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When will the pedestrians pay?
Jim,
You left a few feet of right-of-way out of your calculations. A typical 60-foot right-of-way with bicycle lanes is divided ike this:
Pedestrian area: 2 x 12 ft = 24 feet
Bicycle area: 2 x 4.5 ft = 9 feet
Driving area: 2 x 10 ft = 20 feet
Parking are: 1 x 7 ft = 7 feet
So, in such a typical public right-of-way, cars get 27 feet, pedestrians get 24 feet and cyclists get 9 feet.
When will the pedestrians pay?