Comments for “AMATS Bicycle Plan Implementation”
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SBound Access needed to/from Campbell Creek trail here. Social path exists...Alt rt puts you on the wrong side of C street, forcing another major street crossing.
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This is actually THE safest controlled intersection to cross Tudor due to the lack of a fourth leg and low lane count.
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C Street is 50+ mph for a long ways so there are deep reservations about the wisdom of a bike lane for the most part. That said, NB makes a bit of sense in that there are a lot of up and down sections to the MUPath on the East side South of Dimond.
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The Striping is a nice thing but a highly worthy year round effort would be to fix the cracked and flooded sections, this location being a very frequently flooded one.
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One of the nastiest intersections to cross, matched only by C St and Tudor.
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In extension to the striping comment above, the grass and soil that has intruded from yards onto the shoulder apron needs to be graded off to provide a safe place to walk off of this already narrow road. Chop back these lawns that have grown into the road at this dip!
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The West high hill needs a centerline and signage to help folks remember to avoid the hazards of downhill traffic.
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Wisconsin Street Bike Lane
I will echo this comment. Anchorage drivers need guidance for lanes, summer and winter. There are many places where folks build winter habits that they carry into summer. Another example would be Forest Park southbound at Northern lights. Folks will drive on the curb around you to turn right if you don't squeeze over to share the single lane. Ask the traffic engineers how to change this behaviour?
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Tudor Road Shoulder Striping
Where is this bike lane heading when you arrive here going west? Conversely, how do you arrive at Tudor safely from the north, south, or east in order to take advantage of this striping? There are many such challenges to address in connecting the available bicycle infrastructure so that folks do not find themselves lead to dangerous gauntlets by established routes.
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I support the other two comments. The transition here has steadily eroded over the years. There is now no way, even slowly, to negotiate this transition without strong impact. This would be impossible for many mobility impair folks with small wheels.
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10th Ave Bike Boulevard
I primarily use 9th to cross blocks because traffic is relatively light and there are not parked cars and obstructed views. Ultimately, we use 8th ave to move east-west downtown, since we can see well and keep up with the light traffic between stops. 10th ave seems less useful, because it does not afford access to downtown streets from the neighborhoods. I predict that this bike boulevard will be underutilized.
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Hopefully the C St imporvements will relief the pressure on this very dangerous crossing north to south on the east side of the Benson and A intersection. Two lanes of traffic are accustomed to turning right and distracted folks often do not stop for pedestrians and bikes.
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Was there not a plan to provide east-west access through this neighborhood from Romig to Blueberry Lane? This may be the safest ad hoc route to get east to A St on the way to midtown.
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Pedestrians and cyclists are at risk on the inside of this curve. The shoulder lane is used by cars cutting the corner. Many folks walk on the lawns or cross to the south side (also without pedestrian accomodation) to avoid cars. There is potential for pedestrian injury or death, especially when icy.
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Hillcrest drive could use traffic calming such as curb bulb-out and trees near the road on the north side across from the high school to slow westbound traffic. Cars tend to accelerate into this wide, open area going west.
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A Bike Lane SBound here would add to an already crazy lane "scheme" that was dropped on it's head in design. Crossing NLights Blvd a lane disappears from one side of the street to the next, cars and bikes alike are confronted with a curb bulb. Nasty. The bulb disappears in a 3 inch snowfall but is still really there...
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A Bike Lane here is a decent idea as the Bike Path infrastructure is lacking or poorly signed in each direction.
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A 700' long connector here would greatly enhance 20th as a bike boulevard.
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A 300' long connector here would turn 20th into a 5 mile long bike boulevard between Early View and Orca. Winter travel could cross the lake, summer would go around.
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20th would make an excellent bike boulevard if a primitive gravel trail was placed within the existing power line easement. This would give bike commuters an alternative to 15th, but not as circuitous as the Chester Creek Trail, allowing for a straight path all the way from Cheney Lake to Orca.
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A connector here would turn Orca into an incredible bike boulevard with the only crossing being at 15th.
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Crossing here is the worst, because during high traffic times you have a constant flow from downtown when the light is green. When it turns red, there isn't much time at all before cars turn off of 9th. For bikes, not so bad, but for pedestrians and wheelchairs, it's a race for your life. It really needs a signal and signs reminding people that they still need to look for traffic.
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Agree that the bike boulevard should have as few stop signs as possible with a strictly enforced 20MPH speed limit. The City of Arcata has a nice video of how they recently designed their BB. If you are going to put signals at the crossings of major arterials, I would make them "beg button" activated to avoid arousing anti-bicycle sentiment AKA "bikelash" over having to stop for nothing.
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Agree with nearby comments that this gap in cycling infrastructure is a high priority. Small, yet very important. Bikers have 3 less than ideal options: 1. Negotiate the curbs down the hill, taking the lane all the way to Arctic 2. Cut across E Street on the downhill, hoping no cars turn the corner or come out of 16th before you get to the VOTM Spur 3. Counterflow down the hill. This will be a challenging project, would love to see how you are going to make it work.
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A agree that a connector here would be a great benefit. It would bridge a relatively low-traffic route with a no-traffic route. Minimize contact between bikes and vehicles.