[Carfreeliving] Re: Home Depot and Bayshore Blvd bikeway

Wed Jul 27 13:11:00 MDT 2005

Couple thoughts off the top of my head:

1) The median work for bike lanes is pretty easy.  Maybe asking for BRT 
treatments or a complete street along Bayshore at this point makes the 
entire request too big and more easily rejectable.  Then we end up with 
nothing more than their initial proposal.
2) The right of way that could be obtained by setting Home Depot back x 
feet from their property line may be for naught if other properties along 
the street are built up to their property lines.

I whole heartedly support BRT.  I think that is the way to go as rail is 
too expensive and inflexible.  I just don't know if this is the best time 
and place to ask for BRT style treatments or a complete rebuild of the 
street.

A more discreet BRT type request could be for transit priority to be 
incorporated into any new signals they install.

Mike

"Dan Krause" <dankrause at rescuemuni.org> 
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07/27/2005 11:59 AM

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RE: [Carfreeliving] Re: Home Depot and Bayshore Blvd bikeway

Hi Folks,

We need to be thinking about transit on this section of Bayshore as well. 
The heavily used #9 bus runs through here and is already slowed 
significantly from traffic at certain times of the day.  Rescue Muni feels 
that BRT is an appropriate treatment here.  Many transit-dependent people 
rely on the #9 and without BRT improvements, there lives are going to just 
get much worse after Home Depot opens. 

We should all sit down very soon and figure out if this can become a 
"Complete Street".   We must not preclude transit lanes here and it would 
be fabulous if Home Depot could pay for a complete streets treatment. They 
damn well should because it is going to be a cash cow for them and they 
are going inundate the the street with traffic.  The street width is very 
wide on Bayshore so it may work out for everybody.   Home Depot needs to 
be designed in a way that doesn't constrain the width of the road. 

______________________________
Dan Krause
Managing Director, Rescue Muni
105 San Jose Ave.
San Francisco, CA  94110
415/826-1219 (p)   415/826-3362 (f)
dankrause at rescuemuni.org
www.rescuemuni.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Carfreeliving-bounces at livablecity.org 
[mailto:Carfreeliving-bounces at livablecity.org] On Behalf Of Shannon Dodge
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:25 AM
To: Carfreeliving at livablecity.org
Subject: [Carfreeliving] Re: Home Depot and Bayshore Blvd bikeway

Thanks for that idea Mike.  I work at Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, 
so yes, am involved in this one.  BTW, for anyone interested in going to 
the Planning Commish tomorrow, the meeting does start at 1pm but this item 
is not scheduled until 6 pm - 
http://www.sfgov.org/site/planning_page.asp?id=33460

Shannon
PS whatever happened to alt-trans happy hour? 

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Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:15:14 -0700
From: Mike Sallaberry 
Subject: [Carfreeliving] Home Depot and Bayshore Blvd bikeway
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On this project, one possible mitigation for the traffic impacts of Home 
Depot could be for them to pay for (or do the work for) the median shaving 

necessary to stripe a northbound bike lane on Bayshore from Industrial to 
Jerrold. DPT mentioned the idea to them but I believe they said their 
project area was limited, or something like that. I think it would be a 
good way for them to build up some goodwill with the community, and in the 

whole scheme of things, it will not cost them that much, especially since 
they are already doing some concrete/asphalt/signal work near the entrance 

on Bayshore. Too bad they didn't take the opportunity to be more 
proactive.

The southbound route here is on Barneveld/Loomis, so for this section of 
Bayshore, the median shaving and northbound bike lane would take care of a 

big chunk of what we need on Bayshore. With the Oakdale bike lanes 
recently extended, this is a good chance to continue filling in the gaps 
in the area.

Anyone involved with the Home Depot effort? I think if enough people ask 
for this, there is a chance they'll do it.
Mike

** Thursday, July 28th **
BAYSHORE HOME DEPOT - PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
1 pm, City Hall, Rm 400*

The proposed Home Depot on Bayshore (site of the old Goodman's Lumber and 
Whole Earth Access) will have a dramatic impact on traffic and could 
affect bike lanes on Bayshore. This Planning Commission meeting will be 
the final review and action on the project -- be sure to come out and help 

push for the best outcome for biking on Bayshore.
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