tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post1361329050787414921..comments2024-02-03T06:01:53.090-08:00Comments on Noe Valley SF: Update: Cesar Chavez Streetscape ImprovementsNoe Valley, SFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996607013124379881noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-79085927441359847112013-05-12T14:23:26.813-07:002013-05-12T14:23:26.813-07:00This is not about bicycles, despite what extremist...This is not about bicycles, despite what extremists on both sides want to try and make it.<br /><br />I welcome the addition of the left turn lanes at the expense of losing a "traffic lane". During the commute hours, those lanes would be blocked by people turning left anyhow, which effectively forced everyone else into just two lanes. And the resulting collisions from people swerving lanes, slamming brakes or running red lights were all too common.<br /><br />It is often forgotten how these traffic calming measures (as well as environmental benefits such as ground water penetration) were the original purposes, and to that end, I feel that they are welcome and successful. Traffic moves much more smoothly and predictably and our environment is improved by not causing all that rainwater to be washed into the sewer system, often causing spills into the bay or ocean. That is an ancillary benefit that the entire city benefits from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-38835778080261949862013-05-02T15:17:01.872-07:002013-05-02T15:17:01.872-07:00Whoops, forgot the link:
http://www.sfmta.com/cms...Whoops, forgot the link:<br /><br />http://www.sfmta.com/cms/rbikes/documents/2011BicycleCountReportsml_002.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-67159958949236652282013-05-02T15:16:34.003-07:002013-05-02T15:16:34.003-07:00Nope, still not happy. The SFMTA's last bicycl...Nope, still not happy. The SFMTA's last bicycle usage survey in 2011 observed an average of 74 bicycles each way during the evening rush (4:30pm-6:30pm). And that's without the new bike lanes. So you're off by an order of magnitude or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-57383325076387457342013-05-01T13:59:48.501-07:002013-05-01T13:59:48.501-07:00Ok, so maybe 4-6 people a day.
Happy now?Ok, so maybe 4-6 people a day.<br /><br />Happy now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-38449737901946499502013-04-30T16:33:33.799-07:002013-04-30T16:33:33.799-07:00I'm still driving it daily. Traffic is fine. I...I'm still driving it daily. Traffic is fine. If it wasn't, I would find another route.<br /><br />Hopefully bike lanes get striped soon. It's ridiculous trying to get from the Mission to Caltrain right now, but making CC safe for bikes will give a good route.<br /><br />The idea that the bike lanes will be used "by 4 people a day" is laughably ridiculous. It's idiots with opinions like that which make protected bike lanes a virtual necessity in SF.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-90503634116951267272013-04-29T15:41:16.093-07:002013-04-29T15:41:16.093-07:00Why is the city Engineering Traffic congestion in ...Why is the city Engineering Traffic congestion in an area that currently doesn't have a problem? These unnecessary "beautification" projects are costing taxpayers millions and creating a less efficient roadway for emergency vehicles. <br /><br />Please come to the Public Hearing with the SF Board of Supervisors, Thursday, May 5th at 3:00 PM in the Board Chambers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-15677107341563236962013-04-29T15:14:41.799-07:002013-04-29T15:14:41.799-07:00Naturally, I'm eager for the work to be comple...Naturally, I'm eager for the work to be completed and the road surfaces to smooth out. I can share two significant changes to my daily bike commute:<br />1. So much afternoon vehicle traffic is now filling eastbound Cesar Chavez that it's often safer for me to continue up Harrison and cut onto the sidewalks (sorry pedestrians, I still yield). <br />2. With school season back, the gap between the sidewalk bulb-out and vehicular parents dropping off kids on Harrison is now dicey enough on the morning commute, that I've diverted to Alabama Street which offers the safety of a traffic light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-83958640715313958652013-04-29T11:47:37.388-07:002013-04-29T11:47:37.388-07:00I find the traffic to flow much better now and it ...I find the traffic to flow much better now and it takes me less time to get from the freeway to CC and Sanchez. Good work city planners!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-7561096905122090772013-04-29T10:56:36.091-07:002013-04-29T10:56:36.091-07:00So far so good. The lights are timed according to ...So far so good. The lights are timed according to the posted 25 MPH speed limit and that was the case long before construction began. Travel time between 101 and Mission has slowed slightly since the project began. Good. It's not a freeway.<br /><br />For people who actually live in the C.Chavez corridor, the new streetscape is going to be an improvement over the status quo. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-84778566589323844502013-04-27T12:27:45.913-07:002013-04-27T12:27:45.913-07:00Yes, this will cause more congestion. We can blame...Yes, this will cause more congestion. We can blame it on the bullying by the SF Bike Coalition to require bike lanes added which will be used, at most, by 4 people a day.<br /><br />total waste of money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-66839363192328246742013-04-27T09:24:24.341-07:002013-04-27T09:24:24.341-07:00The street management of the project has been poor...The street management of the project has been poor. Lane control has sometimes been very iffy with poor markings.<br />I, like many others, have taken to 26th street spilling onto CC around Alabama or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-59740744169257994152013-04-27T06:55:37.604-07:002013-04-27T06:55:37.604-07:00No difference whatsoever. No difference whatsoever. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-22458423990728864522013-04-26T19:55:30.175-07:002013-04-26T19:55:30.175-07:00The commute time is significantly longer. That'...The commute time is significantly longer. That's the bottom line. My strongest preference along a known commuter corridor is to get through it as quickly as legally permissible. Doesn't SF get this? Or is it one of those disconnects, like Year of the Child?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-19444752840366050702013-04-26T19:07:48.408-07:002013-04-26T19:07:48.408-07:00It's still pretty awful how NARROW some of the...It's still pretty awful how NARROW some of the sidewalks will be in front of homes and businesses. It's pretty outrageous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-30566188159077081862013-04-26T16:52:01.126-07:002013-04-26T16:52:01.126-07:00There are very few left turns possible when travel...There are very few left turns possible when traveling east, the lights are poorly timed no matter which direction you are headed, and the left turn signal from CC onto Bryant is a joke, allowing 2 cars through at most. <br /><br />Here's hoping that the addition of trees will make Cesar Chavez less ugly visually than it currently is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-79787836869143572562013-04-26T16:00:49.016-07:002013-04-26T16:00:49.016-07:00I find that the construction itself is what is dri...I find that the construction itself is what is driving me crazy and causing traffic to be slow, not the reduction of lanes. We won't really be able to compare until all the detours and construction crap are gone. 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