[SDCBC] Fwd: FW: Leucadia Coast Highway 101 Streetscape

[Gene Carman]

Actually I think you mean:  "...the outermost of the lanes in either 
direction..." instead of "the rightmost of the two lanes in each direction."

The only problem I have with your plan is the enforcement of the 
25-30MPH speed limit, which eventually can be overridden by the 85 
percentile rule into one of the horrid "urban freeways" that are 
exemplified by many local arterials and by Hiway 1 in and around the 
Huntington Beach and other similar areas.

The 25-30MPH speed you mention is ideal for mixed traffic, but 
motorists rarely maintain such speeds, and enforcement is hardly 
available 24 hours a day.

Traffic calming with traffic islands and even speed berms may be the 
only real solution... especially if merchants expect motor traffic to 
be able to pull into those streetside parking places.


At 06:52 AM 2/19/2008, you wrote:


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>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Eldon
>Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 6:51 AM
>To: 'Kathy Keehan'
>Subject: Leucadia Coast Highway 101 Streetscape
>
>Greetings fellow cyclists,
>
>Some of you have asked me how to forward your comments and concerns
>regarding the proposed streetscape project through the Leucadia portion
>of Coast Highway 101. The lead contractor is M W Peltz, whose website,
>http://www.mwpeltz.com/ , is unfortunately still under construction, but
>their phone number and mailing address are provided. You may also
>forward your concerns to me or to Kathy. I hope to attend the kickoff
>workshop Thursday evening (6 to 8 p.m. at Oak Crest Middle School on
>Balour Dr.), and I definitely plan to join the project walking tour
>workshop Saturday morning (meet at City Hall at 8:30), which
>unfortunately means I shall miss the grand opening of the long-awaited
>rebuilt and expanded Encinitas library.
>
>The Leucadia Town Council, a longstanding private citizens' activist
>group not to be confused with the official Encinitas City Council, has
>presented a list of suggestions to M W Peltz, which unfortunately
>includes the misguided possibility of a two-way duplex bike lane on the
>east side of Highway 101. We have only 100 feet of right-of-way
>available, including the sidewalk and the landscaped median, and the
>local merchants understandably want to conserve or even to expand their
>on-street parking. I am going to suggest something very similar to Coast
>Highway 101 through downtown Encinitas, with four travel lanes, no
>separate bike lanes, an enforced 25 or 30mph speed limit (down from 40),
>and cyclists being encouraged to take the rightmost of the two lanes in
>each direction. The alternative, I fear, will be a narrow door zone bike
>lane or a segregated two-way facility with extremely awkward or
>dangerous connections at Leucadia Bl. and La Costa Av.
>
>All the best,
>
>John E.
>
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