>>1634939I like the flashing walk signs - that's been very anecdotally effective when I've seen it. Mirrors are a tough thing to implement and auto market is very slow.
I absolutely disagree with the logic to increase highway capacity to decrease commuter volume. How is highway capacity going to change the last mile people have to commute after getting off the highway?
I think statistically proven solutions done on a local level used for high collision areas works well for places you can't keep bikes separate from. Road diets and low riding barriers on bike lanes work well for this. Physically separated infrastructure for bikes and pedestrians works really well in my opinion (trails and shared use sidewalks, dedicated streets). Lower the barrier ($, safety, speed) to entry (like your free share bike idea) and the numbers follow.
While this takes the glory from the higher politicians, it absolutely gives ability to city planners, aldermen, and local politicians to improve things they need most. Since these people know where work needs to be done and since they are held most accountable by their voter-base, I think they would do a much better job than, say, a federal employee.
