My boyfriend lives on a designated “bike boulevard”. Even so, I’m too afraid to ride my bike on it. While the traffic is low, it’s still traffic. And there is parking on both sides of the street and I’m afraid of the cars pulling out of those spots without noticing bikes. In fact I often park there and am super cautious about bikes every time I arrive and leave.
Tonight there was a city planning presentation about the bike boulevard so boyfriend and I went to it and learned all about what this city is doing to make these areas safer and more well-marked and we gave our feedback. I felt like I was helping. It was good.