Buffets give choices for everyone — positive details here: • Bike lane widened (note the old scraped away marking) • Bike lanes extended on both sides of street -- right up to the commercial area (stay tuned) • Buffer of space added with 2nd painted line + vertical markers • Floating bus stop for nearby apartment dwellers (separates people on bikes from frequent buses)
What still needs attention: • Accessibility of 8’ sidewalks with 4’ tree wells in their pathway • Wide driveways with fast curves for turning. • Minimal marking to note crossing a bike path (no tactile, ramp, or color indication of crossing a bike path). • Speed limit sign is 35mph on one side of street & 25mph on the other side
This section between a commercial zone & a university park & ride was formerly 4 drive lanes plus a center turn lane (CTL) & speed limit of 35mph. Now, one drive lane in each direction, plus the CTL. (Aka “road diet”) #WordsMatter Plans are to continue bike lanes through the commercial area (tbd) + add a stoplight near the park & ride.