-street bike paths have three major benefits: They would make a safer, more comfortable bikeway that encourages new or more cautious riders. They would creat…

Oak Park OKs wide-ranging bike plan, including Harvard St.

Oak Park leaders have approved a new plan for improving bike safety infrastructure in the village.  The measure passed July 22 by a vote of six to one, with only Trustee Jim Taglia voting against the proposed plan. The vote came after months of spirited discussion over the plan, with Village President Vicki Scaman telling observers that she knew that it was a difficult decision for her and her colleagues to make.  “I know that there was a tug of…