We talked last week about Sharrows Coming to Raleigh. This week, we’ve discovered additional information and a few resources that are helping to education both cyclists and motorist about sharrows. In fact, the paint is drying as you read this, in some area’s of the Triangle.
An article posted on the Go Traingle Wordpess blog, Ride this way! Sharrows popping up in Raleigh and Cary! tells us about the criteria on where sharrows can be placed:
The sharrows are only allowed in areas where the speed limit is under 45 mph, and in the 35 mph areas where they are planned in Raleigh, the sharrows will be placed every 250 feet. At this spacing, motorists will see reminders approximately every 5 seconds. Each sharrow is 9 1/3 feet long and 3 1/3 feet wide, so they will be visible to motorists and cyclists. Incorporating bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure into the fabric of the Triangle’s roadways and towns will be important in reducing traffic and maintaining safety and green space as we continue to grow.
The group, GoTriangle.org is also advocating for the education of sharrows with flyers like this:
What is a sharrow?
The City of Raleigh is also doing their part. They’ve created the following educational flyer:
Sharrows coming soon to Raleigh streets
Resources
- New Ped and Bike Map Shows Raleigh’s Progress
- ‘Sharrows’ to make city more bike-friendly
- Ride this way! Sharrows popping up in Raleigh and Cary!
Tags: bike plan, bikes, cary, cyclists, growth, neighborhoods, planning, raleigh, transportation_plan
A good post from New Raleigh:
Raleigh’s First Sharrows Land on Northclift Drive in North Raleigh
http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/archive/raleighs-first-sharrows-land-on-northclift-drive-in-north-raleigh/