Comments on: Presidio Trust Experiments With Green Bike Lanes http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/02/10/presidio-trust-experiments-with-green-bike-lanes/ Covering San Francisco's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/02/10/presidio-trust-experiments-with-green-bike-lanes/comment-page-1/#comment-3630 Peter Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:09:15 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1504#comment-3630 i walked presidio blvd. the other day - flat tire - scary place. most cars were speeding, even with the big "<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Presidio+Blvd,+San+Francisco,+San+Francisco,+California+94129&sll=37.78283,-122.413855&sspn=0.007547,0.019312&g=285+Turk+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=Fb23QAIdXYqz-A&split=0&ll=37.794593,-122.448506&spn=0.015091,0.038624&z=15&iwloc=addr&layer=c&cbll=37.794702,-122.448576&panoid=o7dyylgohiu1fIQiaUMYzw&cbp=12,351.4985866582085,,0,-1.148816027849025" rel="nofollow">you're going this fast</a>" sign right there on the corner, no shoulder when heading down, blind curve at the next corner, and there was no particular reason to be tear-assing around that curve like on a Saturday morning. all that said, good news. i'll take it. and finally figured out why the nice-ish bike path heading towards the bridge has those 'bumps' in it - ADA compliance, i think. i walked presidio blvd. the other day – flat tire – scary place. most cars were speeding, even with the big “you’re going this fast” sign right there on the corner, no shoulder when heading down, blind curve at the next corner, and there was no particular reason to be tear-assing around that curve like on a Saturday morning.

all that said, good news. i’ll take it.

and finally figured out why the nice-ish bike path heading towards the bridge has those ‘bumps’ in it – ADA compliance, i think.

]]> By: Pylondude http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/02/10/presidio-trust-experiments-with-green-bike-lanes/comment-page-1/#comment-3611 Pylondude Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:02:57 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1504#comment-3611 I'm glad to hear that the Presidio Trust is doing this. I ride through the South Eastern part of the Presidio regularly and have seen no evidence of any awareness (by the NPS, the Trust or--surprise--drivers) that bicycles are in the Presidio at all. Painted bike lanes and bicycle improvements would be very welcome on Presidio Blvd. going down (entering the park) and especially up the hill (exiting the park). The lane that cyclists use going up the hill on Presidio Blvd. is essentially an emergency lane that becomes impossibly narrow at a couple points. It becomes tricky at the gate at Pacific Ave. because that lane disappears and you have to merge into traffic while finishing up a very long, steep hill. Always fun to negotiate with cars at that point. I’m glad to hear that the Presidio Trust is doing this. I ride through the South Eastern part of the Presidio regularly and have seen no evidence of any awareness (by the NPS, the Trust or–surprise–drivers) that bicycles are in the Presidio at all.

Painted bike lanes and bicycle improvements would be very welcome on Presidio Blvd. going down (entering the park) and especially up the hill (exiting the park). The lane that cyclists use going up the hill on Presidio Blvd. is essentially an emergency lane that becomes impossibly narrow at a couple points. It becomes tricky at the gate at Pacific Ave. because that lane disappears and you have to merge into traffic while finishing up a very long, steep hill. Always fun to negotiate with cars at that point.

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