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      CommentAuthormarkphilips
    • CommentTimeOct 10th 2011 edited
     
    This guy even showed us this is how to replace a tube on his bike. He then proceeded to feed the tube inside the tire while the wheel is still bolted to the bike! We didn't stay long enough for him to realize that he needed to completely remove the wheel.

    :face-devil-grin:
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeOct 10th 2011
     
    markphilips:you were right on the spot. It's at Hermosa beach cyclery.


    Good memory. I lived in the area from '85 to '88 and from '92 to '94.
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      CommentAuthorSigurd
    • CommentTimeNov 4th 2011
     
    From Madison, WI:



    This would be nice for that single block one-way section of Island Ave. to the west of 5th (or is it 4th?).
    • CommentAuthorAlanKHG
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2011
     
    I was a daily rider of the I-5 shoulder. It wasn't that bad, honestly. There was a fellow rider on a similar route, Jim, who would always ride a couple extra miles to take Torrey Pines rather than the shoulder, having been rear-ended by a drunk a few years back. I'm not sure myself if Torrey Pines was actually that much better in terms of speed differential (especially since the drivers usually drop some speed on the upgrade), but there's one person that trail's would be useful for.
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2011
     
    I would commute on the inside of Torry, when I had the Cardiff/UTC commute from 1996 to 1999.
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      CommentAuthorHans
    • CommentTimeNov 7th 2011
     
    Sample of traffic calming modifications made to streets in upper Midtown, Sacramento.

    State buildings treat bicycles like cars, with separate visitor parking areas. I was told that if you own a business and have room for a bike rack, ask for one and they will usually install one for free, within 48 hours.

    Bikeways have restrooms, call boxes, maps, adoptions, trash cans, picnic tables/benches, and exit/traffic information printed on the pavement.

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      CommentAuthormarkphilips
    • CommentTimeNov 14th 2011 edited
     
    Urban Repair Squad: They say city is broke or don't have enough resources... How Mexico City citizens built their own bicycle network

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      CommentAuthorHMeins
    • CommentTimeNov 15th 2011
     
    Ultimately the project met the same fate it would have here in San Diego: erasure with no comment by the representatives of the municipality. Advocacy must adopt a militant and publicly visible front that forces recognition by City Hall and Sacramento. San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is on the right track and has the attention of Mayor Lee. LA has Mayor Villaraigosa on board. Todd Gloria is behind cycling in District 3, but Lorie Zapf in District 6 can't seem to move from lip-service to meaningful action. We'll see what happens by January on Ruffin Rd., Murphy Canyon Rd., the Stadium bike path, and Hotel Circle North. Unfortunately the City's modus operandi still seems to be to kick the can down the road until each subsequent rainy season prevents repairs or improvements from being made.

    San Diego mayoral candidates must be vetted by the cycling community to test their commitments to improving conditions for cyclists. We can not afford to allow LA to leave us in the dust.
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      CommentAuthorPacMUle
    • CommentTimeNov 15th 2011
     
    !!!ACHTUNG!!! ... CAUTION, the stadium path is jacked up again, from last saturdays rain i'm assuming. all is good till the parking lot part.. they have re-routed the way the barricades are set up so it is not a straight line anymore and there are some pockets of pretty deep sand... if you're running thin tires be careful of these spots... also if you're hauling ass down the path at midnight, be sure to slow waaaaaay down as soon as you come to the lot! i dont know if it was the rain that moved the barricades or some city asshat, but there is a lot of debris around, big chunks of concrete and such....
    :face-sad:
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      CommentAuthorHMeins
    • CommentTimeNov 15th 2011
     
    Just sent this to Jack Straw at District 6 (jtstraw@sandiego.gov) and Tom Landre, the City's replacement of Jim Lundquist as Bicycle Coordinator (tlandre@sandiego.gov). I copied Andy Hanshaw at SDCBC (execdir@sdcbc.org).

    Jack,

    The stadium bike path has become very dangerous again. The line cyclists are expected to take has been rerouted and much of the path in the parking lot and beyond is covered in slick silt from Murphy Creek.

    The City has had plenty of notice to repair this heavily used bike path and once again has kicked the can down the road to the next rainy season. This needs to be fixed as soon as possible, or closed completely and rerouted until repairs can be made. As it is now, it is far too dangerous for early morning and late night commuters.

    Any ideas on where the cycling community can exert pressure to get this fixed once and for all? Two years of complaining has obviously not helped. City government is not serving the needs of bicycle commuters, especially in Districts 6 and 2. It has come to the point at which the City may be liable for injury or property damage since the problem was brought to the attention of the City more than two years ago and the complaints have been regular.

    Is this the beginning of a new round of stonewalling on the issue by City Hall? Last time I was stonewalled on Kearny Villa Rd. after the killing of USMC Capt. Patrick Klokow and the hospitalization of another commuter cyclist, Mr.Turko from KUSI intervened and forced action through the media.
    • CommentAuthorFitz
    • CommentTimeNov 17th 2011
     
    The left turn signal never detects me as a cyclist when I'm trying to make a left onto Ingraham (to go north) off of Dana Landing Rd, west of Sea World. I called it in to SD City Streets Division (619-527-7500) and the person there took my name/phone # and said they'd send a tech out to see what's up. We shall see. It would be nice to not have to either hop the lane to trigger the pedestrian walk signal, run the red light, or wait for a car to come trigger the light.
    • CommentAuthorSerge2
    • CommentTimeNov 17th 2011
     
    Fitz:The left turn signal never detects me as a cyclist when I'm trying to make a left onto Ingraham (to go north) off of Dana Landing Rd, west of Sea World. I called it in to SD City Streets Division (619-527-7500) and the person there took my name/phone # and said they'd send a tech out to see what's up. We shall see. It would be nice to not have to either hop the lane to trigger the pedestrian walk signal, run the red light, or wait for a car to come trigger the light.

    Is this the spot? Right behind the blue pickup truck I see the outline of what looks like a dipole loop sensor (there is another one a few feet further back). Let's zoom in.

    Are you positioning your wheels on the line of the loop?
    • CommentAuthorFitz
    • CommentTimeNov 17th 2011
     
    Yes, tried to put my wheels/weight on the borders and nothing happens. Thanks though.
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeNov 17th 2011
     
    The worst example of this for me is Barcelona East going left onto El Camino in Carlsbad.

    If the autos hang back from me, as they are wont to do (they are mystified by my bike, so it seems), the left turn light will not trigger no matter where I place the bike.

    Waving at the drivers to move forward is a fool's errand. They ignore it.

    I have to get off the bike and act like the guy who waves the airlines forward into the gate at an airport.

    It's a long light cycle.
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      CommentAuthorHMeins
    • CommentTimeNov 18th 2011
     
    Almost washed out my front wheel on the stadium bike path this morning when I hit some deep creek silt. I managed to save it somehow and didn't go down as I was expecting to. It's going to be slick as snot when it gets wet again.
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      CommentAuthorPacMUle
    • CommentTimeNov 18th 2011
     
    what i think sucks about this the most is that if that crap were on the roads, they would have crews out there immediately, detours, lights, the whole shibang... until everything was safe again... us on the other hand, are probably gonna get the shaft till the rain season stops again. i suddenly remember why i was riding the long route home for so long... this thing never gets fixed. or when it does its halfassed, so that the next time it rains it is right back in the same condition or worse. i dunno about you, but i think its pretty lame that in of all places, san diego has basically what amounts to a seasonal path...
    :face-plain:
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      CommentAuthorHMeins
    • CommentTimeNov 18th 2011
     
    Every year they just kick the can down the road to the next rainy season and nothing gets done. "Can't fix it until the rain is over." Time to privatize road maintenance because City employees can't be bothered to do their jobs.
    • CommentAuthorsd_mike
    • CommentTimeNov 21st 2011
     
    Parking lot segment of the Murphy Canyon path is very rocky and sandy. Be aware.
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    The high cost of cheap roads makes tax payers pay....

    The High Cost of Cheap Roads

    by Angie Schmitt on November 16, 2011

    If there’s one thing we can all agree on, whether you bike, drive, or ride the bus, it’s that American roads are in bad shape. Now the bill is coming due on our poorly maintained infrastructure, and America is coming up short.

    Roads paved over packed dirt are cheap to build but expensive to maintain, especially when fleets of freight trucks are pulverizing them. Photo: Fleet Owner

    According to a recent article in Gizmodo, it didn’t have to be this way. Writer Rachel Swaby says America’s predicament has its roots in a fateful decision made more than 50 years ago: to pour asphalt over packed dirt rather than concrete.

    This made roads cheap to build — encouraging the proliferation of car transportation and freight trucking. But it also made roads very expensive to maintain.
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      CommentAuthormarkphilips
    • CommentTimeDec 1st 2011 edited
     
    The author of "Mental Speed Bumps" and "Street Reclaiming" talks about re-thinking urban development and design of public space

    The Art of Place making with David Engwicht
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    A more in depth talk about the art of place making. I hope to watch this few more times as it took a while to get the chronological videos from Youtube. I hope you find this fascinating.

    David Engwicht will discuss his experiences as Place Maker for Wodonga, a rural city in Victoria, Australia where he was charged (hired) with turning a run down main street into the vibrant heart of the city. These are a series of conversations on urban design, brought to you by the Urban Design Group at Auckland City Council.




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      CommentAuthormarkphilips
    • CommentTimeDec 1st 2011 edited
     
    Complete Streets is becoming a household name. Google search for "complete streets" shows 10.8 million hits from many different cities, design, advocacy, bills, policies, and implementation. Youtube search for "complete streets showed 18,700 hits. It seems to be gaining more momentum as baby boomers reach retirement age, as one example. It is definitely great to see this paradigm shift. Will it be a matter of time before San Diego County join this bandwagon?
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    Cities dreamed up by traffic engineers tend to generate, well, traffic gridlock and sprawl.

    But other dreams are taking hold that include light rail, traffic calming, lively urban villages
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      CommentAuthorPacMUle
    • CommentTimeDec 14th 2011
     
    (double post... fishing for info)
    i haven't ridden in a few days... time off for b-day lazyness :face-devil-grin: ??? does anybody have any info on the stadium path ??? has the rain FUBAR'd it again?
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      CommentAuthorHMeins
    • CommentTimeDec 14th 2011
     
    Congratulations on completing another lap of the Sun!

    I've been either driving or working in University City since the latest rain, so have not been through there recently.
    I will probably ride up that way either tomorrow and/or Friday at around 6 am with the new Magicshine 1600, so I'll get a good idea of what it looks like. I would expect the worst. The rain was steady for a long time and it rained heavily upstream on the watershed to Murphy Creek.
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      CommentAuthorPaul
    • CommentTimeDec 14th 2011
     
    PacMUle:(double post... fishing for info)
    i haven't ridden in a few days... time off for b-day lazyness :face-devil-grin: ??? does anybody have any info on the stadium path ??? has the rain FUBAR'd it again?


    Doing it tomorrow afternoon on big tires. Expect it to be fucked.
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      CommentAuthorPacMUle
    • CommentTimeDec 15th 2011
     
    Cecil:
    PacMUle:(double post... fishing for info)
    i haven't ridden in a few days... time off for b-day lazyness :face-devil-grin: ??? does anybody have any info on the stadium path ??? has the rain FUBAR'd it again?


    Doing it tomorrow afternoon on big tires. Expect it to be fucked.

    it is surprisingly alright... did it last night & its pretty much the same as its been for a while, which means it sucks... but its ok to ride.
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      CommentAuthorPacMUle
    • CommentTimeDec 16th 2011
     
    was riding down Mead last night towards the Talmadge area & saw some sharrrows that seemed to be in an awkward spot... the were just right of the left side of the lane... as in they seemed a lil too far into the lane. i dont think its really a problem, at least they are not too far to the right, but i would think they would be most affective right down the center. especially for less experienced riders that might be cautious about riding that far into the lane.
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      CommentAuthorHans
    • CommentTimeDec 16th 2011
     
    PacMUle:...sharrrows that seemed to be in an awkward spot...
    I prefer them being centered, between the center line and the parked cars. Everybody sees them then, and cars are less likely to pass you too close. They're in place to remind cars of heavier bicycle traffic in the area. Encouraging bicycles to hug the parked cars (door zone) is a recipe for disaster.
    • CommentAuthorbilld
    • CommentTimeDec 17th 2011
     
    Center is best. If they're going to be off though, I kind of prefer them to be a little off to the left rather than a little off to the right. Off to the right tends to send the wrong message.
    • CommentAuthormfutch
    • CommentTimeDec 22nd 2011
     
    Construction signs in the bike lane on Ulrich St heading up to Linda Vista. Three of them pushing you into traffic. I tried to tell the construction workers but they just seemed confused.
    • CommentAuthorWilliam.
    • CommentTimeDec 22nd 2011
     
    Sigurd:http://i.imgur.com/XGWqU.jpg


    I want that in a reflective T shirt.
    • CommentAuthorsynthetic 
    • CommentTimeDec 24th 2011
     
    I have to mention something about infrastructure ... we are wasting money making useless sharrows instead of filling pot holes. Also there are so many abandoned tracks in the world on harbor drive I always keep blowing tires out...
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      CommentAuthorHMeins
    • CommentTimeDec 25th 2011
     
    Make sure your tires are properly inflated and unweight your wheels as you roll over the tracks. I've never punctured on railroad tracks.

    Pavement markings are installed by Traffic Engineering, pavement repairs are done by Streets Division, two independent city departments with separate budgets. Neither entity seems to be doing a particularly good job carrying out their missions, preferring to kick the can down the road as long as possible instead of taking meaningful action to protect vulnerable road users from the tyranny of the automobile and making long deferred repairs to roads heavily used by cyclists (mostly in District 6 [Zapf]).
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      CommentAuthorGeoff
    • CommentTimeDec 25th 2011
     
    Synth,
    I do Harbor daily, from 28th to Gate 3 at NBSD. I've contacted Streets about the dead tracks going into Nascco, and their response is that it belongs to the railroad, along with 50 ft of road on either side (standard right-of-way arrangement). Sante Fe says....nothing. I've sent several e-mails with no response, so I'm hunting for a different point of contact. Streets could probably stand to hear from more people regarding two other issues, though: overgrown brush, and the door zone bike lane near the yards.
    Willy-Pete is right about tire pressure, though. I went through several tubes a month before just going to a higher pressure. Haven't flatted since on either my 27x1-1/4 or my 700x23. I, too, stand on the pedals and use a little lift and leg motion to reduce weight and fly over the gaps.
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    A few weeks ago I read in the SD UT that the "Baghdad ceremony marks the end of a $805 billion war in which 4,474 Americans were killed and 31,291 were wounded... and more than 100,000 Iraqis perished." This post does not encourage discussion on politics and the recent war but to show a stark contrast with the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Deaths due to the current transportation infrastructure in the USA.

    The decades-long neglect of pedestrian safety in the design and use of American streets is exacting a heavy toll on our lives. In the last decade, from 2000 through 2009, more than 47,700 pedestrians were killed in the United States, the equivalent of a jumbo jet full of passengers crashing roughly every month. On top of that, more than 688,000 pedestrians were injured over the decade, a number equivalent to a pedestrian being struck by a car or truck every 7 minutes.
    • CommentAuthorsd_mike
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2011
     
    In reference to railroad grade crossings... they are the responsibility of the railroad. I would suggest contacting BNSF and MTS (they own the San Diego and Arizona Railroad). See what they have to say.
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      CommentAuthorHMeins
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2011 edited
     
    It took three years of contacting BNSF about the raised asphalt humps parallel to the tracks at the RR crossing on Taylor St. When they finally did respond, they said they weren't going to do anything about it. The person I ended up speaking with was clearly very irritated that he had to talk with me and that I wanted him to do something (his job?).Then I spent another two years going back and forth between the city and MTS. I finally contacted Council District 2 and kept calling and emailing over and over again until someone eventually cried "Uncle!" and got Streets Division to come out and mill the humps flat.

    Start now and don't give up. You may see some action in five years or so.
    • CommentAuthorsynthetic 
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2011
     
    X railway may own the tracks...but the city CAN pave over the old ones... also commercial st is a disataser
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      CommentAuthorSigurd
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2011
     
    As long as you hit the tracks at at least a 45deg angle and give your handlebar a quick timely tug you'll fly right over those nasty tracks. Fat tires and high spoke count don't hurt, either.

    Anything less than 45deg and you're asking for trouble.
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      CommentAuthorKathy
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2011
     
    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/arts/design/in-madrid-even-maybe-the-bronx-parks-replace-freeways.html
    some inspiration from Madrid, where they undergrounded a freeway and put up a park. Think Teralta Park over I-15, but miles long....
    • CommentAuthorStephan
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2011
     
    Kathy:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/arts/design/in-madrid-even-maybe-the-bronx-parks-replace-freeways.html
    some inspiration from Madrid, where they undergrounded a freeway and put up a park. Think Teralta Park over I-15, but miles long....


    See also The Park in Dallas TX over the Woodall Rogers Freeway. Five acres of public space where once there was nothing but a hole in the ground filled with freeway. What if Balboa Park was no longer separated from downtown San Diego by I-5. It could be done, but in Dallas they raised half the $53 million construction cost for their park on a freeway deck from private sources, and are raising more to fund the park's operation. San Diego cant' even raise enough in private donations to finish its new central library.
    • CommentAuthormfutch
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2011
     
    Does anyone know the history behind this condo complex that ends on Caminito Pintoresco? http://maps.google.com/?ll=32.772747,-117.105535&spn=0.001847,0.002108&t=h&z=19&vpsrc=6

    I was in search of an alternate to fairmount ave and went up past the empty guardshack today off Camino Del Rio S. It was steep but a nice traffic light route up to kensington. When I made it to the top I found a locked pedestrian gate. Are they worried about the hooligans from Kensington strutting around their complex? It would be such a nice little back way up and down.

    I thought about Woody Guthrie singing these words:

    I saw a sign that said private property
    But on the other side it didn't say nothing
    This land was made for you and me.

    So I hoisted by bike onto the fence and hooked it by the drop bars. I jumped the fence and lifted the bike over. I wasn't about to ride back down and go up Fairmount.
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      CommentAuthorSigurd
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2011 edited
     
    You pretty much got the gist of it: This is a gated community, with two drive-in gates at the bottom and a walk-through gate at the top. The drive-in gate (Mission Valley side) is normally closed (I assume it must have been open when you got there - otherwise it is impassable) and a code is needed to open the gate from the outside. The pedestrian gate at the top (Kensington side) is a keyed gate, and keys are held by residents.

    It would indeed be nice if the road was open to the public: For bikes, at the very least - especially considering the alternatives available to us in this area.
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      CommentAuthorHMeins
    • CommentTimeDec 29th 2011
     
    I tried the same route once about 12 years ago when I was looking for an alternative to the 40th St. bike route obliterated by SR15. I got to the locked gate at the top and looked around for someone who would unlock it for me. At 3 in the afternoon it was a ghost town. I dismantled my commuter bike and dropped bags and finally the bike itself over the fence while a vicious sounding dog barked at me the whole time from a yard next door. Never saw another human being.

    It was as if the place was uninhabited or the residents were all inside cowering fearfully under their beds.
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      CommentAuthorbatmick
    • CommentTimeDec 29th 2011
     
    I hate these kinds of gates. There should be an ordinance that mandates pedestrian and bicycle passage.

    In our area there are a bunch of streets that look just fine on any map program but when you try to drive through you discover that they are gated off. Boundaries between different developments, usually. Why did they build a connecting road to begin with? I don't get it.

    At least in our neighborhood all those gates have a passage for pedestrians, strollers and bikes so the intended target is clearly car traffic. It's not all bad.
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      CommentAuthorbikingbill
    • CommentTimeDec 29th 2011
     
    There's a gate at the north end of Neptune in Leucedia that I wish I could get thru. It would improve the commute. There's a door but it appears to be locked.
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      CommentAuthorSigurd
    • CommentTimeDec 29th 2011
     
    When the City permits projects (especially mega ones, like this!) that restrict public access that only serve to advantage developers and property owners, it clearly shows where their allegiances are.
    • CommentAuthorSam
    • CommentTimeDec 29th 2011
     
    NYC records safest year based on fewest traffic fatalities since records were first kept in 1910

    "We’ve made progress in every area of traffic safety due to our willingness to take new, creative approaches to longstanding challenges with safety redesigns and through aggressive traffic enforcement. We’ve focused on making our streets safer for all who use them – no matter how they decide travel – and it’s another reason New Yorkers are living longer and another reason our city is safer than ever before."


    The reduction in traffic deaths as a result of our safety engineering means nearly 300 New Yorkers are alive today who would not have been if we had simply sustained the fatality rate of five years ago," said Commissioner Sadik-Khan.


    One sort of guide that has listed a teeny tiny variety of innovative facilities for cyclists is the NACTO Bike Guide (endorsed by both Sadik-Khan and the USDOT Secretary, Ray LaHood). One of the items from the guides that our former bike coordinator installed right before he left were the wayfinding signage.
    • CommentAuthorStephan
    • CommentTimeDec 30th 2011
     
    Did I miss an earlier mention of the "sharrows" on El Cajon Blvd. or are they new. From around 73rd St. to at least 54th where I turned north. Definitely makes an ugly situation better, if not great.

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