I've bicycled in Portland, and while I'm not certain I was on that particular segment, many of their bike paths/lanes are that wide to accommodate both bicyclists and pedestrians, with markings for where each should (preferably) be if I recall.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Charvak Karpe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:charvak@alum.mit.edu">charvak@alum.mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Technically, it's a "bike path" because it's not a lane on the<br>
roadway. It looks awfully wide for being just a pedestrian sidewalk.<br>
I wonder if it's like that just to avoid the metal grate bridge<br>
surface or if it continues as a bike path instead of bike lane?<br>
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> Perhaps this is a response to the complaints about the op-ed?<br>
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> <a href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/08/15/in_one_city_at_least_two_wheelers_welcome/" target="_blank">http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/08/15/in_one_city_at_least_two_wheelers_welcome/</a><br>
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> The picture doesn't seem like a shining example of a bike lane though..<br>
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> That's not a bike lane at all. That's a sidewalk.<br>
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