Hello Eleanor.
I need to drop off the meeting, but, can you share the following comments with the City Council members.
Good evening City Council members and Staff, thank you for your effort and it makes me proud to be a RB Resident! My name is Jim Hannon, District 2 and I am here to represent the South Bay Bicycling, plus Walking Coalition, where, like yourselves safety must be paramount!
Sorry, I was not able to attend the meeting tonight, but I urge you to support Item N-4, the bicycle and pedestrian safety recommendations in the pier area. We believe the Jim’s suggestions will improve the safety of our visitors, residence and motorists alike.
Most of these changes are inexpensive paint and signage, examples:
1. Reducing the confusing/conflicting signage on the existing bike path.
2. Use green paint to define bike lanes and where bicyclists should be riding, much like we see on Harbor Drive and the new Green bike-lanes on Beryl St, which look great and thank you!
3. Also, we suggest adding painted Walk symbols and lines on the pavement to show the route that we would like pedestrian to use. In a few cases, the pedestrian path crosses the bike path (like near the pier bathrooms & more) and in those areas, we suggest adding a typical cross-walk and cautionary hash-marks to encourage walker to take the safest route and look both ways for cyclists.
4. We believe paint makings and symbols on the pavement prompt walkers & bicyclists to move in a more orderly way, reduce conflicts, promote compliance and define pathway, based on the safest route and clearly showing where cyclists should walk their bike for everyone’s safety.
Thank you and please move this project on…
Pedestrian Lane - Rural Design Guide
Jim Hannon
• South Bay Bicycling Coalition Plus+ • League Cycling Instructor • (310) 341-8701 • [email protected]