tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post3528861598439994603..comments2023-11-02T04:23:00.400-06:00Comments on Cyclelicious: Santa Cruz: King Street bikeway meetingYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-73675750311761031442008-06-24T09:16:00.000-06:002008-06-24T09:16:00.000-06:00Thank you Old Timer -- it's always best to know fr...Thank you Old Timer -- it's always best to know from people who will actually be directly impacted. Like you note, any changes will cost $$$. In general I'm a fan of traffic calming, but in Santa Cruz there really is no place else for traffic to go -- Mission is already beyond capacity, and there's no where else for traffic now on King to go. I'm sure also that residents on King don't want to give up their parking, since parking is also already so limited in Santa Cruz.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-45668005242894529672008-06-23T23:24:00.000-06:002008-06-23T23:24:00.000-06:00I live on king, and I'm an avis cyclist, and none ...I live on king, and I'm an avis cyclist, and none of these options are good.<BR/><BR/>Parking is already a big problem. Taking parking won't help. The first option means I would have to cross king with kids and groceries, or walk a block.<BR/><BR/>Widening the street by taking the medians will expose pedestrians to greater risk and remove trees that make the street nice. Are you going to move the telephone poles?<BR/>bring your wallet...<BR/><BR/>I would be in favor of moving traffic off of king as in option two, but then the side street neighbors get burned.<BR/><BR/>Most of all, king is safe to ride right now. What I need is a safe, quick way to get downtown or to the eastside.<BR/><BR/>This is sort of a bridge to nowhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-9735567893092785452008-06-23T09:40:00.000-06:002008-06-23T09:40:00.000-06:00I've never been on more than short sections of Kin...I've never been on more than short sections of King.<BR/><BR/>I intended to ride King Street over the weekend before posting this but spent the weekend with friends and family instead :-)Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-36602972606914365592008-06-23T01:56:00.000-06:002008-06-23T01:56:00.000-06:00...fritz...i'm assuming points A & B on that map a......fritz...i'm assuming points <B>A</B> & <B>B</B> on that map allow access to <B>king st.</B> through the use of traffic lights but i wonder about the safety of those ingress & egress points...<BR/><BR/>...using & knowing the area as well as you do, what's your personal take on the situation ???...ie: what do you think would be safest reasonable situation & what would you prefer to see done ???...<BR/><BR/>...i ask, fritz, because while i'm familiar w/ the traffic & dangers of <B>mission st.</B>, i'm not versed in the alternatives...bikesgonewildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.com