[Lincolnparkdc] Observations on Advisory Bike Lanes

[Jason Maga]

I'll happily comment in favor of the crosswalk.  Right now the only way to
get from the 100 block of Kentucky (east side) or 13th (west side) to the
south is to cross in the middle of the street.  My 6yo daughter goes to
Payne so we have crossed this way every day since she was 3.  It's a little
scary crossing with a small child while having to watch for traffic making
the turn off of Independence which due to the wide intersection drivers tend
to do rather fast.  But the only alternative to crossing in the middle of
the street is to walk another block north (to East Capitol) and another
block back.  So yes, I think the crosswalk is a valuable safety improvement.

 

It sounds like the folks on 13th are very lucky to be able to park right in
front of their houses so frequently.  I almost never get to park right in
front of my house anyway, so I have a hard time seeing how a couple more or
fewer parking places will make a noticeable difference.  Perhaps an
improvement to the design would be to keep the crosswalk, but instead of
flexiposts use a lower-profile barricade like rubber curbs, that can still
be driven over slowly so that the folks who live there can still access the
curb to unload their groceries.  And, perhaps the rules for spacing between
the crosswalk and parking spaces don't need to apply on the north side of
the crosswalk since it's a one way street, so visibility in that direction
isn't needed anyway.  A crosswalk with tight spacing would be safer than the
current situation where you have to squeeze between two random parked cars
and dart across the street. 

 

Jason

112 Kentucky

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