Plans and renderings for the new Oklahoma Boulevard have been revealed to the public and they do not include bicycle facilities. Instead, pedestrians and cyclists will be required to share the sidewalk, creating a potential dangerous and unpleasant atmosphere for all users.
BIKE LANES/FACILITIES NEED TO BE ADDED TO OKLAHOMA BOULEVARD.
The City has become a recent champion of inclusive downtown street design, and Oklahoma Boulevard, downtown's newest street, it's "grand entrance" should also reflect this positive movement.
A world-class city plans for, and creates space for, the community's most vulnerable street users. The latest plans for Oklahoma Boulevard signal what the street is for, not who the street is for.
Oklahoma City is better than this. Let's be inclusive, let's be smart, let's be equitable. Let's be world-class.
We urge the City of Oklahoma City to include bicycle facilities that are separate from the sidewalk on the new Oklahoma Boulevard.
Thank you for your attention to this important concern.
Updates
December 8, 2017
The city officials continue to ignore our demand for safe transit and think we will just accept their dangerous sidewalk plan. They are choosing to build a car-centric relic instead of a modern street and I am not letting them get away with this failure.
Reached 100 supporters
December 8, 2017
55 Comments
We are often told protected bike lanes are too expensive to add to existing streets. Here is a chance to add them upfront at minimal if any additional cost. Please consider doing it.
Please add dedicated cycling lanes, and intersections to Oklahoma Boulevard. You will be encouraging a healthier city. Many cyclists already use fringe restaurants close to the trail system but would enjoy being able to visit downtown restaurants, events and businesses.
When I visit OKC as a tourist I bring a bicycle so I can enjoy the existing trails and bicycle routes. Please make Oklahoma Blvd safe for all users of this street by referring to the recently released guidelines from NACTO.
Please stop designing streets for cars only. We want all types of transportation in our town and with the streetcar having a dedicated lane why not squeeze out a few more feet for bike lanes? This rendering looks like yet another 5 lane city street only designed to shuttle cars back and forth. Don't make us cyclists compete for space against pedestrians.
It’s a shame it has to come to petitioning to fight for bike lanes in our city. And more sore, that our city officials tried to sneak in this basic street design after showing us the landscaped center median.
With the new park and the great pedestrian/bicyclist momentum that is taking hold in the urban core we would be foolish to build this blvd without bike lanes. I'm a realist, if the bike lanes cannot exist because of traffic, just say so. If the traffic flow isn't the issue then please don't make this blvd into another deterrent to foot traffic and bicyclists in OKC!
Bicycles are transportation, and should be given a place in this project.
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Plans and renderings for the new Oklahoma Boulevard have been revealed to the public and they do not include bicycle facilities. Instead, pedestrians and cyclists will be required to share the sidewalk, creating a potential dangerous and unpleasant atmosphere for all users.
BIKE LANES/FACILITIES NEED TO BE ADDED TO OKLAHOMA BOULEVARD.
The City has become a recent champion of inclusive downtown street design, and Oklahoma Boulevard, downtown's newest street, it's "grand entrance" should also reflect this positive movement.
A world-class city plans for, and creates space for, the community's most vulnerable street users. The latest plans for Oklahoma Boulevard signal what the street is for, not who the street is for.
Oklahoma City is better than this. Let's be inclusive, let's be smart, let's be equitable. Let's be world-class.
We urge the City of Oklahoma City to include bicycle facilities that are separate from the sidewalk on the new Oklahoma Boulevard.
Thank you for your attention to this important concern.
Updates
December 8, 2017
The city officials continue to ignore our demand for safe transit and think we will just accept their dangerous sidewalk plan. They are choosing to build a car-centric relic instead of a modern street and I am not letting them get away with this failure.
Reached 100 supporters
December 8, 2017
55 Comments
Please include protected bike lanes in the Oklahoma Boulevard. Innovative, bike-friendly cities like Washington, DC, San Francisco, and Portland, OR do this, as do other big-league cities.
We are often told protected bike lanes are too expensive to add to existing streets. Here is a chance to add them upfront at minimal if any additional cost. Please consider doing it.
Please add dedicated cycling lanes, and intersections to Oklahoma Boulevard. You will be encouraging a healthier city. Many cyclists already use fringe restaurants close to the trail system but would enjoy being able to visit downtown restaurants, events and businesses.
When I visit OKC as a tourist I bring a bicycle so I can enjoy the existing trails and bicycle routes. Please make Oklahoma Blvd safe for all users of this street by referring to the recently released guidelines from NACTO.
Please stop designing streets for cars only. We want all types of transportation in our town and with the streetcar having a dedicated lane why not squeeze out a few more feet for bike lanes? This rendering looks like yet another 5 lane city street only designed to shuttle cars back and forth. Don't make us cyclists compete for space against pedestrians.
It’s a shame it has to come to petitioning to fight for bike lanes in our city. And more sore, that our city officials tried to sneak in this basic street design after showing us the landscaped center median.
With the new park and the great pedestrian/bicyclist momentum that is taking hold in the urban core we would be foolish to build this blvd without bike lanes. I'm a realist, if the bike lanes cannot exist because of traffic, just say so. If the traffic flow isn't the issue then please don't make this blvd into another deterrent to foot traffic and bicyclists in OKC!
Bicycles are transportation, and should be given a place in this project.
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Please include protected bike lanes in the Oklahoma Boulevard. Innovative, bike-friendly cities like Washington, DC, San Francisco, and Portland, OR do this, as do other big-league cities.