I’m pleasantly surprised to see such a nice, somewhat dense, (dare I say almost ‘European’) urban neighborhood in a suburb of Dallas. Beautiful, tree shaded, public spaces.
amazing project and progress! i would suggest to switch the green stripes used at intersection to plain bright white or to bright sky blue if people love to put on colors. dont overcomplicate things. the reason is, that there are ppl who are not able to see red and green fully. like me, i see green much weaker, blurred, pale green or even greyish with hint of blue. its not really colorblind as we can see colors but depend on mixture, texture, materials used and the light that plays into it how well we can see red and or green. have a great day!
As someone that uses this route frequently. Great pilot. Please, keep the pressure up for a more comprehensive system. In particular the intersections near this area. It's pretty awful on a bike to navigate them unless you try to be a vehicular cyclist and then drivers get confused, panic and a few are resentful. The most dangerous one I go through regularly on a bike and in a car is Arapaho and Surveyor. I think everyone in Addison knows that needs serious safety improvements.
Cool! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Please be sure to complete the online survey to provide your feedback and share this video within your networks. The pressure for a more comprehensive network must come from the community, so anything you can do to spread the word helps a lot. Cheers! John
This is amazing work, I'm in the DFW area going to school for Sustainable Urban Design, I would kill to find an internship working on this kind of stuff.
It really is! I know there are often rewarding internship opportunities available in this arena. I highly encourage you to follow up with some of these firms and/or cities doing work in your area. Thanks so much for watching. Cheers! John
Great concept. Very impressed by the protection offered at the circle where lane ambiguity can be a non starter for cycling (although you might want to think about a more pleasing design for the protection). I have been disappointed by cycling lanes in Dallas in the past as they often simply have painting on the street that simply says "put your bike here," offering no sense of security to the cyclist that the car world will recognize the lane as a cycling space as such. The design you offer here, except for the circle, also fails to offer much sense of security to the cyclist. Although the generally slower, calmer flow of traffic on Quorum lowers the sense of risk, my understanding of bike lanes is that people only start to use them in large numbers when the sense of security is high. I don't think you achieve that with your current design. Things I would offer up to increase the sense of security would be at the least a consistently different color on the cycling pavement (all red or green or blue), and more effectively some physical separation at least every ten feet or so. The separation does not have to be solid (you don't need a wall like on the circle), but more frequently spaced physical markers would help increase the cyclist's sense of security. I like the bus stop concept.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting, Conrad. Yes, ultimately, there should be a bit more separation and perceived protection from moving motor vehicles. Shifting the parking to the left could achieve this. It is okay for people on bikes to share space with cars, but only when speeds are very slow, in the 20 mph or less range, and when the volumes of cars are quite low as well. Cheers! John
Can't the parking be moved where the bike lane is, and the bike lane be redirected to the side where the bike lane was, while placing some kind of temporary fence / separation? That wouldn't require more than a bit of paint and flexposts and would make it feel significantly safer...
@@TotoTotor I was thinking the same thing and there was an attempt to have the pilot do just that, but IMO that was probably perceived as being a step too far for a three week pilot
Absolutely, you are correct; they must build safe and inviting sidewalks, sidepaths, multi-use paths, and, yes, protected and separated bike lanes (which are often times safer and more efficient facilities for people in wheelchairs and other mobility devices). It's entirely inappropriate that only car infrastructure is provided as it just means more people are forced to drive or find a ride if they are non-drivers, which makes the driving experience all the more frustrating and inefficient. Thanks for watching and contributing to the conversation, Cheers! John
You bring up a great point. You can tell when a city does a poor job of building out a safe and inviting comprehensive cycle network of cycle facilities appropriate for all ages and abilities because they will get little use. We know that 60-80% of any given population states they would cycle to meaningful destinations like school, work, the shopping district, or a restaurant if only it were truly safe to do so. And given that 30-40% of any given population are non-drivers, mobility choices equate to freedom and liberty for all.
This is a great way to introduce protected bike lanes to the public. Thanks for the video.
Yes! Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!
Always great to hear about these projects occurring in a Texas suburb. Gives me a lot of hope that we are making progress.
Agreed! 💯 Thanks so much for watching. Cheers! John
Tremendous effort by the pop-team and very well presented. I watched the entire video. Congratulations!
Thank you so much for watching, I appreciate you taking the time to check out the video and share your thoughts. Cheers! John
As a Dutch guy... I think this pilot looks great.. the roundabout set up looks recognisable.
Hopefully it starts a great cycling network in this town😊
Yes, that is the hope.
Thanks so much for tuning in and for the comment.
Always appreciated.
Cheers!
John
I’m pleasantly surprised to see such a nice, somewhat dense, (dare I say almost ‘European’) urban neighborhood in a suburb of Dallas. Beautiful, tree shaded, public spaces.
Almost! Hey, thanks so much for tuning in again. yeah, those trees are essential. Cheers! John
amazing project and progress! i would suggest to switch the green stripes used at intersection to plain bright white or to bright sky blue if people love to put on colors. dont overcomplicate things. the reason is, that there are ppl who are not able to see red and green fully. like me, i see green much weaker, blurred, pale green or even greyish with hint of blue. its not really colorblind as we can see colors but depend on mixture, texture, materials used and the light that plays into it how well we can see red and or green. have a great day!
Thanks so much for watching and for this helpful and insightful contribution to the conversation. Cheers! John
As someone that uses this route frequently. Great pilot. Please, keep the pressure up for a more comprehensive system. In particular the intersections near this area. It's pretty awful on a bike to navigate them unless you try to be a vehicular cyclist and then drivers get confused, panic and a few are resentful. The most dangerous one I go through regularly on a bike and in a car is Arapaho and Surveyor. I think everyone in Addison knows that needs serious safety improvements.
Cool! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Please be sure to complete the online survey to provide your feedback and share this video within your networks. The pressure for a more comprehensive network must come from the community, so anything you can do to spread the word helps a lot. Cheers! John
This is amazing work, I'm in the DFW area going to school for Sustainable Urban Design, I would kill to find an internship working on this kind of stuff.
It really is! I know there are often rewarding internship opportunities available in this arena. I highly encourage you to follow up with some of these firms and/or cities doing work in your area. Thanks so much for watching. Cheers! John
Terrific video! Hoping Addison will approve the plan. Maybe you could update when they decide?
Thanks so much! Yeah, it would be really fun to go back and shoot another video when they install the "final" version or next phase.
Great concept. Very impressed by the protection offered at the circle where lane ambiguity can be a non starter for cycling (although you might want to think about a more pleasing design for the protection). I have been disappointed by cycling lanes in Dallas in the past as they often simply have painting on the street that simply says "put your bike here," offering no sense of security to the cyclist that the car world will recognize the lane as a cycling space as such. The design you offer here, except for the circle, also fails to offer much sense of security to the cyclist. Although the generally slower, calmer flow of traffic on Quorum lowers the sense of risk, my understanding of bike lanes is that people only start to use them in large numbers when the sense of security is high. I don't think you achieve that with your current design. Things I would offer up to increase the sense of security would be at the least a consistently different color on the cycling pavement (all red or green or blue), and more effectively some physical separation at least every ten feet or so. The separation does not have to be solid (you don't need a wall like on the circle), but more frequently spaced physical markers would help increase the cyclist's sense of security. I like the bus stop concept.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting, Conrad. Yes, ultimately, there should be a bit more separation and perceived protection from moving motor vehicles. Shifting the parking to the left could achieve this. It is okay for people on bikes to share space with cars, but only when speeds are very slow, in the 20 mph or less range, and when the volumes of cars are quite low as well. Cheers! John
Can't the parking be moved where the bike lane is, and the bike lane be redirected to the side where the bike lane was, while placing some kind of temporary fence / separation? That wouldn't require more than a bit of paint and flexposts and would make it feel significantly safer...
Yes. Precisely, we talk about moving the parking over for the permanent installation several times in this video.
@@ActiveTowns Does that already constitute "permanent installation"? I was only thinking of moving the paint and potentially some temporary barriers.
@@TotoTotor I was thinking the same thing and there was an attempt to have the pilot do just that, but IMO that was probably perceived as being a step too far for a three week pilot
My girlfriend comes from Addison
Cool! This transformation will help make the whole Addison Circle area much more pleasant to be in. Thanks so much for watching. Cheers! John
Have you seen how people in DFW drive?? They dont watch for bikes. Texas should build and maintain public sidewalks first.
Absolutely, you are correct; they must build safe and inviting sidewalks, sidepaths, multi-use paths, and, yes, protected and separated bike lanes (which are often times safer and more efficient facilities for people in wheelchairs and other mobility devices). It's entirely inappropriate that only car infrastructure is provided as it just means more people are forced to drive or find a ride if they are non-drivers, which makes the driving experience all the more frustrating and inefficient. Thanks for watching and contributing to the conversation, Cheers! John
Bike lanes are really pretty pointless.
Nobody uses the ones in front of my place.
You bring up a great point. You can tell when a city does a poor job of building out a safe and inviting comprehensive cycle network of cycle facilities appropriate for all ages and abilities because they will get little use. We know that 60-80% of any given population states they would cycle to meaningful destinations like school, work, the shopping district, or a restaurant if only it were truly safe to do so. And given that 30-40% of any given population are non-drivers, mobility choices equate to freedom and liberty for all.