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Reader comments: After years of debate, Berkeley approves Hopkins bike lanes
This July 30 story about Hopkins Street bike lanes getting approved got more than 200 comments on our website alone. Here are a few from our site and social media. |
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“All that's required is a bike lane, on the regular road, with a white stripe. You see these all over Berkeley, and they work just fine.”
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“Have you ever been "doored"? I was once as a kid and I was lucky. A white line won't protect you from that.”
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“How does removing parking spaces for businesses help the local economy?”
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“Amazing how the absence of traffic enforcement is never even mentioned as a factor in the risks to bicyclists.”
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“The pro-bike council members and the mayor came in to that meeting with their minds made up.”
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“Hopkins is the most dangerous street in Berkeley for cyclists. It’s laughable that the people of Berkeley, with all their protestations and posturing for the environment, are really car lovers.”
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“Truly hope Berkeley will allow actual cyclists to assist in design. Cannot design bike lanes from a car's perspective.”
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“This seems to be a conceptual design and not fully vetted. As a bicyclist I oppose this idea in front of the shops.”
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“I had no idea that the only way for a cyclist to get to Monterey Market was on Hopkins.”
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“Continuing to prioritize automobile infrastructure over more efficient alternative modes of transportation is madness. More bike lanes + safer streets for pedestrians = more vibrant neighborhoods.”
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“The younger generation is more likely to adopt multi- modal transport including increased usage of bikes (even ebikes), an undeniably common good, so sensible to pave the way for it, quite literally!”
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“Yay for bike lanes! There have been way way too many deaths and injuries along Hopkins.”
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Last month's poll results
In July, we asked Scanner readers if they support the plan to add protected bike lanes on Hopkins Street. The results were overwhelming, and we had a record number of responses, with 328 votes.
No, keep the bike lanes off
60.7%
Maybe, but not as currently proposed
24.1%
Yes, add protected bike lanes
15.2%
Council approved the Hopkins bike lanes at the July 28 meeting. |
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