Comments for “Palo Alto Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan (BPTP) Update (ARCHIVE)”
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Sensors don’t recognize bikes, a side-of-the-road cyclist signal button is needed on both sides for crossing Middlefield as not everyone can access the pedestrian signal button.
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Palo Alto Ave is the perfect route - and much utilized - for bicycles going west or going to PA from MP. But the Middlefield intersection doesn’t allow for a safe continuation down Palo Alto Ave to ECR.
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The design of multiple raised concrete concrete curbs (terminology?) makes navigating into the Embarcadero bike path from Palo Alto Ave with bikes, especially cargo bikes or bikes with child trailers impossible. If Embarcadero bike path is supposed to be our main bikeway across town, access going south needs reconsidering.
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Bikes need to be able to go down California Avenue unimpeded to the underground crossing. It is ludicrous and unsafe to make the entire Cal ave section closedd off to bikes/a 'walk bikes' area. There is plenty of room to have both pedestrians (who have access to two huge sidewalks) and bicyclists travel safely on the road. The city should do everything in its power to make biking safer, more efficient and more accessible rather than closing off one of the few thoroughfares that allow crossing of alma/train tracks to bikes. Biking should be encouraged rather than punished. There are huge quantities of cyclists who need access to this thoroughfare: students, commuters, shoppers, etc.
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I know ECR is not in City’s purvey but the sensors don’t pick up cyclists so unless there is a car or a pedestrian cyclists can’t cross the road.
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Barrier needed - students run out into the Embarcadero bike path without regard for flow of traffic.
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Intersection at Hanover and Page Mill. For bicyclists crossing Page Mill in either direction, if no cars are present, then the light will not turn green. This means waiting for several minutes or crossing illegally across the red light.
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The intersection at California & Columbia is hazardous for cars, bicylcists, and pedestrians crossing Cal Ave. The visibility is not good with parked cars. There are hundreds of people who ride their bikes and walk through this intersection each day. This would be safer as a 4-way stop.
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Narrow shoulder / bike lane, cars often pass too close to bicyclists.
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Cyclists who are waiting at the lights to cross Middlefield Road are in danger from cars who turn right and fail to look in the bike lane. Loma Verde is a main route through to the Bike Bridge across 101, and this route also connects to the Ross Road Bike Boulevard. Upgraded traffic lights for bike traffic are required here to hold cars (with no right turn on red) so that bikes can cross Middlefield Road safely.
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The shoulder on Hanover (heading towards Barron Park) is narrow and the pavement is in poor condition, so cyclists ride close the edge (if not partially in the roadway).
There's a turn lane in the center of the road. Some drivers use it to go around cyclists, but other drivers stick to the lane and pass cyclists with inches to spare.Liked 6 times -
Need to make it easier to access the Embarcadero Bike Path through the Town and Country Village mall! This crossing is really slow to cross!
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Would be great to have a paved path through the interior of the park for those who want a more pleasant bike ride than being led to the car park.
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Something needs to be done to make sure cars in the far right 'Miranda only' lane stay there. Have witnessed many near misses, especially scary when bikers are present. Maybe bring back the soft orange pylons that used to outline the right turn lane?
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Easier way for bikers to turn left and access the sidewalk from Hanover onto Stanford. Children have to bike alongside cars.
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Striped crosswalk needed in all 4 directions. There is only one crosswalk at this very busy intersection.
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El Camino is not s good route for bikes and should NOT be made into one. Better to focus on safer bike riding on Park Blvd and other parallel routes. Train corridor is a good idea for a grade separated bike route.
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The 2 stop signs added to the roundabout make it confusing and dangerous. Please take those out and instead teach drivers how a roundabout is used.
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Crossing El Camino here on a bike is very scary. There is no bike lane. I move into the sidewalk a block before El Camino(going eastbound). And get off of my bike when crossing E.C.
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I bike out of Florales and make a left turn into Amaranta. It is hard to see if cars are speeding up on Amaranta going east to west. The Florales/Amaranta intersection needs pedestrian crossing markings on Amaranta. I have a similar problem as a pedestrian in the reverse direction. It doesn't feel safe.
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There have been multiple bicycle accidents in Palo Alto regarding students on bikes and cars. There is a stop sign at Laguna and Los Robles but most of the bikes coming from Gunn don't stop. Not sure how to rememdy this, but what about putting a police officer there for a while and ticketing the bikes that don't stop at the sign?
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This roundabout is a disaster as is. It's not quite big enough to be a true roundabout and should not have 2 stop signs and 2 yields, that's not how roundabouts work. What about just turning it back into a regular intersection?
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When biking from the Caltrain station, there is a blind spot for pedestrians when trying to enter the tunnel.
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Why do the bicycle paths cross the pedestrian walkways twice? It requires negotiating with pedestrians in an already tight space.
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Sharp right from Alma street onto the entrance of the underpass. Saw a biker almost get hit from behind.
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