{"id":6848,"date":"2017-02-23T22:01:56","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T05:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6848"},"modified":"2020-07-11T15:33:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T15:33:32","slug":"havana-bike-lane-to-expand-to-four-lanes-in-effort-to-increase-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6848","title":{"rendered":"Havana Bike Lane to Expand to Four Lanes in Effort to Increase Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HavanaHavana St. will be under construction again<\/a> after city officials and the Stapleton Principal HOA have decided the bike lanes are not getting the amount of usage they had hoped. \u201cWe\u2019re not sure what the issue is,\u201d said HOA President Paul Harris. \u201cBut, the lane is not getting near the usage we had hoped. I mean, we thought there was plenty of space for bikers with the parking areas on both sides, plus the bike lane, plus that extra lane we have there for no apparent reason. But, apparently, it\u2019s just not attractive enough for bikers to come use the lane. We want to see what we can do to change that.\u201d The Stapleton Principal HOA team worked hard to convince the City of Denver more needed to be done. \u201cIt\u2019s really important we get bikers here,\u201d said Harris. \u201cIt\u2019s good for Stapleton if people view us as a community of bikers and walkers and not just drivers, like everywhere else in the city.\u201d The new plan for Havana St. south of MLK is to add three more bike lanes, making the area much more attractive to bikers. \u201cCurrently, almost no one is using the bike lane we have provided,\u201d said Harris. \u201cMaybe if we beefed up the bike lanes, this would be more attractive to bikers, and we will start getting the traffic we have been hoping for.\u201d City engineers say the added bike lanes will cause a major issue with vehicle traffic. \u201cI\u2019m not sure we will be able to still get a car through with the added bike lanes,\u201d said traffic engineer Kyle Marion. \u201cFrom my point of view, it doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense.\u201d Residents in the area seem to be pleased however. \u201cAnything we can do to get cars from speeding through here,\u201d said resident Rob Gates. \u201cThe less traffic<\/a> the better.\u201d One drawback to the plan is the potential for construction of an overpass. \u201cWe are considering the construction of an overpass,\u201d said Marion. \u201cThis would allow the vehicles to flow freely, while the bikers travel safely below. Now, we will have to build extra high guard rails so cars don\u2019t come crashing down on houses, but, if that did happen, they would for sure miss all the bikers directly underneath them.\u201d The projects are being estimated at a hefty cost. \u201cRedoing the bike lane for that area will cost roughly $100,000. And to do the overpass, well, that would be a minimum $25 million project.\u201d For now, the city and the Principal HOA are taking things one pedal at a time. \u201cWe build the extra bike lanes,\u201d said Harris. \u201cThen we sit back and watch all those bikers come riding by. Hopefully, wearing more than those awful shorts. Dear god, put a regular pair of shorts over those. You\u2019re not competing in the Tour De France.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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