Posted by Art Liberman
Some very dramatic changes are being proposed by City of Palo Alto Transportation Division to the streetscape in Barron Park to improve safety and enhance the bicycling experience in our neighborhood.
The proposed Barron Park Neighborhood Bicycle Routes project will provide Bike Route signage and Share the Road (Sharrow) roadway markings. The project will tie together the Matadero-Margarita Avenue and Maybell Bicycle Boulevard projects and support both commuter bicycle and student bicycle activities within and through the Barron Park Neighborhood.
The proposals were shown to residents by the at a Community Meeting on Oct 16th at Barron Park School. You can download the presentation here: Barron-Park_101614 Neighborhood Bicycle Routes Community Meeting
The streets where improvement are proposed include:
- Barron Avenue: Laguna Avenue to El Camino Real
- Los Robles Avenue: Laguna Avenue to El Camino Real
- La Donna Avenue: Barron Avenue to Los Robles Avenue
- Amaranta Avenue: Los Robles Avenue to Maybell Avenue
- Laguna Avenue: Matadero Avenue to Los Robles Avenue
The list of proposed improvements include:
Intersection Treatments – Including landscaped Traffic Circles at:
- Cerrito Way and Los Robles
- Ilimia Court and Laguna Ave
- Amaranta Ave and Georgia Ave
Traditional Bike Lanes on:
• Barron Avenue
• Amaranta Avenue
Green Backed Sharrows with Edgelines on:
• Josina Avenue
• La Donna Avenue
• Barron Avenue
• Laguna Avenue
• Los Robles Avenue
Advisory Bike Lanes (dotted white line or possibly textured pavement on shared shoulders) on:
• Josina Avenue
• La Donna Avenue
• Barron Avenue
• Amaranta Avenue
• Laguna Avenue
On streets with bike lanes, residents will be required to park the cars off the roadway if the bike lane is on their side of the street. The City officials had not conducted a survey of which, if any, properties might be affected.
