The intrusion of vehicles on bicycle lanes must be permanently resolved

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The cyclists are satisfied that with the reconstruction of Orce Nikolov Street they will get the first municipal street, ie a street from the so-called secondary network on the territory of the City of Skopje, which will receive a complete bicycle solution.

Movements where there are no trees and green islands and which are used as parking pockets, as a border with the bike path have a lowered curb that results in free entry of vehicles on the track, practically, as if to suggest that the track is accessible to cars and invite drivers to enter freely. This is one of the remarks of the informal group "On Wheels", which they pointed out in the letter sent to the Municipality of Centar, regarding the reconstruction of Orce Nikolov Street. In the part of open questions and remarks, in their letter to the municipal authorities, the cyclists also react in relation to the curbs, which, as they say, when descending and ascending the bicycle path, should be made last and thus the ride to be smoother because, as reported by "On Wheels", they currently have a small edge and a break that makes driving uncomfortable, and not up to accessibility standards.

- Only a few meters from such curbs with a broken edge on Orce Nikolov Street, on the boulevard Kliment Ohridski, you can see the completely fused curbs, used by the City of Skopje and which allow a completely smooth transition from the road to the raised sidewalk. This is also important, not only for bicycles, but even more so for scooters and people with disabilities. It would be good if the Municipality of Centar consults with the City of Skopje regarding the experience for construction of bicycle paths and access sidewalks and the lessons to be taken into account along the rest of Orce Nikolov Street where the construction works are yet to be performed, and the completed part to be corrected where possible - they demand from the initiative "On Wheels".

Despite the few remarks that the cyclists have about the reconstruction of Orce Nikolov Street, in terms of meeting the needs of the fans of this ecological transport, the cyclists emphasize in the letter that they are greatly satisfied that Orce Nikolov Street in the Municipality of Center will be the first municipal street. , ie a street from the so-called secondary network on the territory of the City of Skopje, which will receive a bicycle solution.

-After the completion of the first part of the reconstruction of Orce Nikolov Street, a group of members of "On Wheels" visited and drove along the new bicycle paths. Finally, in the reconstruction of a municipal street, its entire profile has been taken into account, and not only the road as it has been the case so far. All types of traffic have been taken into account and thus Orce Nikolov Street will probably become the first so-called complete street in the municipal jurisdiction in Skopje. We believe that this will have a positive impact on many aspects of life: the choice and the right to move with different means of transport of citizens, the quality of life of residents, reducing speed and noise, increasing safety and attractiveness of the street for visitors, positive effect on local businesses as well - they say from "On Wheels".

According to cyclists, the fact that the width of the bike paths allows riding two bikes next to each other and contributes to the social aspect of cycling is also gratifying.

- We expect with the construction of Orce Nikolov Street to see the benefits of this type, complete streets. Individuals are expected to continue to occupy the public space provided for pedestrians and bicycles for illegal parking. This should not discourage the municipality from protecting the space from usurpation and enforcing order, guaranteeing security and pursuing green policies.. We hope that the project with Orce Nikolov is just the beginning of a different planning of the neighborhoods in the municipality of Centar, with a bicycle network, calm traffic and the principles of "city for people" - reads the letter of the informal group "On Wheels".

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