BIKE: Some good news, finally, on the Big Stripe bike lane pr ojects

[Patrick Goetz]

Byrnes, Rick wrote:
> On a side note, the city iinstalled a signal light at the intersection of
> Metric and Scofield Lane, next to a middle school and near a large Randall's
> supermarket strip center at Parmer Lane.   The light is installed, but
> covered up at the moment.    I like to think that neighborhood complaints
> drove the installation.  I'm hoping the light, combined with bike lane
> striping,  makes Metric a safer street for pedestrians and cyclists.  
> 


Possible, but very unlikely.  The city's transportation engineers 
steadfastly adhere to the mantra that all signalization and traffic 
signage decisions are driven by state warrants and have little or 
nothing to do with the opinions or requests of neighbors.  This is 
probably not entirely true, but this is what they say -- consistently 
and often.