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Bike lanes on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge are contributing to pollution, car drivers say
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this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2025
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Honestly, while I'd typically say the solution is to use the bike lane, the bridge is 5.5 mi (8.85km) long, the very shortest commutes between destinations on the two sides is about 7mi (11.25km), taking about 40mins each way. Still the fact that a few hundred cyclists use it each day is impressive, and there would be little car-free access between the cities otherwise.
A dedicated public transit bus lane with frequent service between SMART and BART, would be a lot better of an idea.
Unless someone is riding at a very slow 16km/h pace, it would take far less than 40 minutes to ride that 11km (without an ebike).
On that note, if someone had the choice of sitting in traffic for an hour, or enjoying a beautiful 40 minute ride over a bridge, I think it would be an easy choice to make 🤗
No. I want to ride the bridge.
I want to ride my bicycle...
It's also super windy exactly across the bridge most of the time. Sucks for biking, I never could bring myself to do it
Or a shared lane for buses and bikes? But it might defeat the purpose of providing more comfort and safety to cyclists