University Avenue

Sharrow Cam Tells the Story of Long Beach’s Green Shared Lane

Maybe this shared lane marking treatment would be a good fit for the new Universtiy Avenue in Saint Paul?

From our friends at LA Streetsblog

Russ Roca, the photographer and bike activist who has taken the lead on promoting Long Beach's world-class shared lane, brings us a video on people's first reactions to the lane.  For anyone that missedFriday's story, Long Beach painted a travel lane green and installed Sharrows on 2nd Street, one of the busiest streets in the city for both bikes and cars. 

Mitigation Fund for University Avenue Businesses

Image of Dale and University via regionalrail.org

The Central Corridor LRT line is coming and business owners along University Avenue are predictably very nervous about it. With loss of revenue and parking, the real concern is over the construction period. Can the businesses stay viable while the streets are torn up and closed to most traffic? Well, the University Avenue Business Association (UABA) is taking the issue up now. Read more >