I am facing south, standing on what used to be the sidewalk heading down to West River Road. The sidewalk has been ripped out and replaced with a temporary strip of asphalt that has no curb, just a white line indicating the edge of the road (which the truck is obeying). This allows buses to make wide turns at this corner without hitting a curb. Notice the well-worn path between where I'm standing and the nearest stop sign. It leads to the curbcut. Cyclists use this as a direct route to the road crossing.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
The view from uphill
I am facing south, standing on what used to be the sidewalk heading down to West River Road. The sidewalk has been ripped out and replaced with a temporary strip of asphalt that has no curb, just a white line indicating the edge of the road (which the truck is obeying). This allows buses to make wide turns at this corner without hitting a curb. Notice the well-worn path between where I'm standing and the nearest stop sign. It leads to the curbcut. Cyclists use this as a direct route to the road crossing.
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You know, this intersection has never been easy to use for cyclists - especially if the cyclist is travelling down the little hill in order to travel SOUTH along the river road.
I am a mom who often pulls her son using a tag-a-long bike. It's a tough intersection to make. I either have to manage the bike plus tag-a-long with child walking beside me or handle what is effectively a S turn....or stay on the road until the intersection of 32nd and river - a much much easier intersection to manage!
Lee
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