[SDCBC] FYI Mission Bay Bike Paths closed until 5/08

[Gene Carman]

Bike paths along the south eastern edge and eastern edge of Mission 
Bay are closed until May 2008.  Paths from the intersection of Fiesta 
Island Drive and East Mission Bay drive on around and parallel to Sea 
World Drive along and past Sea World have been closed until May 2008 
according to the signs posted on the chain link fences surrounding 
the paths.  The paths are closed for future improvement...  pavement 
repairs and lighting are the cited reasons.

For cyclists wishing to use a path to go to Ocean Beach, I suggest 
taking Sea World Drive to South Shores Park (the entrance to the boat 
launch area just east of Sea World) and crossing Sea World Drive to 
the San Diego River shared road, this connects to the path at the 
Sunset Cliff Blvd Bridge...  this will allow you to bypass the 50MPH 
intersections and sweeping exit ramps of the "mixmaster" of Sea World 
Drive, Sunset Cliffs and West Mission Bay drive where you would 
otherwise have to take the lane in fast traffic to avoid being 
"swept" down one of exit roads to destinations beyond.

No alternatives are offered at the posted Closed Path 
signs...  typical of the non transportation attitude of San Diego and 
California, with regard to Bike Paths...  if these were true 
transportation corridors, road closure signs would be posted, along 
with cones, and detours...  but that is not the case, as bikes are 
just "toys for recreation" in the eyes of local government.