Don't take away lanes from Norfolk's Hampton Blvd.

Here's a question to answer concerning the lanes of traffic .... I looked at the August 2018 bike map for Norfolk and the Hampton Blvd bridge is already considered a bike lane. I assume it's the broad shoulders that you can ride a bike on as long as there are no pedestrians. To get to the bridge, you can take the Elizabeth River Trail so no need to get onto Hampton Blvd. until the bridge. Future strategic plan corridors include Jamestown Crescent to Monroe Place to Lexan to the bridge. Once over the bridge, Shirland Ave. is the future corridor. So it's not in the strategic plan to make Hampton Blvd. a bike lane. Am I right??? Still confused about the grant to pay for paving. Is a bike lane contingent on funding??? I'm not anti bike lane, but why are bike lanes being touted as a reason for the lane to go away? So confused, but it furthers my resolved to oppose removing any lanes on Hampton Blvd. even if temporarily with two lanes that can be repainted into three. Don't even. https://www.norfolk.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1387?fbclid=IwAR0rIYrOs9XwL_yPc6E7Zd7c-HuZalVmTP3s4PbTINSfRdZsjtldJv2GqYM

Really bad idea.

That is ludicrous. Leave the lane. Patrol the speed.

No need for anymore bike lanes. If speed is a factor put a police officer on Hampton Blvd. I don't see speeders as there is never any room to speed.

It would be ok if it didnt already back up traffic on several streets in norfolk. I've probably seen 30 bikes riding on these lanes in 6 months what a waste of monry and not having any input when the decision was made to my knowlefge

Agree, too busy a thoroughfare to close down any lanes on Hampton Blvd. Also, I see they have reduced the speed during peak school transit times from 25 to 15mph. This should help in that immediate area.

There is too much traffic to close lanes

Think smarter rather then spending money like this.

NO NO bad idea

do not remove lanes but get the big trucks to use the new highway off Int. 564 to get to NIT.

Again city engineers and politicians are coming up with solutions for a near non-existent problem, the need to "slow" traffic in the ODU area. The real problem on the streets are the trucks and the bicycles, neither of which follow the laws. Traffic is bad now at six lane s and reducing the traffic will make the commutes over an hour from Ghent to the Navy Base, how stupid. Why not simple shut down the road because that is what reduction of lanes will cause.

No to bike lanes on Hampton Blvd

No to bike lanes on Hampton Blvd.

Closing lanes will make the commute a nightmare for commuters and those living in the area. Please take a look at the traffic during a normal work day before making your decision.

The people downtown pushing for these bike lanes clearly have an alternative motive. Get the trucks off Hampton Blvd if you are truly concerned about safety. Follow the money.

There are days that it takes me 1.5 hrs to get to work via Hampton Blvd (midtown tunnel to NOB) being 3 lanes... I can’t imagine what it would be like with 2.

Reducing the lanes from three to two is a colossally bad idea. There are other ways to improve on Hampton Boulevard. The first step is to ban large trucks going from the Midtown tunnel to NIT.

Learn a lesson from what happened on Llewellyn and Colley Avenue with traffic problems. Things would be 1000 times worse on Hampton Boulevard. Only experienced cyclists should be on Hampton Boulevard anyway and they blend in well already.

Please increase the police presence on Hampton at key times in order to control speed. Any costs incurred would certainly be paid back in ticket fees and fines. Reducing the number of lanes would only serve to increase the traffic and congestion, which increases the likelihood for accidents and, therefore, more traffic. The negative impact to those that use Hampton Blvd. as well as to the lives of those who live in the area cannot be understated.

I’m opposed to removing any lanes on Hampton Blvd for bike lanes!!’