Friday, September 4, 2009
News Add It Up: Welcome back, 14th Street Bridge
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Estimated cost of the new 14th Street Bridge in Midtown, which opened Sept. 3: $88.5 million
Number of months that commuters lost the use of the east-west route across I-75/85: 16
Number of months ahead of schedule work crews completed construction: 4
Number of motorists, at most, the previous bridge served each day: 18,000
Width, in feet, of the new bridge’s sidewalk to accommodate pedestrians: 15
Number of bike lanes created with new bridge design: 0
Number of Midtown bike lanes cyclists could safely use to access the new bridge: 0
Number of east-west MARTA routes that operate in Atlanta: 1
Estimated number of hours Atlanta motorists waste in traffic each year: 57
Sources: Georgia Department of Transportation, Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, Midtown Alliance, Texas Transportation Institute
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I was disappointed to learn that after all of that redesign, bike lanes were not included. I suppose that one will have to ride their bike on the 15 foot sidewalk or risk getting killed by the heavy traffic. The 17th st. bridge and 5th st. bridge do have bike lanes, however. But, good luck using them, because once you get across, they disappear on the main streets. Anyway, welcome back 14th st. bridge, I missed you.
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cep, Riding on the sidewalk is now illegal in Atlanta (or possibly the state). It's also about the most dangerous place you could ride. As a biker, I'm glad the 14th street bridge doesn't have bike lanes. With multiple traffic lanes and no grade, bikers are much better off riding in the rightmost lane then they would be in a bike lane. Bike lanes are usually poorly implemented by either putting bikers adjacent to parallel parked cars and their doors, or putting the lane next to he curb where you need to weave into traffic to avoid the cars that use the lane for quick parking, signs be damned. Bike lanes should be reserved for roads with single narrow lanes or roads with appreciable grades.
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