Thread by @mmwpro63

THREAD:

Interesting Comparison, @Tower_District Olive at Wishon in Fresno with Pearl Street at 18th In Boulder, Colorado.

Biggest Difference: Boulder is considered to be one of the best places to bike in the U.S.

Yet, somehow these intersections seem almost identical...

1. Bike Parking, Boulder has bike parking immediately visible at almost every corner, while in Tower, they are under trees, and are not so obvious to spot.

At least Tower's are purple and are custom made. 🙂

2. This intersection in Boulder is less busy, Pearl St. is intersecting 18th street, a local road, hence the lack of a traffic signal. 🚦

Whereas, Olive is intersecting Wishon, a one-way street bringing traffic from the North towards @fresnodowntown .

Let me know what other differences you can spot. I'm not doing this to criticize
@Tower_District
, I'm just a guy who wants more people #bikinginfresno.

While Fresno has no protected bike paths yet, there may be small changes that can be made to increase local ridership.

Correction: An earlier version of the previous tweet said "

I'm doing this to criticize
@Tower_District ..."

rather than

"I'm NOT doing this to criticize
@Tower_District ..."

Tower is fantastic and I don't mean to criticize. I only wish it was more accomodating to bikes.