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Re:Restricting Manhattan’s 14th street to buses has been a s... by Scoundreller on Sunday October 13, 2019 @05:42PM (#21243291)
> Vancouver took their 2-lane each way (4 total) roads and dedicated the outer lane to bikes. They protected that lane from car with planters. So, it can definitely be done.

Makes snowplowing a mess. NYC can’t just shutdown like Vancouver does every time it snows :)

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Re:Restricting Manhattan’s 14th street to buses has been a s... by jrockway on Sunday October 13, 2019 @06:14PM (#21243523)
It is street parking that ruins winter for bikes. The snow plows can't get to the edge of the road, so the bike lane which marks the parking/plowable road area suffers.

I don't think it's a big deal because we don't really get a lot of snow in NYC. A plan to improve the 50 weeks a year without snow on the ground is better than not doing the plan because a couple weeks in February will be miserable.

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Re:Restricting Manhattan’s 14th street to buses has been a s... by Symbiote on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:38AM (#21246208)
Here in Copenhagen, the city has narrow versions of the usual equipment for clearing bike lanes. The bike lanes are cleared before the car lanes!

http://www.copenhagenize.com/2010/12/ultimate-bike-lane-snow...

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Re:Restricting Manhattan’s 14th street to buses has been a s... by Scoundreller on Sunday October 13, 2019 @09:45PM (#21244643)
About 20-40 inches per year in NYC, while 12 is lucky in a year in Vancouver. And is prone to melting when the sun comes out.

The Pacific moderates a lot better than the Atlantic!

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