BIKE: FW: [allandale] Re: [rosedale] SCB News Story

[Thorne]

Law of unintended consequences rears its head, yes?

Jeff

------ Original Message ------
Received: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:08:38 PM CST
From: "Matthew G Irvin (mirvin)" <mirvin>
To: <forum-bicycleaustin.info>
Subject: BIKE: FW: [allandale] Re: [rosedale] SCB News Story

Interesting activity on the Allandale list (see below).  The problems with
what has been done on SCB just keep getting more and more obvious.  Most
problems have been well covered on the bike list and the neighborhood list,
but I haven't heard much about the type of thing described below.  Another
thing I have experienced on SCB (as well as Hancock after it was restriped),
many motorists are much less likely to veer out of well striped lanes.
Before the new striping, cars were much more likely to move somewhat into
the opposite lane to give a cyclist room.  After the striping they are so
set on staying in between the now bright obvious lines that they do not give
enough room to the cyclist.  Add the little bumps to the mix and its next to
impossible to get a car to leave its designated lane even if it means
buzzing a cyclist. 

All said, I personally feel much more vulnerable on the new SCB than the old
one.  I have been riding it regularly since about 1998.  

--Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul D. Nagy [mailto:pdnagy] 
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 9:06 PM
To: Liza Wimberely
Cc: Jackie.Goodman; allandale;
rosedale; Keri.Juarez
Subject: [allandale] Re: [rosedale] SCB News Story


Through this reply, I'll ask Keri a couple of questions. It seems the
painting crew only painted the straight line sections but didn't do anything
else. Is the striping complete? Will there be markings in the curbside lanes
to designate them as non-driving areas?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Liza Wimberely" <elizaveta>
To: "Paul D. Nagy" <pdnagy>; <Keri.Juarez>
Cc: <Jackie.Goodman>; <allandale>;
<rosedale>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [rosedale] SCB News Story


> I am a resident of Shoal Creek Blvd.  Today when I pulled out of my
driveway and as I started to move forward, I noticed that a truck was
passing me on the right, using the bike/parking lane as a traffic lane.  Not
only did he pass me, he continued to drive in that lane for quite a while.
This is not the first time this has happened.  Clearly people are confused
about the bike/parking lane thinking that it is available for passing.  I
might add, that this has never happened to me before the striping.  Back
then people only passed me on the left, using the oncoming traffic lane (not
exactly a better option, but at least less likely to hurt a cyclist or a
pedestrian).
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> Liza Wimberley
> 4810 Shoal Creek Blvd.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Paul D. Nagy" <pdnagy>
> Sent: Mar 31, 2005 5:47 PM
> To: Keri.Juarez
> Cc: Jackie.Goodman, allandale,
> rosedale, Stuart Werbner <stuwerb>,
> congreve
> Subject: [rosedale] SCB News Story
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> We are very concerned about your statements on KVUE News today that the
Shoal Creek Boulevard project is a beautification project that the
neighborhood asked for and may only have incidental calming effects. This is
absolutely inaccurate. The project is the result of the Allandale and
Rosedale neighborhoods questioning a road striping plan that when proposed
five years ago originally addressed only concerns of cyclists but not
pedestrians, vehicles and others.
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> The primary goal of the planning process was to address concerns of
cyclists, pedestrians, motorists and emergency services while being safe and
maintaining the character of our neighborhoods. Traffic calming was
definitely involved even if this is not officially designated a traffic
calming project. The curb islands were discussed in the context of providing
traffic calming as well as delineation that the curbside lanes are not
driving lanes.
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> Thank you and please contact me with any questions or comments.
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