The stretch of road in Carbondale that really needs a bike lane is the 2 block section of Poplar that runs betwix Main and Walnut. Poplar serves as the major artery of transportation for those living in the near Northwest section of Carbondale to get to SIUC. The residential area north of Main has low enough traffic flow that bicyclists can move along the streets with safety, while Poplar south of Walnut has bike lanes on both sides of the street.
It is only that one short section of the street where both two wheeled and four wheels drivers funnel towards the university that is not relatively safe. I regularly see bicyclists riding on the sidewalk (illegally) and cars swerving unnervingly close to bicyclists traversing that stretch.
I do not know if regulations regarding the width of roadways would allow part of the street to be marked off as bike lanes. Widening the street to allow lanes is not an option, as there is very little setback of private property from the street. Maybe the city could at least paint "sharrows" on the street, as Cape Girardeau has done on some streets.
It is only that one short section of the street where both two wheeled and four wheels drivers funnel towards the university that is not relatively safe. I regularly see bicyclists riding on the sidewalk (illegally) and cars swerving unnervingly close to bicyclists traversing that stretch.
I do not know if regulations regarding the width of roadways would allow part of the street to be marked off as bike lanes. Widening the street to allow lanes is not an option, as there is very little setback of private property from the street. Maybe the city could at least paint "sharrows" on the street, as Cape Girardeau has done on some streets.
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