WALK LAUREL

Laurel's Source for Pending Pedestrian & Bike Infrastructure Improvements. Updated weekly.

Friday, August 30, 2013

Should Main Street be a 20 MPH street?

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Main Street is Laurel's original commercial corridor and currently the only stretch of retail/office that was designed for walk-up traff...
Saturday, August 3, 2013

Links edition

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Bikes are great for business . Even drivers want separate bike lanes . 124 bike racks last year!  Nicely done, Hyattsville . Takoma Par...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Tour de Laurel

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Finally got around to biking the entire City (existing and planned routes) all at one shot. Sunday morning was perfect for it.  Pictures of ...
Saturday, February 23, 2013

Bike Routes, by Comfort Level

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This map below shows Laurel's preferred bike routes, color-coded by ease of ride-ability.  Blue Routes  are residential collector roads ...
Sunday, March 4, 2012

Links Edition - developing the smart way

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Haven't had the time to update this Blog as frequently as I would like.  In reality, I see it morphing toward editorializing and discuss...
Sunday, January 1, 2012

Year in review; and some new ideas, too!

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The following is a quick review of pedestrian & bike capital improvements in Laurel. The City: added bike lanes on Cypress Street , incl...
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Transit Improvements in Laurel

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While this blog is oriented toward pedestrian and bike infrastructure (and its role in planning and the creation of a sophisticated modern c...
Monday, October 17, 2011

Real-time traffic in Laurel

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Zoom and Pan within the map.
Sunday, October 9, 2011

Doing Parking Islands the right way

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Laurel has a lot - a LOT! - of surface parking.  These lots collect stormwater (and motor oil and antifreeze and debris) and send them direc...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

US Route 1 Sidewalk gap to be filled

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There has been a long-standing gap in the sidewalk network along the City's main north-south commercial corridor, Route 1. This gap is t...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Bike Sharrows on Laurel Lakes Ave

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As part of the City's Bike Masterplan, Laurel Lakes Avenue and Cypress Street were designated as preferred Bike Routes through the City....
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Hiker-Biker Trail on Van Dusen

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Contractors for the City of Laurel are putting the finishing touches on an 8-ft wide trail along Van Dusen Road, from MD 198 to North Arbory...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Yes, that was an earthquake in Laurel

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But no, it didn't stop ongoing pedestrian and bike projects around town.  Currently, there are two projects underway.  The first is the ...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Bike Box

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This is a photo of Laurel's first intersection bike box.  It was installed with the Cypress Street bike lanes . Left-turn Bike Box o...

Bike Lanes on Cypress Street

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New bike lanes have been installed on Cypress Street from Oxford Drive to Mulberry Street.  The bike lanes are 6 feet wide.  8-ft parking l...
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