Portland, Maine
Tuesday, September 2, 1997
by John Alphonse
Pedestrians, automobiles and a bicyclist head for Intown Portland Saturday on the new Casco Bay Bridge, which officially opened for traffic late Sunday evening. |
Even Drew Bledsoe would have trouble dodging traffic on the pedestrian walkway: a lack of signage for bikes and peds has caused confusion. Seems like all the auto signs are up, though. |
An improved situation welcomes bicyclists and pedestrians on the new Casco Bay Bridge, which officially opened on Sunday.
Unfortunately, the Maine Department of Transportation and alternative transportation advocates missed a huge opportunity to educate the public on bicycle and pedestrian safety: thousands of people over two days attended the opening celebration, and none saw any signage recognizing bicycles or pedestrians.
The lack of signage has caused a great amount of confusion among a number of bridge crossers who travelled by means other than automobile.
The lack of bicycle and pedestrian signage - alongside the fact that all signage for automobiles was present - demonstrates that alternative transportation advocates have a long way to go before equal representation in our transportation infrastructure is achieved.
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