Twin Cities Streets for People

Some text has been added to the Hennepin Avenue green stripe.  It reads, "TURN RIGHT BIKE BUS" from top to bottom, or "BUS BIKE RIGHT TURN" from bottom to top.  

I think this means that the stripe is for buses and bikes, and cars should only enter the stripe if they want to turn right.  I believe there are still plans to add a bicycle symbol to the green stripe to indicate that this portion of the shared lane is primarily for cyclists.  

Is this becoming more legible to you as a street user?  As one cyclist told me, "maybe [the green stripe] has something to do with [A New Musical] Wicked," which is currently playing at a venue on Hennepin.  

Half of the length of a new green bike stripe has been installed on Hennepin Avenue through downtown.  On what has been designed as a shared use bus/bike lane, does this make it easier and safer for buses and bikes—as well as cars that are making right turns—to coexist, or does it reinforce bad habits of cyclists who hug the curb instead of taking the lane in shared use situations?  

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From MPR:

Hennepin and First have been one-way streets for nearly 30 years, but city officials decided to make the change to reduce the need for drivers to make trips around the block to arrive at their destinations. Officials have said the change will also improve travel for bicyclists and pedestrians. Read more >