First note: I have my doubts on the intent of this project, as it is an approved project but the signage says "Proposed". Cc @TOCCNewman#ThousandOaks#BikeTooter
There was, when I arrived, A CAR IN THE TEMPORARY BICYCLE LANE 😬 😱 cc @toccnewman
The demo lanes, and the Class IV project, has a problem at the Lynn Rd. and Hlillcrest Drive intersection -- that part of Lynn/Hillcrest is INCREDIBLY BUSY and right now the mocked up lane peters out right there... so you get stranded and wedged in a dangerous spot trying to either cross Lynn Rd going west, or entering the bicycle lane coming from the west... LOTS of vehicle traffic and ZERO protection.
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More comments. 3. The transition from Green to Orange to Red on traffic lights needs to be adjusted to bicycle speeds!!! I got caught in two intersections entering on green and not being able to cross before it turned orange/red and having traffic in lanes! (going uphill... I was not moving fast enough to cross in time on the traffic light. I would have been safer and stopping at the pedestrian walk and hitting the "walk" button).
Interestingly enough, there's an existing extra-wide sidewalk along the side of the mall (private property) which, for a utility cyclist not looking to get squished by cars, could be utilized successfully for traversing this part of town. Fine for those of us plodding along for "run errands", but I don't think the fitness cyclists would be able to use it at their normal speeds... #BikeTooter#ThousandOaks
@ai6yr It could also result in pedestrians getting angry and opposing cycling. Also - since it's on private property, they can claim trespassing.
We have a similar thing here even in Davis. An entire corner where the "sidewalk" is on private property instead of the city either retaining or eminent domaining enough space for a publicly-owned sidewalk.
@Catawu@ai6yr It's both. It's a temporary bike lane along the proposed route to give cyclists a chance to test it out and provide feedback to incorporate in a Fall 2024 proposal to get approval to actually make a bike lane there. This is the Weird Phase of bike lane development.
Always good to see a new separated bike lane project. I just wish class IV didn't permit that separation to be achieved via those useless pool noodle posts. Actually, they're stiffer than pool noodles so more dangerous--when a 2 ton motor vehicle bends one into you, you're going to go down. #biketooter
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