We can wait till later on when there is a real design. They provide safety now, and can be used in the new design. sure some will have to be removed. No one...
just a question to get started. I think they do. Vehicles go faster with the larger amount of lane they see. (from several traffic calming sources, I can find...
091505 A few thoughts as follows: 1) Cost of project, cost of removal; if I remember correctly, the City contracted for something in the realm of $300,000 for...
sherahjr@...
Sep 15, 2005 6:06 am
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As others have previously mentioned, there are several reasons to regret the subcommitee's decision to undo the current SCB design. The one that concerns me...
... The general feeling in traffic engineering circles is that stripes alone can generate a small decrease in traffic speed, but that more substantial...
... pedestrians, ... Mike's point here is reasonable, except that it really applies to cyclists only and mostly to commuters. Unlike cyclists, pedestrians in...
... No, it applies to pedestrians as well. Getting hit by a car going 20 is much worse than not getting hit by a car going 40, whether you are on a bike or on...
... And there are plenty of reasons to support removing both-sides parking from Shoal Creek Boulevard. Simply put: bike lanes which allow cars to park in them...
For those of you wanting to ban parking on SCB, all I can figure is that you must not live on SCB. This would mean, for us, that any visitors coming to our...
Barbara Visser
viswim@...
Sep 15, 2005 6:24 pm
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"For those of you wanting to ban parking on SCB, all I can figure is that you must not live on SCB. This would mean, for us, that any visitors coming to our...
Mike, unless you move into Allandale (1), or plan to pay for taking out the CEs (2), I think you should get active in your own neighborhaood association and...
I was not aware that this forum was set up for homeowners only or that it had any direct connection with the neighborhood association. Quoting from the forum...
No,it is not. I strongly support the use of this list to discuss the SCB by *all* interested parties. I firmly reject the notion that only SCB neighbors have a...
... out the CEs (2), I think you ... ours alone. I will do so, on the day that you succeed in turning Shoal Creek Boulevard into a private street, owned and...
... is ... walk ... tell ... very ... walk ... commuter ... The solution we have now works for every bicyclist I have talked to, they like the big lanes, and...
... to, ... cars. Then you haven't talked to many cyclists. ... No. The city tried the "winding from side to side" striping in 2003, not the original city plan...
Actually, the original city plan had a bike lane marked on both sides of the road and there was no prohibition of parking. The one side parking plan came about...
... sides of the road and there was no prohibition of parking. The one side parking plan came about after the street was resurfaced (about 2001 or 02). Yes,...
... Before resurfacing, it had two 6 foot bike lanes with parking, about 30 cars for the entire length. The one sided plan came up in late 1999 or early 2000....
... City ... and although I ... which is utterly ... that. I'm ... especially not if ... The should be left in for a while, continue to monitor them, and see ...
... lane ... bicycle can ... I think the wide white stripes are great, I do not see many cars crossing over them at all. The CEs were put in for the visual...
Mike Do you know when the original bike lanes were put in or where to ask to find out? What was their original purpose? What I am asking here is were they put...
... to ... pedestrians ... get to ... unlike ... between ... lights. ... 20 ... are ... itself ... any ... treatments ... No so, slower traffic allows the...
... to ... design. ... parking ... cars to ... Not so, I have seen may designs like the CEs on the west coast and Arizona. A ... ASHTOW (sp, yea) only? very...
... to find out? ... put there for safety or did it just have to do with the city mapping out a set of bike routes and marking all of them on the pavement with...
OK -- I'll revise my second question. Have there ever been any safety / traffic studies done at any time which showed a need for bike lanes on Shoal Creek...
I live on White Rock, a block from Shoal Creek. I drive a pickup, and I ride my bikes a LOT. My position is this: we stick with the status quo. Yes, the...
I will be out of the office starting 09/09/2005 and will not return until 09/19/2005. If you need immediate assistance please contact Nick Cotto in the...
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