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This is pretty common in Denver. There are lots of pedestrian/bicycle-only tunnels under many main roads just in my area. They recently spent a few million doll
by syndicatedjelly 3y ago
This is pretty common in Denver. There are lots of pedestrian/bicycle-only tunnels under many main roads just in my area. They recently spent a few million dollars improving an intersection nearby, and in the process added another cyclist tunnel underneath. It makes me really happy to see the city prioritize cyclists.
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- wolverine876 3y agoThe tunnels are ways to cross the road - rather than a stoplight and crosswalk - or they follow the road and are essentially the bike lane?
- drivers99 3y agoMy guess would be underpasses like along the Cherry Creek trail, but I wouldn't call those tunnels. It's also not very usable when it floods. Skip to 8:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2z76dDcT8c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2z76dDcT8c
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoUp in Westminster/Broomfield, there are several actual bike tunnels that go underneath a main road e.g. on Big Dry Creek bike trail underneath Wadsworth Blvd. The tunnels do get a bit wet/impassable if it has rained or snowed heavily, or if the nearby creek is running heavily (which is rare). But people dont typically bike in downpours. It doesn’t really matter, the point is that cyclists are totally separated from car traffic.
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoYep, usually underneath a freeway, railroad, or major roadway https://cloudfront.traillink.com/photos/big-dry-creek-trail-(westminster)_172121_sc.jpg https://cloudfront.traillink.com/photos/big-dry-creek-trail-... You can bike along Big Dry Creek Trail for about 10-15 miles without ever having to interact with car traffic. And it runs right across a major suburb of Denver. I actually use it almost every day to commute for errands