01-13-2023, 12:29 PM
(01-13-2023, 12:01 PM)SF22 Wrote:(09-08-2022, 11:50 AM)tomh009 Wrote: Maybe they will be extended further in the future? One can hope!
I actually reached out to the city about this a while ago (sort of as a sidenote to another discussion), and this is what I was told in Feb 2022:
In terms of cycling access to Cameron Heights, there are bike lanes on Stirling Avenue currently that students can access the school from. Our Cycling and Trails Master Plan suggests these should be upgraded to protected bike lanes in the future, but that is not currently on our prioritized 10 year capital list.
So it's definitely on their radar, but I would guess they're prioritizing getting new MUTs and bike lanes built and the bike/trail grid fleshed out before going back and rebuilding some of the existing painted lanes. We'll probably see major roads get reconstructed over the next 15-20 years and have protected bike lanes installed as part of that work, much like the upcoming Lancaster rebuild. I asked the same thing about River Road, which has some superwide lanes at points and painted bike lanes, and was told that River would be getting separated lanes or MUTs, pending a more detailed analysis, within the next 5-10 years. East Ave is due for reconstruction in 2-3 years, and has already been identified for an upgrade to separated bike lanes.
That's a funny answer given the bike lanes are blocked with parked cars for 100% of the school pickup and dropoff times.
But in that way, it is truly non-unique.