As I recall, the bike lanes on University Parkway right below Roland Avenue, heading South, were the first ones in the City — or, at least, the first ones I ever saw. It was early fall 2007, and I was stoked. This was the sharrow right before the official bike lane, the first modern Baltimore sharrow I ever saw. I was sad to see it go today, so Dan and I got a little video of it.
I am extremely excited to see what replaces what’s gone, though. Parts of the bike lanes here have always been a little rough, and lately, they’ve been downright dangerous. Nate Evans told us there’d be smooth lanes soon, and he wasn’t fooling. I repeat that I am excited to see what’s next.
Roland Avenue is torn up between University and Coldspring Lane, too, so be careful. Those parts were always full of craters anyway. I’m glad that the City is maintaining the bike lanes a lot of folks use. I read an article somewhere wherein someone complained that the University Parkway and Roland Avenue lanes were for “Roland Parkers”. In my experience, not so. Lots of people pass through, from the county, and heading to the county. And, living in Roland Park, I see lots of $5,000 bikes ridden by folks wearing $200 outfits around here sometimes. But, brother, they ain’t goin to work. This route benefits more than Roland Parkers, that’s for sure. Hell, I know some people who don’t like the lanes being here.
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10.23.09 at 1:05 am
OM
So the Road-Repair-Industrial-Complex is doing something positive!
10.27.09 at 11:21 am
Daily Breather
I’ve been driving this way home lately. Roads have been torn up and we’ve had to be more careful of bikers because we’re sharing the road more.
My new route makes a right turn off University onto Keswick and is a prime location for an eastbound biker to be smashed by a south turning car. I’ve been really watchful lately, especially since that is the same type of crash that brought us the ghost bike on Maryland Ave.
Anyway…here’s another auto watchin’ out for ya.