BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Regular Meeting
Thursday, September 23, 2010
6:30 p.m.
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (Polk Street), Room 408
AGENDA
1. Roll Call
2. Announcements & Acknowledgments
3. Approve Minutes - July & August Meetings Cancelled
4. Public Comment: (Discussion Item)
The public may address the Committee on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Committee.
This should not relate to any item on this agenda since the Committee
will take public comment after it discusses and/or before voting on each
agenda item. The Committee requests that each person limit him/herself
to three minutes.
5. Chairman's Report (Information)
- Committee Member Business – Continued openings in Districts 4, 6 & 8
- Monthly Activities
6. Committee Member Reports (Information)
7. MTA Bicycle Program Report – See MTA Bicycle Program Report to the BAC for June 2010 (http://www.sfmta.com/cms/cbike/3170.html).
8. Task Force Reports
a. Golden Gate Park – Susan King, District 5
b. Bicycle Report Card Task Force – No Report
c. BART Task Force - Mariana Parreiras (on-month – report)
d. Shared Mode Working Group – Proposal for PSAC, SFBC, BAC, WalkSF, SAN, MDC, SFPD, DPH development of joint resolution: Cooperative Use of Streets and Sidewalks.
9. Spot Project Requests
– The lifting of the Bike Plan injunction has already resulted in a
large expansion of bicycle treatments throughout the City. While
overall they are working as expected, we have been notified of some
necessary spot projects that would clarify and improve use of the routes
at little cost:
a. 'Bikes allowed full use of lane' on Market St near Buchanan
b. Signage
on the ‘Schrader Valve notifying motorists on Schrader with a more
conspicuous sign than presently; notifying westbound cyclists with path
cross-hatching and signage to route cyclists to the crossing at
Schrader.
c. Consideration
for modification of the ‘No Turn at Red’ sign, with the words, ‘Except
Bikes’ added at the northbound intersection of Laguna Honda, Woodside,
and Dewey Blvd. Bicyclists often wait on the right side of the lane.
If they wait for the green light to turn right, they are in danger of
being ‘right hooked’ by vehicles turning directly into the LH entry
street. Allowing cyclists to turn right on red would help mitigate this
danger.
d. Stockton
Contra-Lane Study – Presently cyclists trying to reach the Stockton
Tunnel from the South and West have no efficient way to legally ride to
the Tunnel. A one block contra-lane from Post to Stockton would allow
cyclists to ride up Powell to Post and ride the one block to the two way
Tunnel.
Action: Discussion & Possible Resolution
Sponsor: Bert Hill and Susan King
10. Laguna Honda Bike Lane, Portola to Woodside Northbound
– This section of LH is steep and curvy, over 10% in one section. The
original plan called for a bike lane, but bike lanes can be less safe
than a road with sharrows when: 1) speed differentials are slight or
non-existent, 2) high speed vehicles cause bike lanes to have more
detritus due to weather or other street debris; 3) because of the
possible speed and use of brakes by bikes, cyclists are less able to
swerve and maintain control, especially when road curvature could hide
obstructions and debris; 4) at higher speeds, cyclists require more lane
width for maneuverability. Motorists and even cyclists often are not
aware of exceptions identified in CVC 21208, and may contest a cyclist’s
movement outside of the bike lane in conformance with the exception,
again at a high speed.
Action: Discussion
Sponsor: Bert Hill
11. Adjournment
DISABILITY ACCESS:
Room 408 of City Hall is
wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART Station is Civic
Center, three blocks from City Hall. Accessible MUNI lines serving this
location are: #47 Van Ness, and the #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to
Market and Van Ness and the Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and
at Civic Center. For more information about MUNI accessible services,
call 923-6142. There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall
at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial
Complex.
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