The Ada County Highway District has announced a new program to separate bike lanes from vehicle lanes on arterial roadways in Boise and other cities around the county.
Autum Robertson reports that the Ada County Highway District will "revamp how it approaches bike lanes on so-called 'arterial' roadways," implementing a program that will "[build] separate pathways, detached bike lanes or detached bike lanes with sidewalks."
"That means fewer bike lanes directly attached to vehicle lanes, separated by nothing more than a painted line," explains Robertson.
The article includes soundbites from local resident Joe Jaszewski, who serves on the ACHD Pedestrian Advisory Group and describes the new program a "game changer" for bike and traffic safety.
More details about the costs and expected benefits of providing more separated bike lanes are included in the source article.
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