Cyclists are taking advantage of Omaha's first protected bike lane
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Updated: 5:25 PM CDT Jul 23, 2021
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Updated: 5:25 PM CDT Jul 23, 2021
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7’S WAVLYER MONROE HAS THE STORY CYCLISTS ARE CALLING THIS A BIG WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY. HOPING THAT THIS WILL BE A PERMANENT AND SAFE OPTION FOR RIDERS. IT’S OMAHA’S FIRST. PROTECTED BIKE LANE THE MARKET TO MIDTOWN BEWAYIK IS ALONG HARNEY STREET STARTING IN MIOWDTN AND STRETCHING ALL THE WAY TO THE OLD MARKET. I THINK IT’S A HUGE STEP FORWARD LOCAL BEIK RIDER. BEN TURNER SAYS, IT’S IMPORTANT THE CITY KEEPS UP WITH CYCLING’S BEST PRACTICES, YOU KNOW PARKING’S ON THE OUTSIDE THE LANES ONHE T INSIDE. WE HAVE HAVE FLEXIBLE DELINEATORS PLASTIC BOLLARDS ALL SORTOFS THINGS THAT WE’VE NEVER HAD IN WNTO BEFORE AND I THINK IT’S A PERFECT CHANCE TO TRY IT. BUT SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST OTHER BIKE LESAN ARE NOT AS PROTECTED TWO STRIPESF O PAINT DOES NOTHING FOR SAFETY MODE SHIFT OMAHA CO-FNDOUER. JOHNSO SAYNS THERE’S PENT-UP DEMAND IN THE COMMUTYNI FOR SAFER BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE. IT’S THE WHOLE IF YOU BUILD IT. THEY WILL COME WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW EVEN JUST WITH HARNEY STREET. IT’S NOT EVEN COMPLETE YET. AND WHEN WE WERE RIDING IT TODAY, THERE’S ALREADY PEOPLE ON BIKES AND SCOOTERS USING IT JOHNSON SAYS KEARNEY STREET, THERE’S NEW HEOP FOR PROTECTION ON OTHER HIGH-CYCLED AASRE. I MEAN WE ARE. HOPING THAT BURT STREET IS THE NEXT PROTECTED PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT’S A REALLY IMPORTANT EAST-WEST ROUTE TURNER AGREES SAYING THIS NEW SYSMTE BENEFITS CYCLISTS AND DRIVERS SOMETHING LI KE THIS IS NOT TTHA HARD RIGHT WHILE TSHI IS A SAFE OPTION CYCLISTSANT W TO REMIND DRIVERS TO BE ONHE T LOOKOUT FOR BIKERS, ESPECIALLY I