{"id":5439,"date":"2015-02-18T20:47:57","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T03:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5439"},"modified":"2015-02-18T20:47:57","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T03:47:57","slug":"mlk-bike-lane-completed-in-time-for-busy-february-bike-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5439","title":{"rendered":"MLK Bike Lane Completed in Time for Busy February Bike Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"bike-lanes\"<\/a>In the last couple of weeks, more than likely you have been headed down MLK and suddenly realized you needed to cut over immediately, or be forced to turn onto Syracuse. MLK has added a much needed bike lane, which has caused parts of MLK to turn into a two lane street instead of a three way street, part of which is a section right next to Quebec. \u201cIt kind of threw me off,\u201d said driver Michael Cox. \u201cI drive the same route every day, and all the sudden there were these cones, and I had to move over to merge. It was kind of crazy. Maybe they could have picked a better time for the project than in the dead of winter when it gets dark early, and there was very little warning.\u201d\n\nFor many residents, the bike lanes are an exciting change. \u201cI\u2019m not a biker,\u201d explains Cindy Posekany. \u201cBut the bike lanes will hopefully slow traffic down, or possibly even lesson traffic. Maybe drivers will choose a different route now.\u201d Cyclist Steve Hall is very excited about the bike lanes. \u201cI wish they were wider, actually,\u201d says Hall. \u201cWhen our team goes for rides with all of our similar or same biking gear on, we could use more space. So, the lane they have now is a start, but I\u2019m still going to push for wider lanes.\u201d Biker Sandy Buchan could do without the lanes. \u201cMost of MLK has wide sidewalks bikers can use,\u201d says Buchan. \u201cAnd if you are riding with 15-20 other people, is MLK really the best place to go? I mean, it\u2019s not the Tour de France.\u201d\nOther bikers think the bike lane could actually be more dangerous to bikers. \u201cMLK, Quebec, and CPB don\u2019t exactly have a history of safe drivers,\u201d says Owen Hoffman. \u201cSo, when you put that bike lane there, it is encouraging bikers to ride there. I can tell you now, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be taking advantage of that lane anytime soon.\u201d For drivers, it is more of an annoyance than anything else. \u201cI\u2019m not sure if it will be better for bikers or not,\u201d says Cox. \u201cBut, for drivers, when you turn off of Quebec, of you are in that outside turning lane, you have to work over pretty darn fast, and that could cause some accidents.\u201d\nCity engineers say the lane was put in place because \u201cthat\u2019s what Stapleton residents wanted.\u201d \u201cWe had requests from the community, and assumed those that were asking for it, represented the rest of the neighborhood,\u201d said city engineer Eric Street. \u201cSo, we do our best to satisfy Stapleton folks.\u201d Engineers went on to say that they wanted to make sure the lanes were completed, as February and March are typically very busy bike seasons.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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