As a part of the new restriping design for Indiana Avenue that was recently chip sealed, there is a new intersection design that, though admittedly is not the best practice or best possibility, is safer and more convenient for cyclists than ever before. Take a look at what Becka Roolf had to say about it:
In the past, Salt Lake City has striped intersections with bike lanes and right-turn "drop lanes" as in the aerial photograph below (300 E heading north at 600 S). This made it feel as though the bicyclist was encouraged to be cut off by the motorist.
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| Old bike lane / turn lane design |
Over the winter, we looked at revising the standard design for this configuration, so it now appears as in the rendering below (800 S heading west at 900 W). We looked at quite a few other references in developing this guide. With some slight changes, this has now been striped on the street as part of the 800 S / Indiana cape seal and bike lane redesign.
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| New bike lane / turn lane design at Indiana Ave & 900 W |
I'd be interested in any input that you have on the design - please go ride it in real life before you send your thoughts.
Thanks!
Becka
The new design looks pretty sensible to me. I recall biking on the old one you'd always have to do a pretty sketched-out corner check as you traversed across the loooong transition, I think the clearer marking and the shorter path are the best improvements.
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