![]() ![]() He added, “When this bikeway is connected to a fully realized network of protected bike lanes, it will be widely regarded as a resounding success.”Įmails and phone calls seeking comment from the representatives of two bike advocacy organizations - Circulate San Diego and the San Diego County Bike Coalition - were not answered. It was “an exhaustive, lengthy public planning process,” Rolland wrote in an emailed statement. ![]() Dave Rolland, the senior advisor of communications for current Mayor Todd Gloria, counters that the unhappy residents and merchants did have a chance to express their opinion. It was in May of 2019 when Faulconer put the project in motion. ![]() How could the city do something so outrageous without telling us?” Image from security camera shows unused bike lanes during rush hour. When people first heard about it, they didn’t believe it. Her motivation for gathering the real-time data is simple, she says: “The community was kept in the dark until just before (former Mayor Kevin) Faulconer announced it as a done deal. Over the course of those 20 hours, the average number of riders per peak commuting hour was 16.Ĭallen doesn’t live anywhere near the bike lanes but likes shopping locally. Like others interviewed for this story, she thinks the city ignored the concerns of those most affected. “People have been asking for years for any data, the city has been saying we will get to it eventually,” said Callen, a former San Diego Bureau chief for United Press International.Ī count was taken from the security video of bike lane riders (bikes, scooters, skateboards) on the 3400 block of 30th Street during peak commuting times, between 7 a.m. The researcher, Kate Callen, a longtime North Park activist, carefully notes the numbers, often rewinding the video to recount the bicycles moving through. The installation of the lanes was the subject of a lawsuit, which was dismissed. The fight, though, has not ended. The attorney representing the local residents and merchants has recently filed an appeal related to the 30th Street Protected Bikeways Mobility Project, the first phase of which was completed in July.įor the first time, citizens whose lives have been affected by the dual lanes have real-world data on how much bicycle traffic is moving along the new bike corridor as it intersects with Upas Street and which will eventually terminate at Adams Avenue. The recorded security video showed bicycles and vehicles moving past the South Park store during the morning and evening rush hours. The goal was to provide verifiable usage of the controversial 30th Street bike lanes. A family using a bicycle lane on 30th Street. ![]()
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