A presentation on the City\u2019s Bicycle Master Plan proposing bike lane improvements on Prospect Street got a lukewarm reception recently from La Jolla Traffic & Transportation Board.<\/p>\n
LJT&T planner Dave Abrams in October introduced Everett Hauser, program manager with the City\u2019s Transportation Department. \u201cHe\u2019s going to tell us about the Bicycle Master Plan as it relates to La Jolla,\u201d said Abrams. \u201cThey have some definite projects ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
During a slideshow presentation, Hauser told community planners street resurfacing and restriping are two future planned activities for La Jolla on Prospect Street. \u201cWith these resurfacings, it gives us a chance to make improvements to the roadways,\u201d he said. \u201cGenerally what people notice is the addition or modification of bike lanes that we\u2019re implementing per the bicycle master plan. With the (City\u2019s) multi-modal (transportation) plan, that gives us a blank slate to modify the striping (of streets).\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bicycle Master Plan is part of the City\u2019s long-term vision contained in its General Plan. It serves as a policy document guiding the development and maintenance of bicycle facilities citywide. Its policies address all issues related to San Diego’s bikeways including planning, community involvement, utilization of existing resources, facility design, safety, education, and funding.<\/p>\n
Hauser cited Torrey Pines Road as one example where the configuration of the roadway, which only had a single stripe, allowed the City, via resurfacing, to resize the lane creating more separation between bicyclists and cars. \u201cOn Prospect Street we\u2019re trying to fit in bikeways where there is the existing angle parking: That will remain,\u201d said Hauser adding, \u201cWe\u2019ll put sharrows (white pavement markings showing a bicycle symbol with two chevrons on top) there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is informational, it is not an action item,\u201d noted Abrams. \u201cThe City is coming to us to let us know what\u2019s coming down the pike.\u201d<\/p>\n
Responding to the City\u2019s bike-lane plans for Prospect Street, Paul Jameson, who works at UC San Diego said: \u201cI\u2019d like to be able to bike down to downtown La Jolla. But it is extremely unsafe to do so. And I\u2019m not seeing much in this plan that makes it a lot safer. I\u2019m just disappointed to see things like sharrows. The buffered bike lanes, some parts of this, certainly are an improvement. But this is really not ideal. It\u2019s regrettable that we\u2019re still prioritizing abundant street parking over the safety of residents.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have some significant concerns as a biker on Prospect,\u201d said another LJT&T attendee via Zoom, who pointed out he didn\u2019t feel bike lane space on Prospect was wide enough with the City\u2019s plans. \u201cI don\u2019t know how you can stick a bike lane in that will be useful there,\u201d he argued. \u201cThese numbers seem very idealistic. This is not allowing me to be safe on Prospect with these narrow bike lanes right along the edge of cars.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA key thing to note, unlike the situation on 30th Street in North Park that has raised all kinds of hackles, concerns, and opposition, is that there is no parking loss here,\u201d said LJT&T\u2019s Abrams.<\/p>\n
Will Rhatigan, advocacy director for San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, weighed in on the Prospect Street bike-lane discussion. \u201cCertainly this is an improvement over the existing conditions,\u201d he said. \u201cWe know that bike lanes are safer than no bike lanes. That said, narrow bike lanes in the door zone are definitely not the safest option. We\u2019re willing to accept that here because we think that La Jolla is somewhere where it could be really hard to take away parking. And we don\u2019t know if there is community support.\u201d<\/p>\n
Added Rhatigan, \u201cWhat we have here is definitely an opportunity to make the street (Prospect) safer. That said, we could make it a lot safer. I would really encourage you to push for that and ask for it. But it\u2019s never too easy taking away parking. We know people don\u2019t always like it. But it\u2019s really the right decision here. As a bike coalition, we are really supportive of the safest option, but we\u2019re understanding of the constraints as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
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