[SDCBC] Fairmount-Montezuma, was Re: What were they thinking?

[Jim Baross, Jr.]

When that intersection was reconfigured into its "parkway" format, 
we/SDCBC unsuccessfully fought the plan, and later the bollards that 
were used for a while to mark the shoulder stripes at the northbound 
gore. The City Traffic Engineer/Dept Head at the time stated to City 
Council that this design would be safe for bicycling... :-(

Worse, the consulting traffic engineer on the project argued with me 
that bike lanes were appropriately striped to the right of RTO 
traffic; that from NB Fairmount to EB Montezuma.
Worse yet. even though there are sidewalks, how in the world is 
someone to cross?

But, Mark, don't you have the NB/SB directions reversed? The two 
lanes WB from Montezuma peel off to NB Fairmount don't they?

Jim (sometimes directionally challenged) Baross

At 08:51 PM 3/29/2008, John Eldon wrote:
>That is one of the worst intersections in San Diego County, ironically near
>SDSU's Institute for Traffic Safety. If we hardened veterans of cycling are
>intimidated (and I am not embarrassed to admit that I definitely am), how do
>we expect anyone else to take up cycling for transportation?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org
>[mailto:sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org]On Behalf Of markw
>Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:34 PM
>To: Derek Hofmann
>Cc: SDCBC
>Subject: Re: [SDCBC] What were they thinking?
>
>
>This isn't the only one.   I used to have to deal with 2 lanes of
>Montezuma traffic dumping out onto southbound Fairmont.  Lots of fun
>trying to cross over that.  Going northbound I used to exit Camino Del
>Rio south, then flip a U turn on Camino Del Rio S and head north.   But
>there's no such option southbound.  It's unfortunate that there are
>limited routes that actually go places and the ones that do are high
>speed alternatives to the congested freeways.
>
>Mark