Wait for it…wait for it…merge… NOW!

Sometimes I just have to shake my head.  And take a picture.

This bike lane on US 17/92 in Seminole County, just north of the Orange County line, is correctly placed between the right-most through lane and the long merge lane.

(This Google Map shot was taken before the road was rebuilt, so you won’t see the bike lane there, but shows the wider context; it runs from the Maitland Blvd. interchange to the Spartan Drive intersection; about 900 feet).

But the traffic engineers seem to think motorists should only merge during this very short dashed line section.

Not to worry.  The motorists seem to be smarter than that and pass/merge where it makes sense for them.

Posted in Bikeways, Safety

A, O, Way to Go, Oviedo

Now this is how we really promote cycling:

From Contract Magazine:

VOA Completes Oviedo, Florida Public Works, Administration and Engineering Facility

July 8, 2009

The Orlando office of VOA Associates has completed the 5,500-sq.-ft. Public Works, Administration and Engineering Facility for the city of Oviedo, Fla., public works department, a project which has been submitted for LEED Gold certification.  …
To achieve LEED Gold, the team incorporated a number of environmentally sustainable elements, such as highly reflective roofing materials, a changing room, showers and bicycle storage for 5 percent of the occupants …

Posted in Green Business, Transportation Cycling