Is Paint Enough? – Lönnrotinkatu POV Bike Ride || Here in Helsinki

A one-way bike lane was implemented on Lönnrotinkatu in Helsinki in May 2023. The experiment, lasting until the end of 2024, is part of an effort to improve walking and cycling conditions in Helsinki’s city center and find solutions for future projects.

To accommodate these changes, the roadway on Lönnrotinkatu was narrowed to a single lane for cars between Mannerheimintie and Abrahaminkatu. The bike lane, primarily marked with paint, removed a few resident parking spaces as well as 65 parking spots available in the evenings and nights. It will be interesting to see which lessons from this experiment are adopted elsewhere in the city and what the future holds for this street. What do you think — has the experiment been well executed?

00:00 Intro
00:14 Painted lane on the right
00:21 Yrjönkatu/Georgsgatan
00:26 Painted lane on the right with parking
00:58 Annankatu/Annegatan
01:01 Painted lane in the middle with parking
01:18 Painted lane on the right with bollards
01:29 Fredrikinkatu/Fredriksgatan
02:13 Painted lane on the right with bollards
02:33 Painted lane in the middle with parking
02:41 Albertinkatu/Albertsgatan
02:46 Painted lane on the right with parking
03:18 Abrahaminkatu/Abrahamsgatan
03:25 Painted lane on the right
03:42 Hietalahdenkatu/Sandviksgatan
03:46 Outro

|| LOCATION
Lönnrotinkatu
Kamppi, Helsinki, Finland
60.166571, 24.939077

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