JFK Drive: "The widest [road] in San Francisco"
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| Photo: Jessica Christian |
Letter to the editor in today's SF Chronicle:
Regarding “The long road to car-free JFK” (Front Page, April 28):
I don’t understand the need for John F. Kennedy Drive to be closed to through traffic. The road is the widest one in San Francisco and should have no problems finding space for all traffic, bicycles, walkers, skaters and cars.
I have watched the Van Ness corridor being created and remember the BART and Muni tunnels being built. These changed the overall use of these roads and I’m sure JFK can be done in such a way as to be comfortable for all.
Planning the overall design may take more work than just closing a thoroughfare, but, in the long run, it will make the road much more user friendly for all.
Daniel DeShazo
Novato
Rob's comment:
The city hasn't provided any facts to support the claim that JFK Drive is unsafe for anyone. See the photo above to verify Mr. DeShazo's point about the ample size of that street in the middle of Golden Gate Park.
Labels: Anti-Car, Cycling and Safety, Golden Gate Park, Pedestrian Safety, Traffic in SF
posted by Rob Anderson @ 5:01 PM
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6 Comments:
Republicans are taking away womens' right to control their bodies, while Democrats in San Francisco are taking away womens right to control their vehicles on JFK Drive. Dark days for our country.
You're anonymous because on some level you know you're full of shit. If my opinion about the city's goofy anti-car policies is wrong, why not tell me and my readers exactly why? How can we learn if you won't help us? Equating abortion with the city's traffic policy on JFK trivializes the abortion issue and magnifies the significance of a relatively trivial local issue.
That's the problem, Mr. DeShazo: You don’t UNDERSTAND the need for John F. Kennedy Drive to be closed to through traffic.
The great cities of the world don't have cars plying their way through parks that are supposed to be a respite from urban activity. Americans in general don't like to walk and the rest of us have to deal with car congestion as a result. And the average waistband shows it! The amount of car/tour bus traffic allowed is absurd. Have you seen the year-round weekend traffic back-ups at the 9th Ave. entrance–especially when the museums are open?
The garage is underutilized and too expensive, but allows for ample drop-off time for the disabled. Drop the prices, Museums! Other provisions for the disabled/seniors are being provided.
More and more people ae taking up cycling and need a place for such recreation that is free from having to approach every intersection in this city as a possible danger zone. When I used to ride my bike in the Park in the 90's there were actually too many skaters, walkers, other cyclists, dancers--meaning we needed more space even then! Then riding down from the 19th/25th Ave crossover to Ocean Beach meant watching out for car doors opening into your lane.
“ More and more people ae taking up cycling and need a place for such recreation that is free from having to approach every intersection in this city as a possible danger zone. When I used to ride my bike in the Park in the 90's there were actually too many skaters, walkers, other cyclists, dancers--meaning we needed more space even then! Then riding down from the 19th/25th Ave crossover to Ocean Beach meant watching out for car doors opening into your lane.”
Walking down a flight of stairs can be considered a danger zone. Try following the traffic laws and pay attention as you ride. Nobody gives a shit about your personal convenience.
I was following the traffic laws and paying close attention as I rode. It's people who open their car doors without looking that are the problem.
You obviously miss the point made about the great demand for recreational space, free from car interference. So, I guess you "give a shit" about your own personal convenience vis-a-vis driving and don't "give a shit" about the many bicyclists who have been struck by vehicles or car-doored?
"If my opinion about the city's goofy anti-car policies is wrong, why not tell me and my readers exactly why? How can we learn if you won't help us? "
Why waste everyone's time and money filing CEQA suits to block bike lanes, when you could just tell us why anti-bike lanes are wrong? How can we learn if you won't help us?
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