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A painted bike path is a placeholder for a more dedicated bike path in the future. An anectodal example: the first time I was in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, there
by yosito 7y ago
A painted bike path is a placeholder for a more dedicated bike path in the future. An anectodal example: the first time I was in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, there was a four lane road in which two of the lanes had been painted green and blocked off with small planters on every block. I'm back here now in 2020, and the entire road has been converted to a pedestrian-only road for about 8 city blocks. There are retractable barriers at either end allowing for utility vehicles.
- PeterStuer 7y agoThat's great, but sadly the same does not hold for my country, as unprotected narrow (1m wide) 'cycle paths' are 'separated' from the cars and trucks flying past at 70-90km/h (official speed limit, in practice 80-110km/h) by a 15cm wide stripe of paint on the asphalt. This has been the norm for decades.