05-21-2018, 06:42 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-21-2018, 06:43 AM by danbrotherston.)
I did bring up this issue several times with staff. Each time they assured me it wouldn't be an issue, and reiterated that the roll curb was important so that if someone *did* park there, that cyclists could still escape to the road. It drove me freaking nuts!
I think they're going to learn their lesson soon enough. The fact is, in a downtown area, only physical barriers will prevent parking. Flex posts would do the trick, but the BIA will oppose it.
They promise they will do enforcement, but unless they literally hire an officer to walk King continuously and ticket and tow every encroachment, it won't really have any effect.
I share your fears.
Honestly I cannot comprehend the wish for a roll curb though, and it's not just bike lanes, why is the LRT ROW segregated by a roll curb. What is this obsession with allowing cars where they aren't supposed to go.
I think they're going to learn their lesson soon enough. The fact is, in a downtown area, only physical barriers will prevent parking. Flex posts would do the trick, but the BIA will oppose it.
They promise they will do enforcement, but unless they literally hire an officer to walk King continuously and ticket and tow every encroachment, it won't really have any effect.
I share your fears.
Honestly I cannot comprehend the wish for a roll curb though, and it's not just bike lanes, why is the LRT ROW segregated by a roll curb. What is this obsession with allowing cars where they aren't supposed to go.