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calf · 11-02-2015, 01:50 PM

I drive down the first 2 blocks of 12th Ave's cycle track to get to work in the morning. The biggest annoyance is people that park outside of the allowed hours right next to the track, blocking a perfectly good traffic lane. The city is good about tag & towing, and the allowed hours are well marked...just a lot of people not paying attention when they park.

9th street's intersection could be improved as well. The left driving lane has an advance turn in order to go north on 9th, which is good. But the light is red when you can't turn north/cross the cycle track (which is fine), except that there is a perfectly good lane in front that people could continue to proceed eastbound through if they so choose, or happen to need to go that way. I've seen a lot of people run the red to continue down 12th ave because the red light only seems to make sense if you're turning.

11-02-2015, 01:50 PM	#295
calf broke the first rule Join Date: Jan 2004 Exp:	I drive down the first 2 blocks of 12th Ave's cycle track to get to work in the morning. The biggest annoyance is people that park outside of the allowed hours right next to the track, blocking a perfectly good traffic lane. The city is good about tag & towing, and the allowed hours are well marked...just a lot of people not paying attention when they park. 9th street's intersection could be improved as well. The left driving lane has an advance turn in order to go north on 9th, which is good. But the light is red when you can't turn north/cross the cycle track (which is fine), except that there is a perfectly good lane in front that people could continue to proceed eastbound through if they so choose, or happen to need to go that way. I've seen a lot of people run the red to continue down 12th ave because the red light only seems to make sense if you're turning.