sidewalk extensions

Narrowing a traffic artery: Brilliant!

Written October 7th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 13 responses.

I’d like to know what Albany’s streetscape designers were thinking when they decided to put chokepoints on the the main downtown thoroughfare, already hard-pressed to handle traffic during busy parts of the day.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany traffic, Bulbouts, Lyon Street, sidewalk extensions

On Lyon, less space for cyclists

Written September 21st, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

I wonder if this is what the designers had in mind: Putting the sidewalk that close to heavy traffic in front of the new Albany Fire Department’s Station 11 and Hasty Freez, one of the best burger-and-shake joints in town.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: bicycling, Downtown streets, Fire Station 11, Hasty Freez, Lyon and Ellsworth, Lyon sidewalk, sharrows, sidewalk extensions

More bulbouts, and a question

Written May 29th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

The official name, I think, is sidewalk extensions. But you can also call them bulbouts. They’ve been a favorite of street planners for years, and Albany is getting a bunch more as part of the CARA streetscape project that’s going to start in June.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Bulbouts, CARA streetscape, Ellsworth Street, Highway 20, ODOT, sidewalk extensions