It certainly is a nice path. And it did get a lot better once they
did the fix at the point where the rubble was covering the path. Not
fighting the construction on Observatory Drive is a delight, and I
only wish it had opened a year earlier.
A few points that would help make it ever better:
o The stop line at the crossing of Highland still hasn't been re-
painted to have cars stop far enough back that bikes can cross while
there is a red light. Many driver (understandably) are far enough up
when they stop that by the time they realize there's a bike crossing,
it's difficult to reverse.
o At that same intersection, the signs for "Highland Avenue" and
"Campus Drive Bike Path" are both oriented the same way -- so that the
cyclists can see it. Presumably the cyclist is aware they're on a
bike path, but flipping the bike path sign 90 degrees to motorists are
aware wouldn't be a bad idea.
o It's improved, but a lot of VA contractors park near the western
stretch of the path, and often seem to think that they can put
supplies and equipment on the path and generally stand around on
there. It'd be nice if there was signage or something asking them to
minimize blocking the bike path.
o Any timetable/funding comments on when the eastern end of the path
will be constructed? It's certainly not as vital as the first part,
but it would make it even easier to connect up with the University
Avenue bike lanes.
o And, finally, I know people were looking into the western end --
that missing link between University Bay Drive and the Shorewood path
would be really nice to have. Any word on this?
On a side note, under whose jurisdiction is the current construction
on University Bay Drive itself? I dropped a note to Shorewood Hills
Public Works (and haven't heard back), but the construction on the
road at the top of the hill (just before the Children's Hospital) is
very bike-unfriendly. No warning as to the loss of the bike lane, and
across the entire width of the road is a 20-foot section of dirt/
gravel, with scattered gravel along the bike lane for a few hundred
feet, right as you go down a hill. Makes the last part of my commute
a little...interesting, shall we say?
Peace and Prosperity,
Dipesh
PS Thanks for the GPS comments from a little while back -- I'll be
sure to check out some of the resources mentioned.
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