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Union Avenue Bike Lanes Update

Alderman Lyda Krewson shared the following update on the recently implemented Union Avenue bike lanes.

Dear Neighbors…

 

I am receiving your emails/calls/texts etc,  about getting rid of the new Union bike lanes.

 

I know there is confusion… ie can I drive in the bike lane ? …No, except when moving over for a right turn.

 

I know there is aggravation because traffic in the one lane is more congested, egress at non signaled streets/alleys is harder, and traffic does not move at the same speed that it used to.

 

I goal of the project was to ‘tame’ Union… reduce the high speed drivers… reduce the number of cars… and make it safer for bike riders and walkers trying to navigate this 100 feet of pavement.

 

I have asked GRG and StL Street dept to revisit the design to see if there are some modifications that should be made to achieve the original goals and make it better.

 

Thanks for your patience.

 

Lyda

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Union Ave Painting Work

From 28th Ward Alderman Lyda Krewson:

Friday I received notice from Great Rivers Greenway that, weather permitting, they will begin painting bike lanes on Union next week. This is part of Bike St. Louis Phase III.

Union is a very wide road with fast moving traffic. The new buffered bike lanes will run from Martin Luther King to Lindell (Forest Park). The project is expected to ‘tame’ Union and make it safer especially for walkers and bike riders.

There will still be parking along the curb, then a bike lane, then the driving lane.