Description
Forbes Ave is already used by dozens of bicycle commuters as their primary route between downtown and Annex+East Shore despite the road being completely inhospitable to bicycling. Imagine how much more convenient bicycling would be for thousands of Annex and East Shore residents if Forbes Ave were reduced to one lane in each direction with a center turn-out lane and bike lanes on either side. I hear that the City is tentatively supportive and it is simply a matter of getting DOT onboard. Now that a new administration is coming to Hartford, this sounds significantly more plausible. If you would like to see bike lanes on Forbes Ave, vote for this issue!
11 Comments
Melissa (Guest)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
Micajah (Guest)
juli (Registered User)
micajah,
you are welcome to hang out here for an hour or two any day to see exactly how many cyclists travel over this bridge.
you are wrong about continuing to cater to only motorists instead of all modes of travel.
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
I agree with Juli. I've done a few informal counts of cyclists but would like the City and/or Elm City Cycling do a more "official" one at rush hour times.
Also see http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/1300 for background on this issue.
Joe No (Guest)
City of New Haven (Verified Official)
Acknowledged Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Registered User)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Verified Official)
Closed Manager of Operations, Process Improvement - Transportation, Traffic, & Parking (Verified Official)