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John Del Signore
Published Jan 10, 2008
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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The Times takes a look at Portland’s $150,000 project to retrofit some major intersections with cyclist-friendly “bike boxes.” The painted stripes and signs create a zone where cyclists can cross in front of stopped traffic to turn without getting run down by turning trucks, theoretically. Dubbed a “right hook”, it resulted in the deaths of two cyclists last October in Portland, and plenty in New York.
Speaking of New York, the Times article marvels at the Portland’s progressiveness, and believes the project, planned for spring, will “be the first such to be put to use by any city in the country.” As StreetFilms is quick to point out, there’s one other city that’s already beat Portland to the bike box punch: New York. And since many people, even cyclists, seem a little baffled by the boxes, they’ve produced a clever how-to video.
Streetsblog also has photos of the bike box lanes on Second Avenue, which seems to be the only one-way street with two bike lanes.
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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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