{"id":1059,"date":"2018-06-11T23:50:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T04:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/safetga.org\/?p=1059"},"modified":"2018-06-14T14:39:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T19:39:37","slug":"bike-lanes-removed-on-tower-grove-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/safetga.org\/?p=1059","title":{"rendered":"Bike lanes removed on Tower Grove Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bike lanes on southbound Tower Grove Avenue at Vandeventer have recently been removed.<\/p>\n

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Bike lanes on Tower Grove Avenue at Vandeventer were installed in Summer 2013. They were removed in May 2018.<\/p><\/div>\n

This short stretch of bike lanes was installed in August 2013<\/a>\u00a0and was repainted several times since<\/a>.\u00a0 It is broadly appreciated by cyclists for helping guide them through this complex intersection, which is on one of the busiest bike routes in St. Louis.<\/p>\n

In May 2018 the St. Louis Streets removed these lanes. We protested this change<\/a>, and KMOV News did a story<\/a> about the situation.<\/p>\n

Alderman Joe Roddy represents the district where the lanes removal occurred.\u00a0 He writes:<\/p>\n

I spoke again with the Traffic Commissioner yesterday afternoon.\u00a0 She explained that $12,000 was expended to create the new turn lane and that happened only after they spent an extensive amount of time studying the intersection and concluded that the risks of car accidents were greater.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We have reached out to Alderman Roddy<\/a> and Commissioner of Traffic Deanna Venker<\/a> to request a copy of this study, and we’ll update this post when we learn more.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong>\u00a0See our latest post for an update<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The bike lanes on southbound Tower Grove Avenue at Vandeventer have recently been removed. This short stretch of bike lanes was installed in August 2013\u00a0and was repainted several times since.\u00a0 It is broadly appreciated by cyclists for helping guide them…<\/span><\/p>\n

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