Grand Rapids: Rise of the Cycling City

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[rapidgrowthmedia]

Thanks for the feedback. Come to our event tomorrow night (Wed.) at Wealthy Theatre and share your advice.

[GRDadof3]

There's no law requiring helmets for adult cyclists in Michigan. Thanks!

[Weezy1957]

Tsk, tsk, riding with no helmet?! For shame!

Excellent video and best wishes!

[ebouwens]

Also, I do think there are some benefits to some bike lanes in moderately busy or fast roads. For example I have almost no acceptable north-south road to get to my office at Breton/44th. Suburbs typically have 4 lane arterial roads running at 45 mph which I feel very uncomfortable on. There are no secondary roads as in the city, but cul-de-sacs. Bike lanes can be used to narrow car lanes, encouraging them to slow down without having to use bump out curbs.

[ebouwens]

Electric, thanks for pointing out the false idea of 'bikes' vs 'cars'; both can flow well on the same street.

I would make the point that some of the current traffic control and calming plans actually make cycling less safe. For example, bump out curbs on Eastern SE, Fuller SE, and Lake Dr in EGR make the space smaller for cyclists. There's no 'wiggle room' between the car and the curb. Also, 3 lane roads with a central turn lane make the traffic lanes narrower and more difficult

[ElectricHootenanny]

I'd rather see the organizations represented in this video spend their time working to change the city's asinine bicycle ordinances. Specifically, that "the hands of the operator shall be on the handle bar at all times except when ... in the act of signaling", that bicycles must be "equipped with a suitable bell or other warning device", that cyclists must use segregated facilities where they exist and the speed limit in those facilities is 10 MPH, and that bicycles must be registered.

[ElectricHootenanny]

This GR cyclist strongly disagrees with the idea that adding segregated cycling facilities, sometimes at the expense of entire traffic lanes, does anything to make the city more bike friendly. The infrastructure is sufficient; what's lacking is education. Learn to assert your rights and act like a car (i.e. vehicular cycling) and you'll find Grand Rapids is already great for cycling.