Bike Bureau: Report Bike Lane Obstructions

(loudbicycle.com)

27 points by kdmccormick1 hour ago

8 comments

young_rutabaga46 minutes ago
My favorite one is a "Share the Road" sign with a bike on it, intended to remind drivers of bikers' presence -- but placed in the middle of a bike lane. Palo Alto loves these for some reason
- boogieknite17 minutes ago
  "Bikers on Road" sign only object in the middle of the bike lane during a construction project which isnt impacting the bike lane. Portland OR staple. could be cultural? seen Portlands affinity for irony mentioned before
hexator37 minutes ago
In Boston we have a 311 app and I've taken to reporting every single bike lane obstruction I can find when walking about. I don't bike myself anymore after an accident last year in a bike when I was hit by a taxi. Things are definitely trending in the wrong direction in Boston.
- jlansey23 minutes ago
  This app connects to 311 in Boston! Makes it easier to submit.
metabagel1 hour ago
> One report documents a problem; many reports can make the case for enforcement and safer, protected bike lanes.
- rafram30 minutes ago
  Many reports document many problems. The case has already been made!
laweijfmvo36 minutes ago
I know it’s not exactly a bike lane, but if I took a camera on just one trip down a San Francisco “slow street” I could probably report a dozen violations on any day.
- bluGill4 minutes ago
  Please do so. If nobody complains the police think nobody cares and ignore it. When people complain that is when things change
lokar1 hour ago
Do the cities that accept the reports do anything with them?
- jlansey21 minutes ago
  So far a single Boston 311 report has been closed with a ticket... Out of something like 300 reports... So yes?? Also a cop in Brookline has confirmed receiving them and acting on it though we don't have any evidence to corroborate that with.
paularmstrong53 minutes ago
I really wish this weren't the case, but I'm afraid that we're heading to a place where if we flood reports to officials, they'll just jump on calling bike lanes "DEI" and take them out.
- hw-guy15 minutes ago
  Depends on the city. In Philadelphia, the opposite thing happened: proposed bike lanes along half of Washington Ave. were blocked by a city council member on the grounds that "only white people ride bikes" and "bike lanes cause gentrification." It was touted as an "equity win."<p>This councilmember is now the President of the Philadelphia City Council.
- ilamont10 minutes ago
  To your point, the people responsible for enforcement have pushed back, at least in Boston:<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BostonPatrolmen/posts/pfbid0Vy96sXd2DApXuZyJM9rhDF5YrXaEY9cuqp49jyG4pXkVovcJzY2oFNhZ6wkjcBtul" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/BostonPatrolmen/posts/pfbid0Vy96sXd...</a><p><a href="https://www.universalhub.com/2026/police-union-declares-war-back-bay-city-councilor-over-parking" rel="nofollow">https://www.universalhub.com/2026/police-union-declares-war-...</a>
- prismatk43 minutes ago
  This is already being done without blockages being reported, so why not at least try to raise the issue with places that might do something about i?
giraffe_lady16 minutes ago
Is something wrong with bike lane uprising? They've been doing this for years, very active where I am, well connected both with activists and local politicians.<p><a href="https://www.bikelaneuprising.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.bikelaneuprising.com</a>
- enlightens2 minutes ago
  BLU is doing fantastic work
ceayo31 minutes ago
Americans with american problems...