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The city of Durham is planning 10 miles of new bike lanes, but some cyclists are concerned the city is simply painting new lines and not providing them with enough protection.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMore bike lanes are going to incentivize new bikers, which is great, but many of them won\u2019t be prepared for conflict zones,\u201d said Landis Masnor, chair of Bike Durham, at a public meeting Saturday. <\/span><\/p>\n

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On posters at the meeting, Post-it notes were used to mark areas where cyclists want more protection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bike Durham is an advocacy <\/span>group<\/span><\/a> for affordable transportation and bicycle safety. The group sent several representatives to the meeting, which sought input on the proposed bike lanes. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal with this project is to fill out gaps in the network,\u201d said Bryan Poole, a bicycle and pedestrian transportation planner for the city. \u201cWe\u2019re expecting bike advocates to come, look at our plans and tell us their personal concerns.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Many cyclists said painted lines aren\u2019t enough and that they were worried about the lack of physical barriers such as plants or poles separating them from cars. But Chris Allen, an engineer with Alta Planning & Design, a city consultant, said the funding for this particular project is limited to painting bike lanes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re using peoples\u2019 input to decide where to cut back on street parking, to allow for a buffered bike lane and more space for bikers,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we\u2019re limited to the width of existing lanes.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Cyclists at the meeting kept pointing out areas where they wanted some kind of divider to separate them from cars.<\/span><\/p>\n

Masnor pointed out one stretch of road on Stadium Drive just south of Kirkwood Drive that forces bikers from their own lane onto a \u201csharrow,\u201d a marking on the street that signals bikers and cars can share the lane. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo you get used to biking protected in your own lane, and then suddenly it\u2019s gone and you\u2019re sharing the road with cars,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly dangerous.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Studies have <\/span>found<\/span><\/a> that sharrows don\u2019t necessarily reduce crashes, despite still being a popular and affordable choice for cities looking to improve their infrastructure. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMore people are riding bikes in Durham. We need to be asking, is bad infrastructure going to cost people\u2019s lives?\u201d said David Bradway, a devoted cyclist and member of Bike Durham. <\/span><\/p>\n

Bradway bikes daily from his home to Duke University\u2019s campus with his daughter, and he is concerned about how well Duke and the city of Durham address bikers\u2019 safety. <\/span><\/p>\n

City officials say they are trying. Last year, the City Council <\/span>adopted<\/span><\/a> the Vision Zero Durham Resolution, a \u201ccommitment to eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries on Durham roadways.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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