[SDCBC] Torrey Pines Trails plan

[John Eldon]

Good morning SDCBCers,

Another factor to consider is that the original coast highway, i.e., the road through the preserve, provides the only reasonably direct alternative to Torrey Pines Rd. Recall several years ago that we lost the NORTHBOUND Torrey Pines Rd. bike lane for several months because of a landslide. Most of us simply took a deep breath and seized the right travel lane, but the preserve access road did provide a sometimes-welcome alternative. North Torrey Pines Rd. has also been closed occasionally to through traffic for criminal and accident investigations, etc. For these reasons alone, I think SDCBC should strive assiduously to maintain bidirectional bicycle access through the reserve, from the golf course to the parking lot entrance.
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Disclosure: Once or twice per month, I like to ride my bike from home to the Torrey Pines Rangers' Station / Lodge and back, using the winding preserve road. I have never considered the tight curves and the moderate grade to be a safety issue, but I am a very conservative cyclist with years of experience in the hills and canyons of west Los Angeles and Malibu.

Best,

John E.

----- Original Message ----
From: Kathy Keehan <execdir at sdcbc.org>
To: Gene Carman <gcarman at san.rr.com>; Sdcbc <sdcbc at bikesandiego.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 4:06:55 PM
Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Torrey Pines Trails plan

Hi Gene,
The plan is not aimed only at bikes, but bikes are the only ones called out
to be allowed access only in one direction, at least in Guideline 10.2.1
(page 30 of the adobe file). The wording isn't particularly clear as to
whether or not this means that bicyclists would be able to use the other
side of the reserve road going downhill, or if bikes would be required to
use Torrey Pines Road/Coast Highway for the downhill trip.
I'm thinking this would be an interesting conversation at the public
meeting...




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