idea for improved streetlight timing

When Chicago really becomes a bike friendly city, we'll have all the lights timed. Small streets should be timed at 10, medium-level streets should be maybe 15, and arterial streets would be timed at 20. That way cyclists could choose their route based on how fast they ride. And as an added bonus, car traffic would learn that they could avoid stopping by slowing down.

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Permalink Reply by Chucko on September 28, 2008 at 12:17pm

Sounds like the green wave idea that Amsterdam has been experimenting with for a couple of years now...

http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/12/in-amsterdam-cyclists-always-...

Excellent idea.

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Permalink Reply by vxla on September 28, 2008 at 5:23pm

I'm in favor of advanced green lights for cyclists. Actually, I'm more in favor of CDOT actually using some sort of post-1950s technology in Chicago to adjust timing based on traffic patterns, time of day, and congestion....let alone add something for public transit or other modes of transportation.

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on September 29, 2008 at 3:11am

Does anyone know if its been discussed yet on a city governmental level?

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Permalink Reply by Jon on September 29, 2008 at 5:58am

Light timing would be nice, http://sfist.com/2008/09/24/photos_really_dangerous_intersectio.php this is a bike light system they just put in SF, although I'm not sure how many casual riders would even pay attention to it.