Comments for “Palo Alto Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan (BPTP) Update (ARCHIVE)”
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Dedicated Bike Lane needed on Alma St between Hamilton & University.
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Remove 2 parking spaces in front of Patagonia. Add large scale biking parking instead
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Need to fix the bridge by the flood basen so that there is a smooth non-hazardous surface. The city has been dragging their feet on this for more then a year.
There needs to be on-going maintenance on all bike paths and infrastructure in the city that is pro-active, not reactive and delayed.
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Need to fix the bridge by the donkeys so that there is a smooth non-hazardous surface. I have see a bike crash here due to this rough surface. The city has been dragging their feet on this for more then a year and I am sure there have been other crashes.
There needs to be on-going maintenance on all bike paths and infrastructure in the city that is pro-active, not reactive and delayed.
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Cars illegally parked in the bike lane. Signage and enforcement are not fixing this problem.
Make this a green bike lane, the same as there is on the other half of El Camino Way.
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Cars illegally parked in the bike lane. Signage and enforcement are not fixing this problem.
Make this a green bike lane, the same as there is on the other half of El Camino Way.
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El Camino BADLY needs new pavement! Especially in this intersection where a lot of people bike. The rolling gravel is really dangerous when you're biking.
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There used to be seconds counting down on the walking lights here - why were they removed? All crossings should have those, even when people haven't pushed the button to cross. It would also help if all intersections would have a 2 second delay for the lights to turn green for cars after they turn red from the other directions.
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There are so many people dropping off kids on E. Meadow outside JLS. I think that a similar solution to that outside Green, with two-way bike-lanes separated from cars with white "cones" would be good. People don't need to park there and make dangerous u-turns if they'd let their kids bike to school in a safe manner. Plus add speed bumps on E. Meadow.
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This a very dangerous cross walk with bikes, pedestrians and cars all trying to cross east meadow at the same time. I'd recommend making one of the stop light cycles pedestrian / bike only all directions.
Also, a direct route for bikes to cross Mitchell's park that isn't past the Fairmeadow walking / biking entrance from Mitchell Park would reduce the likelihood of middle schoolers hitting an elementary school student / other walker.Liked 9 times -
For a number of weeks / months each year, the sun is blinding when driving up Cowper towards East Meadow and this is at the time of the day children are biking and walking to school. As a driver, I have almost zero visibility and have had to come to a near stop. I'd recommend ramps to slow drivers down as many drivers drive as normal and hope for the best.
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Two out of three times that my middle schooler cycled to school this week, cars almost hit her as they drove from Alger Drive onto Cowper. They either assumed there is a stop sign on Cowper or ignore the fact their own stop sign. Since the intersection follows a bend, they may also have limited visibility. This is a very frequent route for children to cycle and poses a significant hazard. I've also experienced near misses as a walker.
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There is limited visibility approaching the Cowper/Alger crosswalk from Cowper going South East (towards East Meadow) due to the bend in the road. It's very risky to cross the road not knowing if a car going South on Cowper will see you. I'd recommend either a stop sign or a speed bump before the cross walk.
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Safer cycling infrastructure needed on East Meadow for kids cycling to school. Very dangerous in the mornings in particular
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This intersection is incredibly dangerous from 8-8:30am. Needs a better solution. Too many children walking and cycling across from westbound E Meadow to the path in the park. Poor visibly of people walking from the park to cross and the Exit Only exit of the Fairmeadow parking lot. Too many things converging in one spot.
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This a very dangerous cross walk with bikes, pedestrians and cars all trying to cross east meadow at the same time. I'd recommend making one of the stop light cycles pedestrian / bike only all directions.
Also, a direct route for bikes to cross Mitchell's park that isn't past the Fairmeadow walking / biking entrance from Mitchell Park would reduce the likelihood of middle schoolers hitting an elementary school student / other walker.Liked 1 time -
There is limited visibility approaching the Cowper/Alger crosswalk from Cowper going South East (towards East Meadow) due to the bend in the road. It's very risky to cross the road not knowing if a car going South on Cowper will see you. I'd recommend either a stop sign or a speed bump before the cross walk.
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For a number of weeks / months each year, the sun is blinding when driving up Cowper towards East Meadow and this is at the time of the day children are biking and walking to school. As a driver, I have almost zero visibility and have had to come to a near stop. I'd recommend ramps to slow drivers down as many drivers drive as normal and hope for the best.
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Two out of three times that my middle schooler cycled to school this week, cars almost hit her as they drove from Alger Drive onto Cowper. They either assumed there is a stop sign on Cowper or ignore the fact their own stop sign. Since the intersection follows a bend, they may also have limited visibility. This is a very frequent route for children to cycle and poses a significant hazard. I've also experienced near misses as a walker.
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Please install protected bike lanes on University Ave. Last night we saw drivers swerving into the bike lane to pass cars trying to turn left. There were 2 cyclists in the bike lane biking towards downtown and they were not wearing helmets.
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The separated bike path along East Bayshore abruptly ends, forcing riders to cross the busy road and ride without separation with high speed traffic, or take a circuitous path through the Baylands. The path separation should continue at least to San Antonio Road (and ideally to Garcia Blvd) for riders going to Intuit/Google and office parks. Not everyone is trying to get to BayShore or Shoreline Parks after crossing the bike bridge.
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Southbound bicyclists cross El Camino either must wedge themselves in between cars in the two traffic lanes (one right turn and one straight/left turn) or go onto the sidewalk to wait for the light to change. This is a heavily trafficked route to Greene. There should be a clear marking for a bike only lane rather than shared lane with cars. There should be no turn on red allowed from Newell onto El Camino.
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There should be a crossing light at Cowper and El Camino. This road is a good parallel through street (alternative to busy Middlefield) all the way from Downtown North to Mitchell Park, except for this intersection. It doesn’t make sense that the only N/S options East of El Camino for bicyclists are Middlefield (too congested) or Bryant (too far West)
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Extremely close call collision with a car driver during school hours. Driver had passed me on my bike then cut me off by turning right into the parking lot. A child likely wouldn’t have been able to avoid the collision. There is traffic separation on Cal Ave in front of Greene MS but it does not extend to Louis Road, which it should.
Additionally, the angled street parking causes low visibility for drivers backing out into a street with high bike traffic to two schools on California avenue. Parking lot should be reconfigured to prioritize bike and pedestrian safety.
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This intersection has improved some, but is not safe enough for pedestrians and cyclists. Kids still have to take the sidewalk to be safe. Cars are often in a hurry to get onto Page Mill, the bike lanes are not separated enough from the cars.
The crossing light for pedestrians and cyclist could be on a separate timer and a sign could be placed to watch for bikers going straight so turning cars wait and watch out (or use the same signage that is on Homer Ave and Alma: cars are not allowed to turn onto Alma when the pedestrian/cycle traffic light is green(white). It would be safer when cars are forced to wait to turn onto Page Mill.
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