I'm not sure what need there is for this in the residential areas. Cycling is relatively safe on the residential streets. It would make far more sense to put them on Route 1 or the busier thoroughfares to facilitate access to the Metro stations.

I'd sacrifice some on-street parking just to have a little more room to drive down some of our streets. Making one side of street no-parking where the houses have driveways would be helpful.

Yes, please, and more dedicated bike routes, greater bike/pedestrian priority on major streets, and more speed controls on residential streets to slow traffic.

Whether it's for dedicated bike lanes or not, making one side of the street no-parking on our narrowest and most congested streets would make our streets safer for biking and driving.

Agreed on the overall direction of this thread. Its not about bike access per se. Its more about narrow streets with cars parked on both sides creating congestion and tricky maneuvers for bikes and cars.

This only makes sense on some of the major roads (Queensbury, Hamilton, etc)

No. Ditto what Susan Sargent says, however, I don't even know that it is necessary on Queensbury. There is already no parking allowed, and not much room left for "bike lanes". The speed limit is low enough that we can just "go around" bicyclists, and they can respect car travel.

I think we need protected (not just painted) bike lanes on all major thoroughfares. Queens Chapel, Hamilton, Rt 1 etc. Also agree re: street parking on narrow roads esp those with driveways.

We need street parking: many house do not have driveways, and many households have two or more cars. It is not possible for many people to rely on public transportation, or to bike to work.

It's not possible to add bike lanes to all or even most residential streets in the city. What would be helpful is if dedicated bike lanes could be established on several feeder streets that would allow the largest number of bikers to get to their destinations a little more safely. I'm not sure even that is possible, but it is worth trying and using a little creativity in doing so.

Having bike lanes on well-traveled streets also supports the city's "brand" as a livable, walkable, bikeable community, which in turn increases momentum towards making those assets more fully realized in our city.

Please don't take away street parking. It's limited as it is

I do not agree we should give up on street parking for additional bike lanes in residential areas. The speed limit is only 25 mph. There are many streets already with only one sided or no parking. There are many access bike trails that lead to other parts of the county and other counties such as College Park, Riverdale and Takoma Park. Hyattsville has many convenient alleyways that lead all over the city. The sidewalks are also extra large in some areas reducing size could add space. Consideration possible for adding bike lanes on roads like Queens Chapel, Ager Road, Adelphi Road and the like could be beneficial but this doesn't take away space from residential parking. Please find more residential parking for residence especially in historical areas where space is so limited and like other people mentioned some residents have no driveway which impacts everyone.

I support anything that results in safer conditions for bicycling. Bike lanes do not need to be on every street but separate, well marked bike lanes, physically separated where space allows. Enforcement is needed as often bike lanes are used as parking spots forcing bicyclists into traffic in places where motorists do not expect to find bicycles.

Safe bike lanes!

Safe bike lanes!

Safe bike lanes!

I live on 33rd Avenue. Four homes (mine included) have no driveway; we are reliant on street parking. Among these four homes are approx. 10 autos. Even the homes with driveways have more autos than can fit in their driveway. I am not talking about auto collectors; my neighbors are working people who are reliant on their vehicles to go to their jobs, as shown by the distinct difference in the number of parked cars daytime v. evenings. Limiting parking to one side of the street for the sake of bikes essentially penalizes those living in the neighborhood for the design of the street.. The core problem is that 33rd Ave, built in 1947, was designed for another day and age when folks had far less autos than they do today.

The realities of the daily life of the neighborhood must be considered. As a life-long biker myself, I applaud the creation of bike lanes on Queen's Chapel Road and other commuting thoroughfares, but neighborhood residential streets are not conducive to such a measure. I have no problem with daily bikerides through the residential streets of Hyattsville. If anything is a problem it is the danger posed by distracted drivers, speeding drivers, aggressive drivers, etc. (I can only image what such a driver would do if my street was "wide open" )

As an alternative, I support a challenge by the City to those who use the part of the public street that runs in front of their home as a "private" street-front, using a strategically parked vehicle to create a "block" that prevents others from parking. Public streets are a shared resource--for parking, car commuting and bikes.

Yes to dedicated bike lanes on major thoroughfares. No to giving up residential street parking. We don't have a driveway and neither to many of my neighbors (same street as above post).

Absolutely no! For me, it isn't about on-street parking, it is about pedestrian safety. In my experience, many bike riders completely disregard pedestrians. As I wait for the bus at 40th and Jefferson, I frequently see bike riders blow through the intersection which has 4-way stop control. As others have observed, traffic on most of our residential streets is sufficiently slow that everyone should be able to move safely sharing the street. Dedicated bike lanes in residential neighborhoods could seriously jeopardize pedestrian safety, particularly that of children, people with disabilities, and older citizens who need to cross without fear of being mowed down by bikers who travel silently on the roads. Let's not give bike riders their own express lanes unless we are willing to commit the resources to police their behavior.

I agree most residential areas don't really need bike lanes. How about helping people with houses that don't have driveways to install them to clear up some of the congestion on narrow streets, instead?

We need safe/secured bike lanes on major thoroughfares like Hamilton, queens chapel, agers road, and route 1. Residential streets are safe as the are now, but if we get rid of street parking, that would open them up and speeding will increase.

I would be willing to if other people from the surrounding apartment communities did not park their vehicles along my street. I often have NO parking available for myself or any guest that may visit. The apartment communities need to address/solve their own problem of an apparent lack of parking for their residents.