Comments on: Love Your Lane: Kirkham Street to the Sea http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/03/love-your-lane-kirkham-street-to-the-sea/ 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: Anonymous http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/03/love-your-lane-kirkham-street-to-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-538767 Anonymous Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:33:00 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1660#comment-538767 That's a shame. I hope those involved are ok and heal up quickly. I think some measurements need to be done on the lane widths. Narrower lanes need to be treated as such and handled at a slower speed. But let's wait to hear what happened. That’s a shame. I hope those involved are ok and heal up quickly.

I think some measurements need to be done on the lane widths. Narrower lanes need to be treated as such and handled at a slower speed. But let’s wait to hear what happened.

]]> By: Athena http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/03/love-your-lane-kirkham-street-to-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-538765 Athena Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:00:00 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1660#comment-538765 It just happened!!! A head on collision, April 14, 2011 at 2:30 pm, on 21st Avenue and Kirkham. Both cars were totaled. One driver, a senior, was bleeding from the head. I told you, the cars DON'T FIT in the lanes in this section of Kirkham street!! It just happened!!! A head on collision, April 14, 2011 at 2:30 pm, on 21st Avenue and Kirkham. Both cars were totaled. One driver, a senior, was bleeding from the head. I told you, the cars DON’T FIT in the lanes in this section of Kirkham street!!

]]> By: mikesonn http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/03/love-your-lane-kirkham-street-to-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-483406 mikesonn Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:26:07 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1660#comment-483406 "All cars are driving on the bike lanes because they can’t fit within the lines." Looking at that picture on the top, you can easily fit both car lanes and a bike lane in both directions with probably a 2' buffer on both sides of the bike lane. I'm assuming travel is 25 mph down Kirkham. At that speed, one should be able to control a vehicle and keep it within even the most narrow of lanes. Or maybe a nice "20 is plenty" campaign needs to be carried out on the avenues. “All cars are driving on the bike lanes because they can’t fit within the lines.”

Looking at that picture on the top, you can easily fit both car lanes and a bike lane in both directions with probably a 2′ buffer on both sides of the bike lane.

I’m assuming travel is 25 mph down Kirkham. At that speed, one should be able to control a vehicle and keep it within even the most narrow of lanes. Or maybe a nice “20 is plenty” campaign needs to be carried out on the avenues.

]]> By: SF Man http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/03/love-your-lane-kirkham-street-to-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-483388 SF Man Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:37:05 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1660#comment-483388 "Noriega street would have been the right choice" Translation: I live on Kirkham. “Noriega street would have been the right choice”

Translation: I live on Kirkham.

]]> By: Athena http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/03/love-your-lane-kirkham-street-to-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-483339 Athena Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:58:27 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1660#comment-483339 Are you joking? It's more dangerous now than ever before. All cars are driving on the bike lanes because they can't fit within the lines. This will result in deaths for bikers and drivers. Noriega street would have been the right choice. Did anyone bother to take measurements? I also don't like the little islands of flowers that the Planning Department decided to place. Our tax dollars are paying for this project including paying for planting, expenses for water and gardening. Our city is broke. That means that our tax dollars should go to fund only the necessities. Having a bike lane is necessary and it's great for the environment but place it on the correct street. Like a street that cars and bikes can safely fit on. Are you joking? It’s more dangerous now than ever before. All cars are driving on the bike lanes because they can’t fit within the lines. This will result in deaths for bikers and drivers. Noriega street would have been the right choice. Did anyone bother to take measurements? I also don’t like the little islands of flowers that the Planning Department decided to place. Our tax dollars are paying for this project including paying for planting, expenses for water and gardening. Our city is broke. That means that our tax dollars should go to fund only the necessities. Having a bike lane is necessary and it’s great for the environment but place it on the correct street. Like a street that cars and bikes can safely fit on.

]]> By: MichaelSF http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/03/love-your-lane-kirkham-street-to-the-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-3954 MichaelSF Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:42:01 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1660#comment-3954 Kirkham will give an even smoother ride once several blocks and intersections are repaved. The city has scheduled surface work in its Five Year Paving Plan for ten intersections starting July 2010 (7th to 15th plus at 23rd)and another eight in FY 2011/12. A few full blocks will get new asphalt in 2010 (21st-23rd and 29th-30th)and a few more in 2013. Connections to the Kirkham project from the north and south will get a much-needed makeover with the recently released stimulus funds. Work on the full stretch of 7th Avenue from Lincoln to Laguna Honda Blvd and then Laguna Honda to Plaza (close to Laguna Honda Hospital)will get underway to meet federal spending timelines. It would be great to get the bike lanes of Kirkham paved 7th to the Great Highway, but right now several other pavement surfaces of the current bike network as well as many in the 56 new projects are in much worse condition. Michael Helquist Kirkham will give an even smoother ride once several blocks and intersections are repaved. The city has scheduled surface work in its Five Year Paving Plan for ten intersections starting July 2010 (7th to 15th plus at 23rd)and another eight in FY 2011/12. A few full blocks will get new asphalt in 2010 (21st-23rd and 29th-30th)and a few more in 2013. Connections to the Kirkham project from the north and south will get a much-needed makeover with the recently released stimulus funds. Work on the full stretch of 7th Avenue from Lincoln to Laguna Honda Blvd and then Laguna Honda to Plaza (close to Laguna Honda Hospital)will get underway to meet federal spending timelines. It would be great to get the bike lanes of Kirkham paved 7th to the Great Highway, but right now several other pavement surfaces of the current bike network as well as many in the 56 new projects are in much worse condition.

Michael Helquist

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