Key eastside street being overhauled to improve safety for all users.
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Well, thank goodness for these permanent changes. I believe the awful response to the, ahem, “temporary installation” is the result of two things:
1. We humans really are idiots. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that those things in the way might be purposeful barriers.
2. The temporary installation really did not send a strong message. White lines are nearly meaningless on roads these days and, coupled with tiny white reflective pylons and small planters spaced way too far apart, I can totally get how some people might actually wonder, “How am I supposed to get over to the parking lane?” (See thing #1, above.) And, we’re there any no parking signs posted where parking used to be available, I don’t see them in the accompanying photos, but I sure as heck would have made them larger and much more frequently placed, at least “temporarily.” Lines at very least should have been red or green.
Live and learn.
Well, I’m glad the bus bulbs will allow the bike lanes to go through them. I seem to recall an article on here several months back where the city announced wanting to create a bike lane on a street where crosswalk bulbouts had recently been installed, but without accommodation for a bike lane. Oops! Super important if we want bike lanes between the sidewalk and parking lane, which we almost always do want…