The worst cycleway ever

The Post reports:

New figures show that a “frustrating” cycleway beneath the noses of a disapproving Government has made for a longer bus commute.

The issue of the new Molesworth St bike lane, outside Parliament, was brought to the fore this week with reported “gridlock” on surrounding streets stretching all the way to Bowen St, where one person reported a 20-minute bus ride to Karori took an hour on Tuesday night.

While the Wellington City Council said a number of factors including a traffic light issue and construction caused Tuesday evening’s congestion, new figures from the Greater Wellington Regional Council show that bus commutes through the area are taking longer since the new cycle lane was installed.

Molesworth Street is effectively a motorway onramp. It is one of the worst streets to put a cycleway on, let alone the terrible design they have gone for (the cycleway is between parked cars and the footpath).