Parking stops make for cheap & easy cycletracks

Take a look at this cycletrack in Boulder, CO. It includes parking stops along with the usual flexposts, thus providing strong protection against cars.

Baseline Road cycletrack, Boulder, CO. Photo from the City of Boulder.

This particular cycletrack is on Baseline Road, a busy suburban arterial with relatively high-speed car traffic. It’s easy to understand why cyclists would want more protection there than on a slower-speed urban street.

This design is a stark contrast from the more urban cycletrack in downtown Boulder, where a lush (and expensive) landscaped median provides the protection from cars.

Between the two designs, one can see the range of options.

13th Street cycletrack, Boulder, CO. Photo from BeyondDC.

Cross-posted at BeyondDC.