Minutes for Bicycle-Pedestrian Subcommittee of Urban Transportation Commission

Thu., October 24, 2002, at 6:30 p.m.

One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd. 8th Floor Conference Room

UTC members present: Tommy Eden, chair Mike Dahmus

Others present: Celia Kemp David Yentzen

 1. PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY ON SOUTH LAMAR, and 2. 
RECOMMENDATION TO USE "BICYCLE WRONG WAY" AND "RIDE WITH TRAFFIC" SIGNS WHICH WILL BE 
ADDED TO MUTCD

At the previous subcommittee meeting, the subcommittee had agreed to have the proposal from Celia 
Kemp rewritten to include a bicycle lane only on the west (uphill) side of S. Lamar and to bring the 
proposal back to the subcommittee.  Mike Dahmus had been concerned that bicyclists would ride in the 
wrong direction in the bicycle lane if only one bicycle lane were painted on S. Lamar, thus making the 
street even more dangerous than it already is.  Celia Kemp agreed to make the changes to the proposal.  
Tommy Eden agreed to have the issue placed on the Urban Transportation Commission agenda for 
November. Celia Kemp and David Yentzen left the meeting at this point.

 3. PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE THAT CROSSWALKS BE REPAINTED WHENEVER LANE STRIPES ARE 
REPAINTED

Tommy Eden presented the following proposal, which was recommended to the Urban Transportation 
Commission.  Tommy Eden agreed to have the issue placed on the Urban Transportation Commission 
agenda:

WHEREAS crosswalks are an important element of a walkable city, and

WHEREAS crosswalks have the potential to reduce the number and severity of injuries to pedestrians 
attempting to cross streets,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:

The Urban Transportation Commission recommends that the City Council adopt a policy requiring that 
all crosswalks be repainted at least as often as the lanes which they cross are repainted.

 4. FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEED FOR BICYCLE LANES AND "SHARE THE ROAD" SIGNS ON 
STECK AVE.

This issue had been discussed at the previous meeting. Mike Dahmus agreed to look for "Share the Road" 
signs on the Internet.  Tommy Eden agreed to have this issue placed on the agenda for the December 
meeting of the Urban Transportation Commission.  The recommendation consists of two parts:

(a) that bicycle lanes be reestablished on Steck Avenue between Burnet Road and Shoal Creek 
Boulevard, and

(b) that "Share the Road" signs be posted on Steck Avenue between Shoal Creek Boulevard and Mopac 
Boulevard.

5. REQUEST TO DESIGN EXTENDED GUTTER PANS AS AN ALTERNATIVE STYLE OF BICYCLE LANES

The person who had requested that this issue be placed on the agenda was not present, and the issue 
was not considered.