Guerrilla Bike Lanes

After a plan to add bike lanes falls behind schedule, cycling activists paint their own bike lanes.

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June 21, 2007, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"It was all carefully planned in advance...They began their work at 3:15 p.m. with cars still parked along the curb. The group has to wait for rush hour, because that's the only time cars can't park where the bike lane would be....With lookouts at the ready, the pair crouch between the two bumpers. One holds down a large cardboard stencil, while the other traces the image with paint. Once the diamonds and bike logos are done, the woman puts on an orange emergency-worker vest and walks straight into oncoming traffic. As she signals for cars to pass into the centre lane, another walks behind her, using a line painter. Commuters instinctively take their positions, and bikes head right for the new lane, as drivers dutifully merge left..."

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