BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Regular Meeting
Thursday, December 9, 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 - September 23, 2010 Meeting
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.
Status Review on 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.
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.
d.
New Item - Improved Signage at for Cesar Chavez Bike Lane
at 101 – Cyclists riding on Bayshore Northbound and CC Southbound are often
confused about entering and tracking the pathway.
e.
New Item – Signage at Market and Castro Northbound guiding
bicyclists to the 17th and Corbett route, instead of Market Street
to Portola.
Action: Discussion
Sponsor: Bert Hill and Susan King
10.
Paratransit on Market Street – While the Market Street bike lane improvements have clearly resulted
in increased ridership, there are indications the lanes have placed a burden on
the disabled paratransit
riders. The MTA will outline the
issue and possible mitigations.
Action: Resolution
Sponsor: Heath Maddox - MTA Request
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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