I call the North Roosevelt Promenade, the Bicycle Superhighway. Day and night it carries a steady stream of pedestrians and cyclists across town. The new Glynn Archer has a 4 foot sidewalk, and 4 foot bike path in BOTH directions with room to get off in case of an obstacle. The promenade which is much busier is only 10 to 12 feet wide, except for some bottlenecks, as compared to 16+ for Glynn Archer. Now the DOT is trying to compress everyone into a 6 foot wide path with hard barriers on both sides so there is no where to go to avoid collisions. In addition when the wind blows the fencing takes a quarter of the width. In the first two days, I had 3 near collisions. The temporary bike path is too narrow, too bumpy, too dark, too crowded, and too dangerous. I've been riding in the street between Palm Ave, and Eisenhower. It's safer dodging the cars in traffic than riding in the new path.

If safety were indeed the main issue, then there would be no conversation regarding blaming the bicyclists. Be it an engineering problem or an aspect of human nature, the danger remains. Telling people to be careful never works. Make it safe!!