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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

St. Charles Ave and Harrison Ave getting new bike lanes

New Submerged Roads projects are starting every month or so at this point and 2 of the projects currently underway have received a fair amount of attention, St. Charles Avenue and Harrison Avenue. In addition to the resurfacing of these roads, both will have bike lanes as part of the final lane configuration.

The St. Charles Ave bike lanes will go for 1.4 miles between Carrollton and Nashville Avenues and will should see heavy use as St. Charles is already a popular route for cyclists. The Harrison Ave bike lanes will go for about 1 mile from West End Blvd to the Orleans Ave Canal. There will also be new bike lanes along Harrison through City Park between Marconi and Wisner Boulevards.

There are some quotes from Robert Mendoza in the article that are hopefully a positive sign that future road projects will continue to address bicycle and pedestrian needs.

For more details on the projects, read the Nola.com articles on St. Charles Ave and Harrison Ave.
Posted by Dan at 4:16 PM

3 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 13, 2009 at 2:55 PM

    SWEET!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 29, 2010 at 6:39 PM

    Would this be a secure lane or just a thin white stripe??? And why only from Carrollton to Nashville, this city don't know how to complete something good for people... Where did these planners go to school?

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  3. AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    They need to reduce the speed limit on St. Charles Avenue from 35 miles per hour. People want to do 35 miles per hour, day or night, & they're endangering bicyclists, & pedestrians.

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