[SDCBC] Pomerado Road Bike Lanes in Poway

[Kathy Keehan]

Hello all - I'm back!
I did talk to Zubir and he assured me that the bike lane removal on Pomerado is temporary and only for the construction of the median. Once the construction is complete the bike lanes will be back. 
Kathy

-----Original Message-----
From: sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org [mailto:sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org] On Behalf Of gary.kent at cox.net
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 11:09 AM
To: David White
Cc: SDCBC at bikesandiego.org
Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Pomerado Road Bike Lanes in Poway

Dave,

I found the original article in the March 21 issue of the Poway Chieftain about the bike lanes.  I can see where people would be confused whether the removal is temporary or not. This excerpt certainly makes it sound permanent:

"Biking enthusiasts will no longer have a dedicated bike lane in front of the hospital due to the addition of the median, but, in that area, the lane closest to the hospital will be 14-feet wide, three feet wider than the outer lane, to allow bikes and cars enough travel room, Poway traffic engineer Zubir Ouada said. 

Well also be putting up diamond-shaped bike signs, along with share the road signs underneath, he added. "

But if the city is telling Kathy that it is temporary, I am sure they wouldn't lie about it  The reporter must have misquoted the traffic engineer.

Of course, there is always the ongoing arguments in the bicycling community about whether bike lanes are desirable or not so the wider lane may be the better solution.

Gary Kent


---- David White <dawhite at caci.com> wrote: 
> Same here, Gary.  We'll hope your calendar likes Stage 2 better, Sunday 16 
> September.
> Thanks, Dave
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> <gary.kent at cox.net> 
> 04/16/2007 10:13 AM
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> David White <dawhite at caci.com>
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> Subject
> Re: [SDCBC] Pomerado Road Bike Lanes in Poway
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> Dave
> 
> Thanks for the response.  I am glad to hear it is only temporary. I recall 
> hearing from another source that the change would be permanent, but he 
> must have been missed informed also. I am more than happy to channel these 
> issues through the SDCBC, but I hadn't seem anything on the reflector, so 
> thought it should be brought up.
> 
> It was nice to meet you at the last NCCC BOD meeting in San Marcos.  Wish 
> I could do the Pedal to th Park ride, but my job is having me travel quite 
> a bit lately and I just can't make any plans anymore.
> 
> Gary Kent
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> ---- David White <dawhite at caci.com> wrote: 
> > Hi Gary -
> > 
> > Kathy Keehan, SDCBC Exec Director, is on vacation today thru thursday, 
> but 
> > I spoke with her yesterday about this issue.  Kathy spoke to the City of 
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> > Poway.  The alteration is temporary only, until the median work is 
> > complete.  I'm sure Kathy (and the cycling community) will not complain 
> if 
> > concerned cyclists like you voice their opinions to the folks in charge. 
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> > For the larger and longer picture, I would recommend channeling your 
> > complaint observations and constructive  recommendations through the 
> > SDCBC, which is the best and strongest local agency for cycling advocacy 
> 
> > of this kind.  If Poway has a systemic problem, I'm thinking Kathy 
> likely 
> > has previous experience with, or would want to address the overal 
> > situation at the "Community Bike Plan" level.
> > Dave White
> > PS - I'm not able to send remotely from my other account, so cannot 
> > address this email to [SDCBC]; you may forward it if you like.
> > 
> > 
> > From 
> > gary.kent at cox.net 
> > Sent 
> > Monday, April 16, 2007 9:05 am
> > To 
> > sdcbc at bikesandiego.org 
> > Cc 
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> > Subject 
> > [SDCBC] Pomerado Road Bike Lanes in Poway
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> > Last Wednesday, Rick Wiseman of Poway wrote a Letter to the Editor of 
> the 
> > Poway Chieftain regarding the ongoing roadwork on Pomerado Road in front 
> 
> > of Pomerado Hospital.  Apparently the City of Poway ( aka The Peoples 
> > Republic of Poway buy many disgruntled citizens) is sacrificing the bike 
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> > lanes to add a nice landscaped median on Pomerado. 
> > 
> > I haven't verified this information myself with the city, but 
> considering 
> > some other "designs" that have been done lately in Poway, I wouldn't be 
> > surprised.  On Midland Road, immediately in front of the newly rebuilt 
> > Midland School, the bike lanes were removed to accommodate a school bus 
> > turnout lane.  Seems like a particularly bad spot, what with children 
> > bicycling to school now being forced into the traffic lanes. Of course, 
> > children in Poway don't bicycle to school because Mom drops them off in 
> > her SUV.
> > 
> > And of course, we have the previously documented bike lane on a side 
> walk 
> > in the Community Park area.
> > 
> > Poway used to be very bicycle friendly, but these last three moves makes 
> 
> > me think the city council would like to get rid of bicycles on the 
> streets 
> > in order to improve the "Image" of Poway (see recent articles about the 
> > twirling sign controversy)
> > 
> > If anyone has more information on the Pomerado Road changes, I would be 
> > interested in hearing from them. Perhaps a nice visit to a city council 
> > meeting may be in order.
> > 
> > Gary Kent
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> 
> 

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