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There are cheap fixes to prevent crashes on Law Lane

There are cheap fixes to prevent crashes on Law Lane

Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana included in their 2010 master plan an expensive and ambitious plan to extend Law Lane. The plan specified that the updated Law Lane should include bike lanes and off-street pedestrian sidewalks. A 2020 update to the master plan added detailed plans. The angled parking between

Law Lane Pedestrian Safety Audit

Law Lane Pedestrian Safety Audit

Last year, a pedestrian was struck crossing Law Lane at Fee Lane in Bloomington, Indiana. Was this a one-off accident, or has there been a pattern of crashes at that intersection? Are there changes that could be made to improve pedestrian safety in the area? I took a deep dive

Intersection Crash Analysis with QGIS

Intersection Crash Analysis with QGIS

How to perform four different methods of intersection crash analysis. Compares how and why the results differ.

Measuring the Walk Potential of Large Amenities

Measuring the Walk Potential of Large Amenities

To calculate the Walk Potential around most amenities, we find the center of amenity, and generate a 10-minute walk radius around it. This area called a "ped shed" or more technically an isochrone. That works well for a small downtown store front, but it's not great

How to find out if bike lanes will fit on your street for $25.

How to find out if bike lanes will fit on your street for $25.

There are likely roads in your own community that you suspect are already wide enough to accommodate a bike lane– They just need stripes to mark the lane. You can check road widths yourself by using a measuring wheel, found for about $25 on E-bay. A measuring wheel measures distances

Why is biking not recommended on sidewalks, but is on multi-use paths?

Why is biking not recommended on sidewalks, but is on multi-use paths?

Plenty of bike advocates will recommend against biking on sidewalks, but at the same time will recommend biking on multi-use paths. Both are often next to roads and intersect with roads. So what's the safety difference between biking on a sidewalk on a multi-use path? Other similar bike

Richmond, Indiana Reeveston Road and 24th Street intersection makeover

Here's a suggestion to improve walk-to-school safety for Charles Elementary School in Richmond, Indiana. I sent this to the Richmond City Planner in 2013. Although it was well-received, Google Maps shows the intersection remains with all the same problems. I've since moved to a new town