sayler

I ran by the property this morning (along the south side and then up Yale). Much of the scrub had been cleared, seemingly in the last couple of days.

Is this what's happening on Heights NB, north of 11th?

There have been crosswalks painted for some time (both at 11th/Nicholson and 7th/Heights). That implies "stop for bikes and pedestrians," regardless of other signage, yes?

I am NOT an urban/traffic planner, but my understanding is that narrow lanes and the normal obstacles of residential traffic exert a pretty strong pull on drivers to slow down—or written the other way, it's unsurprising when people treat 4 lanes of traffic as a highway. I'm going to go with "no."

Again, anecdotally, but traffic on 10th is also increased, but not in a way that feels especially dangerous. I mostly see sub-20 mph cars and trucks, because the road just isn't wide enough to support fast traffic, and there are speed bumps and a stop sign between Shepherd and Yale. The only exception are the folks who insist on crossing Yale at 10th or making lefts from 10th at that intersection. I try not to use the term "crazy," but I wonder what would possess someone to do that when there's any traffic on Yale? Granted, that corner has regularly been the site of accidents from people doing those maneuvers [edit: for years]. However, I now see 5-6 cars backed up, traveling EB on 10th at Yale at rush hour. I will say that traffic "inside the neighborhood" would be less of an issue if there were continuous sidewalks on those streets. We can all dream, right?

Just a note to say: regardless of how useful it is as a bike lane—and I hope it is!—it's been great to be able to cross 11th on foot. I have only modest sympathy for most of the complainers I've heard since it went in. If people's expectation was for 4 lanes of 40mph traffic, then I think they're going to continue to be disappointed.