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Safety Theater on Pine and Spruce? The High Cost of Ignoring the Data.
Spending $5 million to install concrete barriers on Pine and Spruce Streets, as proposed by Mayor Parker, raises serious concerns about...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Apr 231 min read
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STREET CLOSURES REQUIRED: Installing barriers will lead to unintended consequences.
If lane separation barriers were implemented, deliveries of construction materials would necessitate road closures, requiring permits and...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Apr 141 min read
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Boston officials admitted they may have moved too quickly in adding new bike lanes
Boston officials admitted they may have moved too quickly in adding new bike and bus lanes, according to a city memo that cited poor...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Apr 51 min read
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Unveiling the Demographic Hem in Urban Bike Lane Initiatives
Introduction: The term "demographic hem" refers to a statistical or data-related "edge" where certain demographic groups are consistently...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Apr 12 min read
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BIKE LANES AND BROKEN PROMISES
How the tyranny of a minority has impaired comfort and safety for the majority of residents on all streets with bike lanes.
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Mar 281 min read
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FOPS Recommendations
Balancing the safety needs of cyclists, residents, pedestrians, and drivers is essential to ensuring that Philadelphia’s narrow, historic...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Mar 261 min read
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ADA COMPLIANCE
How do Barriers Presented by Bike Lane Affect the Disabled? Bike lanes can present barriers to people with disabilities in several...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Mar 232 min read
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