[SDCBC] SDCBC Digest, Vol 113, Issue 2

Tue Jun 10 10:33:38 EDT 2008

When is the next Road I class?

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Gerry

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> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:59:42 -0700
> From: Dave White <dwhite7 at san.rr.com>
> Subject: [SDCBC] Fwd:  US Open
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>> From: Dave White <dwhite7 at san.rr.com>
>> Date: June 10, 2008 6:56:39 AM PDT
>> To: "Rosemary Braun" <Rosemary.Braun at uboc.com>
>> Subject: Re: [SDCBC] US Open
>>
>> I rode my bike to the Open yesterday.  The designated bicycle
>> parking is at the US Open Limo, taxi, and passenger drop-off area -
>> signs direct you to Northpoint Dr, off N. Torrey Pines Rd, just
>> past the Genesee Ave intersection.  This is a visitor entrance to
>> UCSD.  There are a few fixed bike racks as part of the existing
>> parking complex.  These are limited capacity and fill quickly.
>> From that point, you are left with chain-link fencing adjacent to
>> the p-lot.  The general area is staffed all day with traffic
>> control personnel.  Bike lock recommended.
>>
>> Once parked, you walk across N. Torrey Pines Rd and follow US Open
>> signs and paths through Glider Port property and to the main
>> tournament entrance.
>>
>> There are some bicycle detours in the area, one closed bike lane is
>> east of the I-5 on Genesee.  I came south on I-5 from sorrento
>> valley, Genesee offramp and up the Genesee hill, then left on N.
>> Torrrey Pines, then first left on Northpoint.
>>
>> Dave White
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>> On Jun 10, 2008, at 6:43 AM, Rosemary Braun wrote:
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>>> Does anyone know if there is any secure bike parking at the US
>>> Open or
>>> in the area within 1 to 1/2 miles away?
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> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:11:21 -0700
> From: "Darryl MacKenzie" <DarrylMacKenzie at Cox.Net>
> Subject: Re: [SDCBC] US Open
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> I do not know about bike parking.
>
>
>
> But I am interested to know if the 'No Parking' are gone from the  
> bike lane
> southbound (up hill) on Torrey Pines.
>
>
>
> On Saturday, I rode from Mission Valley to Oceanside to see the  
> start of
> RAAM for women. As I was descending down Torrey Pines hill around  
> 9:15 AM, I
> noticed that there were stand-alone no parking signs in the bike  
> lane every
> 100 feet or so, about 20 - 40 of them. These signs were randomly  
> positioned
> in the bike lane, some to the left some to the right others in the  
> middle.
> The only sensible way to get through this maze was by taking the motor
> vehicle lane, especially at the speed most cyclist descend this hill.
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>
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> In Del Mar, I called 911. The person taking my information properly  
> called
> the situation obstacles in the traffic lane. While going through  
> Solana
> Beach I received a follow up call for more information.
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>
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> When I returned south again around 2PM, all signs were to the far  
> right
> against the curb. However the bike lane is still very narrow in  
> places here,
> not wide enough for safe passage at speed.
>
>
>
> I stopped to talk with an officer in a black and white half way up  
> the hill.
> He directed me to the station of the person in charge of traffic for  
> the
> golf event.
>
>
>
> I visited the traffic control area and pled my case regarding the  
> dangerous
> downhill signs.  Then I pedaled back to Mission Valley.
>
>
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> A friend who pedaled down the hill Sunday morning told me that the  
> downhill
> signs were all off the pavement and away from the bike lane at that  
> time.
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> The uphill signs were still randomly placed in the bike lane as I  
> climbed
> Torrey Pines grade at 2PM. I decided not to emphasize them on the  
> weekend,
> concentrating on the more dangerous downhill ones first.
>
>
>
> Does anyone know the status of the uphill signs now?
>
>
>
> Darryl MacKenzie
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> DarrylMacKenzie at Cox.Net
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> (619) 303-7316
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> On Behalf Of Rosemary Braun
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 6:43 AM
> To: Kathy Keehan; SDCBC Mailing List
> Subject: [SDCBC] US Open
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> Does anyone know if there is any secure bike parking at the US Open or
>
> in the area within 1 to 1/2 miles away?
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