New bike lane being installed on MLK Avenue in Ward 8

Near Sterling Ave. Photo by John. 

Comments

[Crickey7]

That is essentially all in the door zone.

[DE]

That little bitty bit right along the white line is probably out of the reach of most doors for cars parked correctly. That's where I ride anyway, but it does seem odd that infrastructure would encourage cyclists to ride in dangerous spaces.

[Jonathan Krall]

I'm not thrilled with door zone bike lanes either, but I like them better than sharrows ("shared lanes"). I get to compare the two almost daily on Commonwealth Ave in Alexandria. It's a step forward and is good to see.