Solid color bike lanes in LA

[OakLeaf]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bike-lanes-20111121,0,4835734.story

It seems like a good idea. And I know "it never rains in southern California," but when it does, I hope it's racetrack-grade paint....

[emily_in_nc]

Those are awesome!

[Koronin]

Good idea, I'd just worry about how slick it would get when it rains.

[marni]

reading the article it says bike lanes cost between 50 thousand and one hundred thousand dollars per mile? Painting it adds 5,000. The basic number seems high to me unless you are having to tear out sidewalks and redo entire paving, marking, curbing etc. per mile.

Still an awesome idea.

marni

[tangentgirl]

I can't wait to test these out. :D

Although...they are kind of far from where I live and ride. Excuse for a field trip?

[radacrider]

Will be interesting to see how they work when wet. We have side street intersection they gave the full green treatment and cyclists have said the surface is more slippery when wet then plain pavement.

[Tri Girl]

reading the article it says bike lanes cost between 50 thousand and one hundred thousand dollars per mile? Painting it adds 5,000. The basic number seems high to me unless you are having to tear out sidewalks and redo entire paving, marking, curbing etc. per mile.

Still an awesome idea.

marni

I wonder how that is. I know that a mile of highway costs a couple million to build- so maybe that's about right. Hmm... do they figure in the materials, the equipment and the labor costs?
But STILL- bike lanes are MUCH CHEAPER THAN HIGHWAYS- so build me more bike lanes, city of OKC. :p

[tangentgirl]

I couldn't join, but one of the women in my bike club rode to downtown yesterday and posted this picture. Thought I'd share. :)