I just got a call from the FDOT District 6 Secretary Gus Pego. You may recall from previous posts that we have tried on multiple times to reach him and his office so, I was happy to take his call. It turns out that FDOT wanted to put bike lanes in the Sunset Drive project, [...]
Posts under ‘Sharrows’
FDOT Bird Road Resurfacing Project Does Not Include Bike Lanes or Sharrows
The Miami Herald is reporting that FDOT has begun a resurfacing project on Bird Road. According to the article:
Workers will repave and restripe the road; widen the bridge and road shoulder; build a new sidewalk on the north side of Bird Road as well as upgrade sidewalks and curb ramps.
Crews will also make drainage improvements [...]
Long Beach, CA Creates World-Class ‘Sharrow’
For more on this story, check out the post from StreetsblogLA.
Spotlight on Sharrows
It is time to meet the Sharrow Miami. The what? The sharrow, a relatively new bicycle awareness/safety/wayfinding/bicycle lane-esque design tool quickly making its way across the country.
In short, sharrows are an on-pavement marking comprised of a directional arrow or “chevron,” and a bicycle symbol identical to those seen in bicycle lanes. Sharrows demonstrate that bicyclists [...]
