[Carfreeliving] Re: Home Depot and Bayshore Blvd bikeway

[Mike Sallaberry]

FYI, the treatment David mentions is described in a short report at:
http://www.bicycle.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/dpt/bike/Floating_Bike_Lane_Report.pdf




"David Baker" <davidbaker at dbarchitect.com> 
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the lane like this on the Embarcadero south of the Ferry Building works 
well.

Db

-----Original Message-----
    From: "Mike Sallaberry" <Mike.Sallaberry at sfgov.org>
    Sent: 7/27/05 1:12:22 PM
    To: "Carfreeliving at livablecity.org" <Carfreeliving at livablecity.org>, 
"transit1 at rescuemuni.org" <transit1 at rescuemuni.org>
    Subject: RE: RE: [Carfreeliving] Re: Home Depot and Bayshore Blvd 
bikeway
 
    I think we should be careful to not oversimplify the details 
associated 
    with constructing segregated BRT facilities in the middle of the 
roadway 
    if such a request is to be taken seriously by Home Depot.
 
    Another idea:  A commute hour parking tow-away that reveals transit 
lane 
    along the curb.  If the lane is 14 feet wide, bikes and buses can 
share 
    the lane side by side when parking is not allowed.  When parking 
(which 
    takes 7' - 8') is allowed, the 6' - 7' that remains of the transit 
lane 
    can serve as a pseudo bike lane.  Actually, I think that may be the 
best 
    of both worlds.  Relatively simple roadway work, space for cyclists 
24/7, 
    transit lane during times when traffic is the worst, and an overall 
    improvement to capacity along the roadway.  Biggest (only?) loser are 
the 
    people who park on the street during commute hours.
 
    Throw in some transit priority at the signals, improve some bus stops, 
and 
    you have a quick and important improvement for transit and cyclists. 
No 
    major, costly, lengthy construction or community outreach that would 
    likely be associated with a full BRT design (which I believe does not 
have 
    to go in now, especially if the space is reserved via a shorter term 
    proposal like I describe), and the space is partially reserved for a 
    future effort.
 
    Overall, I think that if we want Home Depot to add roadway 
improvements to 
    its scope of work, they have to be fairly cheap, popular, and 
relatively 
    quick to implement so that the timing jives with the store opening.
 
    Also, I know Level of Service is a dirty word to many people here, but 
it 
    is a reality that developers have to deal with.  The idea I describe 
for 
    the curbside transit/bike lane improves LOS during commute hours than 
if 
    they went with the current roadway design.  That may be very important 
to 
    Home Depot.
 
    We may want to be careful to keep requests/demands realistic, or risk 
    missing an opportunity and end up with nothing.
    Mike

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