Bikelaneuprising.com has added 17 Tennessee Cities. Two new ones to the list are Bartlett and Collierville. Hopefully Germantown will be added soon.
You can use Bikelaneuprising.com to report anything in a Bike Lane from cars, debris, company vehicles, etc. They collect the data and have put it to good use.
Uses for their data:
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Infrastructure improvements.
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Getting laws drafted and passed.
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Targeted education programs.
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Enforcement of hot spots.
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Court cases where bicyclists have been injured or killed.
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National statistics
Their Maps Include:
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A running total of how many bike lane obstructions are included in your city's map.
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A break down of how many bike lane obstructions are mapped in each obstruction category.
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Three visualization settings that allow you to toggle between: heat, pin, and cluster maps.
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When using pin and cluster maps you will be able to click on individual bike lane obstructions and see images submitted along with the obstruction.
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Filters to allow you to view maps by obstruction types. Select one bike lane obstruction type or select a couple. Our map will retain your filters as you toggle between map types.
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The ability to quickly toggle between national averages and other cities to see how your city's bike lane obstructions compare.
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Every bike lane obstruction submitted to our database with a location will be displayed and included in the map's metrics.
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Maps are updated every 3 hours.
Below is the current map for Memphis with 149 reported incidents. If you go to the website and go to the map you can click on each obstruction and it will show you details for that obstruction.
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