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... I just measured the width of Shoal Creek Blvd in front of my house (6405 Shoal Creek) and it is 40 feet, curb face to curb face. The numbers from the ...
Kevin Kessler
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Oct 1, 2005
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... previously published data which had 15% over 37mph. Don't jump to conclusions - as we've seen, sometimes APD's definition of "speeding" isn't the same as...
Mike Dahmus
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Oct 1, 2005
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... It's not just my opinion; it's the opinion of the entire traffic engineering profession, and pretty much everybody else working on bicycle facilities...
Mike Dahmus
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Oct 1, 2005
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It's a free country, but I don't see the point of mentioning Great Northern when discussing Shoal Creek. As an alternative route it is insufficient for all but...
David Sean Kelman
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Oct 1, 2005
2:28 pm
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During the discussion of SCB in the last Council meeting, sidewalks were mentioned frequently and, for the most part, favorably. Sondra Creighton, Director of...
Kerry Kimbrough
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Oct 1, 2005
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. If you could open your eyes a little mike, you are so stuck in the 70's. What do the 70's have to do with this? Is that supposed to be some kind of insult?...
Alex Coke
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Oct 1, 2005
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Keli Ray was able to get the latest speed and volume numbers from the city. The data was collected in February and April of 2005. The numbers are located here:...
Kevin Kessler
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Oct 1, 2005
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... I hear Mike has shag carpeting and an avocado-green kitchen! Neener neener! =)...
David Sean Kelman
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Oct 1, 2005
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<<<I don't see the point of mentioning Great Northern when discussing Shoal Creek. As an alternative route it is insufficient for all but a fraction of SCB....
Thomas Watterson
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Oct 2, 2005
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As a cyclist and Shoal Creek resident, I agree with Thomas Watterson that bike lanes (he cites Great Nothern) "collect a lot of trash and debris... in many...
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Oct 2, 2005
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Lordie, Lordie, this makes way too much sense! Sadly, however, I think history records that a 40" width is not sufficient to accomodate all the stakeholders...
Jack Kern
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Oct 2, 2005
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... facility ... (on ... catch ... kept ... etc. ... intersections on ... need to ... typical ... to ... street; ... changed, ... dumber, ... A part time...
Rolf Remshard
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Oct 2, 2005
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... current > striping that allows the cyclist to safely ride farther from the curb while > remaining in the bike lake - a WIN - WIN for both cyclists and ...
David Sean Kelman
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Oct 2, 2005
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... wrote: <<I think the extra two feet should go to the parkingless side. This gives extra room to the side where bikes and pedestrians must share space...
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Oct 2, 2005
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... the case of SCB, or in the case of 40 foot streets, that parking be allowed in bicycle lanes when striped as SCB is currently striped, without the...
Mike Dahmus
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Oct 2, 2005
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... I never claimed to be a "traffic engineer"; I was referring to the people who ARE traffic engineers. In addition, my experience on the UTC makes me about a...
Mike Dahmus
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Oct 2, 2005
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seems to me that unless one opts for a widening SCB, one either looks for a compromise plan that is "least bad", or quits trying to please all the stakeholders...
Jack Kern
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Oct 2, 2005
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Hey Jack. I wonder if maybe you exaggerate the polarity of the stakeholder positions a bit. It might be helpful to enumerate the actual stakeholder groups,...
Lane Wimberley
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Oct 2, 2005
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Hi Rolf. You might find these links helpful. http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/univcourse/swless19.htm ...
Lane Wimberley
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Oct 2, 2005
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Kevin, I applaud you for taking the initiative to measure the street and confirm that it is 40 feet wide between the curb faces, not 39 feet as I earlier...
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In an earlier post, I offered a quote something like: "Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat its mistakes." Which begs the question: "What message does...
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Hi Kerry. This is Adam Haynes. I just wanted to let you know that I did not speak out against sidewalks. In fact, I told the council that I am in favor of...
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... Adam, thanks for setting the record straight. I apologize for my misunderstanding. ... What I'm hearing is quite different. I've talked to a lot of folks ...
Kerry Kimbrough
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Oct 3, 2005
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... http://www.webs1.uidaho.edu/niatt_labmanual/Chapters/roadwaydesign/th eoryandconcepts/DesigningBikeLanes.htm ... training. ... bike ... to ... Guadalupe...
Rolf Remshard
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Oct 5, 2005
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... traffic ... on ... a "Traffic ... of "clear ... designs. ... You say your designs are perfect, while say you were on the UTC, to provide some small...
Rolf Remshard
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Oct 5, 2005
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... in ... That is a good option, one of the best. The CEs were put in to keep cars from using it as another lane. Was to be blue also, to keep cars out. It...
Rolf Remshard
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Oct 5, 2005
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... percent ... of ... recently ... SCB ... for ... this ... to ... adopted. ... or ... it ... vision ... the ... in ... of ... time. ... it ... of ... SCB? ...
Rolf Remshard
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Oct 5, 2005
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Topposting - - - The maps of the roads are on the internet, somewhere on the city site, called Platts I think, has the dimentions of all the roads. Guess What?...
Rolf Remshard
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Oct 5, 2005
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title says it all...
Rolf Remshard
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Oct 5, 2005
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... called Platts I think, has the dimentions of all the roads. ... too) Rolf, where do you live? SCB is most definitely not the narrowest road in the...
David Sean Kelman
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