Bike Bureau: Report Bike Lane Obstructions

young_rutabaga•about 1 hour ago

My favorite one is a "Share the Road" sign with a bike on it, intended to remind drivers of bikers' presence -- but placed in the middle of a bike lane. Palo Alto loves these for some reason

boogieknite•about 1 hour ago

"Bikers on Road" sign only object in the middle of the bike lane during a construction project which isnt impacting the bike lane. Portland OR staple. could be cultural? seen Portlands affinity for irony mentioned before

laweijfmvo•about 1 hour ago

I know it’s not exactly a bike lane, but if I took a camera on just one trip down a San Francisco “slow street” I could probably report a dozen violations on any day.

bluGill•about 1 hour ago

Please do so. If nobody complains the police think nobody cares and ignore it. When people complain that is when things change

metabagel•about 2 hours ago

> One report documents a problem; many reports can make the case for enforcement and safer, protected bike lanes.

rafram•about 1 hour ago

Many reports document many problems. The case has already been made!

hexator•about 1 hour ago

In Boston we have a 311 app and I've taken to reporting every single bike lane obstruction I can find when walking about. I don't bike myself anymore after an accident last year in a bike when I was hit by a taxi. Things are definitely trending in the wrong direction in Boston.

jlansey•about 1 hour ago

This app connects to 311 in Boston! Makes it easier to submit.

tadzikpk•35 minutes ago

Ooh, this autosubmit is cool. Is it open-source for individuals to add more cities, or expose it as an API?

lokar•about 2 hours ago

Do the cities that accept the reports do anything with them?

jlansey•about 1 hour ago

So far a single Boston 311 report has been closed with a ticket... Out of something like 300 reports... So yes?? Also a cop in Brookline has confirmed receiving them and acting on it though we don't have any evidence to corroborate that with.

giraffe_lady•about 1 hour ago

Is something wrong with bike lane uprising? They've been doing this for years, very active where I am, well connected both with activists and local politicians.

https://www.bikelaneuprising.com

jlansey•40 minutes ago

Bike Bureau makes official-311 reports in ~30 cities, and our data is open for activists to use. Also our UI reduces time to report by a lot.

BLU keeps their data secret and no reports go to officials. They do great work though and I'd love to share BB data with them.

Which city are you in?

enlightens•44 minutes ago

BLU is doing fantastic work

paularmstrong•about 2 hours ago

I really wish this weren't the case, but I'm afraid that we're heading to a place where if we flood reports to officials, they'll just jump on calling bike lanes "DEI" and take them out.

hw-guy•about 1 hour ago

Depends on the city. In Philadelphia, the opposite thing happened: proposed bike lanes along half of Washington Ave. were blocked by a city council member on the grounds that "only white people ride bikes" and "bike lanes cause gentrification." It was touted as an "equity win."

This councilmember is now the President of the Philadelphia City Council.

prismatk•about 1 hour ago

This is already being done without blockages being reported, so why not at least try to raise the issue with places that might do something about i?

ilamont•about 1 hour ago

To your point, the people responsible for enforcement have pushed back, at least in Boston:

https://www.facebook.com/BostonPatrolmen/posts/pfbid0Vy96sXd...

https://www.universalhub.com/2026/police-union-declares-war-...

ceayo•about 1 hour ago

Americans with american problems...

Bike Bureau: Report Bike Lane Obstructions

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