I found this article on the Huffingtonpost.com site and found it thought provoking. Are bike lanes like these the solution to get the average Joe bike commuting to work? How would you feel about your children riding alone to school or to the mall in either type of bike lane. How do these bike lane solutions compare to what you have in your city now?
Check out the article here.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/04/bike-lanes-from-around-th_n_439274.html