Comments on: Fourth Avenue Underpass again

By: Coghauler

Coghauler — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:27:37 +0000

We really don’t like to do
that…get off and walk the
bike. But, it is often the
simplest way an individual
has to deal with a traffic
situation. It doesn’t fix
the condition you may want
addressed, but it can be
the safest response until a
fix can be found.
Bikes are traffic, however,
and it won’t kill a car driver
to treat a bike as just another
car on the road…providing, of
course, that bikes act accordingly.

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:25:16 +0000

I think bikes in tucson should just stop pretending to be cars and crossing any lane of traffic to get into turn lanes. Get off your bike and walk it through through the crosswalk, and thats the always the easiest way to be visible to cars and avoid accidents.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:21:51 +0000

Just saw you present this very issue on KVOA Erik – but for some reason they framed you to cut off the top of your head.

By: BB

BB — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:54:47 +0000

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6662/trollh.gif
I forgot my display

By: BB

BB — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:54:26 +0000

I think if you have the feet 20 feet.
Why not create two thru. lanes and one left turn lane
Provided you just paint two buffers. Rather simple..
Maybe place a sharrow or two right down the middle of the tracks.

By: Six Legs

Six Legs — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:42:37 +0000

I ride a local rickshaw and always stay in the left hand lane. Its far to dangerous to cross all those lanes at scott just to cross them again come the turn around for the underpass. As of yet I’ve never been hassled by the cops for this. It’s usually at night when there’s almost no traffic though. Riding on the left still presents some problems because of the placement of the tracks. Same thing with the placement on the 4th ave side. Not enough room which forces you right up against the cars and the potential to be doored (by car) or floored (by tracks).

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:26:15 +0000

An alternative approach to the south end of the underpass is via 12th St eastbound to Euclid (the portion coming from 17th St market), which enters Toole just east of the underpass. Two quick right turns get you into the underpass without crossing the trolley tracks.

It requires riding one extra block east, but I find it much safer & more pleasant than crossing 3 lanes on Broadway. This route is also convenient when approaching from the south on 6th, 4th & 3rd Aves.

Admittedly, it’s no excuse for a more bike friendly design.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:00:29 +0000

Two different cyclists went down on the Tuesday night ride at the bottom of the new underpass when they got tangled in trolley tracks. Very dangerous for bikes all the way through that thing

By: BB

BB — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:50:21 +0000

I’m going to miss that ride 28th by a day darn it.

By: Coghauler

Coghauler — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:03:47 +0000

Oh yes, Red Star & josh, all that money
spent and cyclists have a lesser situation
than before.
If there has been a lot of people
affected by this change, they need to
try to show up on Monday, Sept.28 at
3:30 pm at the corner of 9th St. and
4th Ave. where the BAC Downtown Sub-
committee will be holding a riding
meeting. First topic will be potential
changes to 9th street to Euclid…to try
to keep them from screwing that up too
bad. Then, I think, a trip around the
underpass/Broadway area and the more user
suggestions that can be heard about that
the better.
Spread the word about this if you can.