[SDCBC] South Bay Dangerous Bike Path Change

[trevorspoke at cox.net]

You may wish to point out that Caltrans design guidelines are for posts on bicycle travelways to be 4 feet apart. It took several years, but finally Phil Adams of City of San Diego triggered the correction of the ones at the entrance to MiraMesa I-15 bike path from Erma Rd.
-- Trevor

---- Bicyclist <bikes.alot at cox.net> wrote: 
> The SDCBC has made inquiries and complained... apparently at this 
> point w/o getting a positive result!... removal of the barriers to travel.
> 
> I recommend that calls/communications be made to the San Diego City 
> Park & Recreation Dept., the department that decided to install the 
> barricades... and to the Mayor's Office.
> 
> An online/web form is available for contacting P&R at 
> http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/general-info/mypark.shtml .
> 
> For general Park & Recreation Department information (619) 525-8213.
> 
> I called and was told the P&R staff person to be handling this is 
> John Barone at 619-525-8610. I left a message there.
> 
> Mayor contacts:
> Phone: (619) 236-6330
> Fax: (619) 236-7228
> <mailto:jerrysanders at sandiego.gov>JerrySanders at sandiego.gov
> 
> 
> At 09:54 AM 3/20/2008, chris chase wrote:
> >Who's the authority to whom we need to register our concern?
> >
> >THX
> >
> >Chris Chase,
> >San Diego cyclist
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Darryl MacKenzie" <DarrylMacKenzie at Cox.Net>
> >To: <sdcbc at bikesandiego.org>
> >Cc: <soniaramirez at cox.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:04 PM
> >Subject: [SDCBC] South Bay Dangerous Bike Path Change
> >
> >
> >One of our riders took a nasty fall in the South Bay area due to a change in
> >the bike path.
> >
> >
> >
> >Heading south from Chula Vista to Imperial Beach, as one pedals to the end
> >of the bike path approaching the Home Depot and the short street leading to
> >Palm Avenue, additional poles have been erected in the bike passage area or
> >'gate'. The rider had passed here many times and was not expecting the
> >additional poles until it was too late to avoid hitting them. He tells me
> >that the poles are now so close together that bikes have to be lifted over,
> >the handlebars will not fit between the poles.
> >
> >
> >
> >This gate is intended to be used by bicycles yet it is now impossible to
> >pedal through the gate. For safe passage on this bike route, these
> >additional obstacles should be removed.
> >
> >
> >
> >Darryl MacKenzie
> >
> >San Diego Cyclo-Vets Ride Co-Ordinator
> >
> >  <mailto:DarrylMacKenzie at Cox.Net> DarrylMacKenzie at Cox.Net
> >
> >(619) 303-7316
> >
> >o^o  o^o  o^o o^o  o^o  o^o o^o  o^o  o^o
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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