Comments on: Eyes on the Street: When Repaving Becomes a Hazard http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/04/07/eyes-on-the-street-when-repaving-becomes-a-hazard/ 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: Adrienne http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/04/07/eyes-on-the-street-when-repaving-becomes-a-hazard/comment-page-1/#comment-4933 Adrienne Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:35:03 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1898#comment-4933 This is an issue all over the city- San Jose Ave. between Monterey and Randall being the one that I find the most dangerous on a day to day basis. If you are pulling a Burley, you have to ride with the left wheel right on or just outside the line and into traffic. All because they refuse to pave right up to the sidewalk. All over the city you see this, and if you are not careful, that lip will throw you right into traffic. If the repaving is going on, there is almost never a space left for bicycles to pass safely. If there is any work of any kind going on, builders are not required to make space for bicycles. On Monterey Blvd, there are two construction zones that force riders into uphill traffic between Baden and Congo. The construction crew working at Valencia and 26th (? just up from the mortuary) parked their equipment so that it intruded into the lane, including sharp diggers that protruded 2 feet into the lane without the flag that would be required on a truck transporting cargo that is longer than the truck bed ( I nearly ran right into it, once). I often think that there should be a handout of how building sites and repaving projects should look in terms of their impact on and intrusion into bike lanes (which are transit lanes, after all). This is an issue all over the city- San Jose Ave. between Monterey and Randall being the one that I find the most dangerous on a day to day basis. If you are pulling a Burley, you have to ride with the left wheel right on or just outside the line and into traffic. All because they refuse to pave right up to the sidewalk. All over the city you see this, and if you are not careful, that lip will throw you right into traffic.

If the repaving is going on, there is almost never a space left for bicycles to pass safely. If there is any work of any kind going on, builders are not required to make space for bicycles. On Monterey Blvd, there are two construction zones that force riders into uphill traffic between Baden and Congo. The construction crew working at Valencia and 26th (? just up from the mortuary) parked their equipment so that it intruded into the lane, including sharp diggers that protruded 2 feet into the lane without the flag that would be required on a truck transporting cargo that is longer than the truck bed ( I nearly ran right into it, once).

I often think that there should be a handout of how building sites and repaving projects should look in terms of their impact on and intrusion into bike lanes (which are transit lanes, after all).

]]> By: the greasy bear http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/04/07/eyes-on-the-street-when-repaving-becomes-a-hazard/comment-page-1/#comment-4852 the greasy bear Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:15:14 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1898#comment-4852 As of 4/21/09, Howard Street's bike lane is still treacherous--as a direct result of this abominable "repaving." Thousands of feet of lane striping disappeared, so motorists now drive farther into cyclists' right of way than they did with painted lines. The new pavement for motorists is nice, but for cyclists it is dangerously unpredictable--rough, uneven, pockmarked and littered with pebbles and asphalt chunks. Even Market Street is a safer and smoother bike route now, and that's saying something. As of 4/21/09, Howard Street’s bike lane is still treacherous–as a direct result of this abominable “repaving.”

Thousands of feet of lane striping disappeared, so motorists now drive farther into cyclists’ right of way than they did with painted lines.

The new pavement for motorists is nice, but for cyclists it is dangerously unpredictable–rough, uneven, pockmarked and littered with pebbles and asphalt chunks.

Even Market Street is a safer and smoother bike route now, and that’s saying something.

]]> By: mcas http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/04/07/eyes-on-the-street-when-repaving-becomes-a-hazard/comment-page-1/#comment-4643 mcas Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:35:48 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1898#comment-4643 ... I was just there this hour, and the crews are working on the OTHER side of the street. No fix yet. … I was just there this hour, and the crews are working on the OTHER side of the street. No fix yet.

]]> By: Jeffrey W. Baker http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/04/07/eyes-on-the-street-when-repaving-becomes-a-hazard/comment-page-1/#comment-4616 Jeffrey W. Baker Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:53:12 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1898#comment-4616 Despite promises to pave and sweep this lane on Tuesday, it still looks exactly the same as depicted in the above photographs at 6pm Tuesday. There were no work crews to be seen anywhere. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwbee/3422956070/ Same problem on 7th, around the corner: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwbee/3422955990/ Despite promises to pave and sweep this lane on Tuesday, it still looks exactly the same as depicted in the above photographs at 6pm Tuesday. There were no work crews to be seen anywhere.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwbee/3422956070/

Same problem on 7th, around the corner:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwbee/3422955990/

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