From Walkable West Palm: a more bike friendly Flager Bridge to be constructed

Jesse Bailey at the Walkable West Palm blog has been lobbying hard to get a more bike friendly Flagler Bridge designed and the FDOT listened to his concerns. He didn't get everything he wanted but a 6' wide bike lane is quite an achievement; here's an excerpt:

Good news, friends. We recently received an email from new FDOT District 4 Secretary Gerry O’Reilly, in followup to our requests for a better, safer design on the Flagler Bridge reconstruction. Here’s the email reply, pasted below, along with a typical bridge section. 

Mr. Bailey, 

We appreciate your interest in the bike facilities on the Flagler Bridge project. The project team has reviewed your February 14, 2015 request and will implement the following lane configuration.

Here is the link to read the entire post and see the new design by FDOT.