[SDCBC] SR56-Sorrento Valley Road connector

[Trevor Bourget]

At 10:01 PM 8/29/2007, Gene Carman wrote:
>I would much rather see the existing bike path completed, rather 
>than another half effort at something else.

All of the efforts are important. Some are more important.

>I am particularly interested in "doing it right," which includes 
>putting "walk" buttons on the proper side of the existing intersections as
>cycle traffic moves along the right side of the path, and the repair 
>of the weir, to prevent flooding.

We should have bicycle-sensitive traffic loops, not walk buttons. 
Eventually the remaining interchanges should all have flyovers. Black 
Mountain Road is already bad, and should give a hint how bad they all 
will eventually get.

We need visually distinct and preferably height-separated area for 
pedestrian travel on the bike highway. Vehicle code should apply to 
ped/bike interaction.

The west end of the path was designed as a nature trail, and needs 
more help to be brought up to bike highway standards.

These issues make the current project substandard. But most 
importantly, a highway that ends in a field is not a finished project 
at all. sr56 bike highway must connect to svr, and svr must be built 
into a bike highway. This network has the potential to be the icon of 
bicycle-friendly San Diego.

-- Trevor