Re: [Ebbc-Talk] Ebbc-Talk Digest, Vol 369, Issue 3
Kerry Drew <[email protected]>
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Mantis Cyle (photo attached) Enjoy! ~ Kerry @}:^) From Tokyo, the world's greatest bicycling city! On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 3:46 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Ebbc-Talk mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.ebbc.org/listinfo.cgi/ebbc-talk-ebbc.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Ebbc-Talk digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Bicycle Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Jym Dyer) > 2. Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Community Message: April is National > Distracted Driving Awareness Month (Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604) > 3. Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Community Message: April is National > Distracted Driving Awareness Month (Bob Shanteau) > 4. How Downtown L.A. Became a Place to Live (without Parking) | > Laws That Shaped LA | Land of Sunshine | KCET (Len Conly) > 5. Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Community Message: April is National > Distracted Driving Awareness Month (Ed Mechem) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2012 11:20:20 -0700 (PDT) > From: Jym Dyer <jym-RQ31L/[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Ebbc-Talk] Bicycle Boulevard of Broken Dreams > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > =v= As I feared, they hacked the other side of Horton: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jym/6905196680/ > > =v= So now, between this and last week's malpruning ( > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jym/7024439977/ > ), motorists have an unobstructed sightline from the jog near > Sherwin Williams all the way down to the terrace condos next > to Amtrak, and can be expected to speed up accordingly. > > =v= (The same is technically true of bicyclists, though we > have to work harder to pull that off, especially given the > higher headwinds that the canopies used to shield us from.) > > > As part of the original BPAC that pushed for that boulevard, > > I can say that it looks less and less like a boulevard each > > year. > > =v= Thank you for your work and perspective. I should mention > that my concern, aside from being a bike commuter, comes from > being ISA-certified for tree care. They are seriously damaging > these trees' long-term health prospects, and what's more, trees > respond to drastic hacking by quickly growing weakly-attached > branches that tend to fall off. > > > Some of that is out of control of anyone: for example Novartis > > arguing that car bombs were a threat and removing parking > > (thus making the street even faster). > > =v= Yep, and the trees at that end of the erstwhile boulevard > have been trimmed into a nearly vertical habit. Even so, right > this very minute, New Image Landscaping is malpruning them back > even further. That'll keep the mad bombers away, I guess. > <_Jym_> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:28:30 +0000 > From: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Ebbc-Talk] [Discuss] Fwd: Community Message: April is > National Distracted Driving Awareness Month > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > That's useful. > > I was passed very closely and cursed, for being slow and in the way, by > an older woman as she passed. Then she did it again at the next three > lights as I pulled up alongside, waved and smiled. This was west-bound > on University in Berkeley. > I would like to have reported her, but knew of no appropriate way to do so. > > > On 06-Apr-12 17:38, BikeDave wrote: > > Here are a couple of avenues to report unsafe drivers: > > > > Potentially Unsafe Driver - > http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffdl10.htm > > > > Unsafe Driver Form - http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/ds/ds699.pdf > > > > And information on the dangers: > > > > Driver Distractions-Don't Be a Statistic - > http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffdl28.htm > > > > One could spend a lot of time reporting! > > > > Be Careful out there, > > > > BikeDave > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 5, 2012, at 9:02 AM, Alex Plumb wrote: > > > >> Zach, This is similar to a recent experience of mine. I was turning left > >> onto Central from Fernside. I took the lane, stopped, signaled, and > started > >> my turn. As I turned, the driver of a large SUV approaching in the > opposite > >> direction made a rolling stop and turned right onto Central, all > without a > >> signal. I had the right of way, but was easily able to slow my pace to > allow > >> him to safely pass in front of me. He was talking on a cell phone the > whole > >> time. I caught up to him at the red light at High Street and tapped on > the > >> passenger window. While still talking on his phone, he lowered the > window to > >> see what I wanted. I let him know that he cut me off in the > intersection and > >> probably hadn't noticed I was even there. I told him to put the phone > away > >> before he killed someone. > >> He said to the person on the phone, "hold on, somebody else is trying to > >> talk to me". > >> I just said, "hang up the phone!" and rode on as the light changed. > >> > >> What else can you do? > >> > >> Alex Plumb > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: discuss-bounces-PnctHDZWAvDUULMYpbJcGIaCUm+kVXi4@public.gmane.org > >> [mailto:discuss-bounces-PnctHDZWAvDUULMYpbJcGIaCUm+kVXi4@public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Zach Kaplan > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:29 PM > >> To: Jon Spangler > >> Cc: [email protected]; BikeAlameda List; > [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [Discuss] [Ebbc-Talk] Fwd: Community Message: April is > National > >> Distracted Driving Awareness Month > >> > >> What should we do if we see one? Last week I was waiting for a red > light and > >> a driver pulled up on my right to make a right turn. His window was > open and > >> I could see and hear he was talking on a hand held phone. I yelled out > "hang > >> up the phone". This caused him to interrupt his conversation and ask me > if I > >> was the law. I told him it is California law, no talking on hand held > phones > >> while driving, hang up the phone. He told me it is only against the law > if > >> he is caught and drove away. > >> > >> Zach > >> > >> On 4 Apr 2012, at 16:28, Jon Spangler wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks to the Alameda Police Department for this message: keep your > >>> eyes out for distracted drivers, cyclists, walkers, texters..... > >>> > >>> Jon > >>> > >>> Begin forwarded message: > >>> > >>>> From: Alameda Police Department<alameda-police- > >>>> department-hzil4y89cRtL2hSD/[email protected]> > >>>> Date: April 4, 2012 3:48:27 PM PDT > >>>> To: [email protected] > >>>> Subject: Community Message: April is National Distracted Driving > >>>> Awareness Month > >>>> Reply-To: no-reply-hzil4y89cRtL2hSD/[email protected] > >>>> > >>>> Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe > >>>> > >>>> Wednesday April 4, 2012, 3:47 PM > >>>> Alameda Police Department > >>>> > >>>> Community: April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month > >>>> > >>>> Hi Jon M Spangler, > >>>> > >>>> The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has > >>>> designated the month of April as National Distracted Driving > >>>> Awareness Month. > >>>> > >>>> According to the NHTSA, distracted driving is a dangerous practice > >>>> occurring on America's roadways at an epidemic level. In 2009 > >>>> collisions involving distracted driving resulted in the deaths of > >>>> 5,500 people and injuring over 440,000. > >>>> > >>>> As defined in the Overview of the National Highway Traffic Safety > >>>> Administration's Distracted Driver Program (DOT HS 811 299), a > >>>> "distraction" is a specific type of inattention that occurs when > >>>> drivers divert their attention from driving to focus on some other > >>>> activity. The more common distractions noted by Alameda Police > >>>> Officers are: talking on cellular phones, texting, using cell phones > >>>> as mapping devices, eating, applying make-up, reading books or > >>>> newspapers, reaching for items within the vehicle, and allowing pets > >>>> to ride on a driver's lap. Although not all of these listed > >>>> distractions are considered "illegal", they contribute to a driver's > >>>> inattention and are the cause of many collisions. > >>>> > >>>> During the month of April, officers will be actively looking for > >>>> these violations. Please take a few extra minutes, set those > >>>> distractions aside and focus on driving. > >>>> > >>>> If you would like additional information and statistics regarding the > >>>> distracted driver, please visit the U.S. Department of Transportation > >>>> National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website at > >>>> www.distraction.gov. > >>>> > >>>> - Ron Simmons, Traffic Sergeant > >>>> Contact Information: > >>>> Sergeant Ron Simmons > >>>> Traffic > >>>> 510-337-8367 > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> > >>>> For full details, view this message on the web. > >>>> > >>>> Sent by Alameda Police Department > >>>> 1555 Oak St, Alameda, CA 94501 > >>>> > >>>> To manage your email settings, click here. To update your account > >>>> settings, login here. > >>>> If you prefer not to receive future emails, unsubscribe here. > >>>> > >>>> Powered by . C 2012 Nixle, LLC. All rights reserved. > >>>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ebbc-Talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.ebbc.org/listinfo.cgi/ebbc-talk-ebbc.org > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:00:37 -0700 > From: Bob Shanteau <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Ebbc-Talk] [Discuss] Fwd: Community Message: April is > National Distracted Driving Awareness Month > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 4/6/2012 11:28 AM, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote: > > That's useful. > > > > I was passed very closely and cursed, for being slow and in the way, > > by an older woman as she passed. Then she did it again at the next > > three lights as I pulled up alongside, waved and smiled. This was > > west-bound on University in Berkeley. > > I would like to have reported her, but knew of no appropriate way to > > do so. > > The law addresses lanes that are too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle > to travel safely side by side within the lane: > > --- > <http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21202.htm> > CVC 21202. (a) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at a speed > less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at > that time shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or > edge of the roadway *except* under any of the following situations: > ... > (3) When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions (including, but not > limited to, fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, > animals, surface hazards, or substandard width lanes) that make it > unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge, subject to the > provisions of Section 21656. For purposes of this section, a > "substandard width lane" is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and > a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane. > --- > > If the lane you're in is too narrow for a vehicle to pass you safely > within the lane, then it's YOUR lane!!! Don't invite faster motorists to > squeeze past you. Instead, move left so that they have to change lanes > to pass!!!! > > Bob Shanteau > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2012 16:07:03 -0700 > From: Len Conly <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Ebbc-Talk] How Downtown L.A. Became a Place to Live (without > Parking) | Laws That Shaped LA | Land of Sunshine | KCET > Message-ID: <D2679832-9E9D-4D70-9DE8-33A8B8ADE251-BKF+SxWSZvA@public.gmane.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > > "Then, between 1999 and 2008, Downtown gained at least 7,300 housing > units just from long-term vacant buildings. > > What accounts for that tremendous uptick? Many factors, of course; but > at least in the policy realm, arguably none are nearly as significant > as the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, or "ARO." > > Passed by the L.A. City Council in -- yes -- 1999 and at first applied > only to Downtown, ARO gave the go-ahead for the conversion of historic > and other older -- and often under-used, under-appreciated or even > abandoned -- office buildings into residences. ARO was expanded in > 2003 into various other parts of the city." > > > > http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/landofsunshine/laws-that-shaped-la/how-downtown-la-became-a-place-to-live-without-parking.html > > > > > > > Laws That Shaped LA > How Downtown L.A. Became a Place to Live (without Parking) > by Jeremy Rosenberg > on April 2, 2012 2:19 PM > Posted every Monday, the Laws That Shaped L.A. spotlights regulations > that have played a significant role in the development of contemporary > Los Angeles. These laws -- as nominated and explained each week by a > locally-based expert -- may be civil or criminal, and they may have > been put into practice by city, county, state, federal or even > international authority. > > This Week's Law That Shaped L.A. > > Law: Adaptive Reuse Ordinance > Year: 1999 > Jurisdiction: City of Los Angeles > Nominated by: Don Shoup, Nate Wittasek > > During an almost thirty-year period beginning in 1970, Downtown Los > Angeles gained a grand total of 4,300 units in housing stock. > > Then, between 1999 and 2008, Downtown gained at least 7,300 housing > units just from long-term vacant buildings. > > What accounts for that tremendous uptick? Many factors, of course; but > at least in the policy realm, arguably none are nearly as significant > as the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, or "ARO." > > Passed by the L.A. City Council in -- yes -- 1999 and at first applied > only to Downtown, ARO gave the go-ahead for the conversion of historic > and other older -- and often under-used, under-appreciated or even > abandoned -- office buildings into residences. ARO was expanded in > 2003 into various other parts of the city. > > "[The Ordinance] provides for an expedited approval process and > ensures that older and historic building are not subjected to the same > zoning and code requirements that apply to new construction," reads > texton the city's Office of Historic Resources site. > > "The effect of the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance cannot be understated in > how important it to the success and support of all of these other > elements," Nate Wittasek says. Those other elements Wittasek mentions > include a move away from urban core decay and a move towards a more > pedestrian-centric environment. > > Wittasek is a senior managing engineer at the consulting firm, > Exponent, and one of the first people to nominate to this column the > ARO as a "Law That Shaped L.A." Another person who did the same: > Donald Shoup, the inimitable "parking rock star" UCLA urban planning > professor. > > Shoup, Cal Poly Professor Rick Willson are among the folks who have > also nominated "minimum parking requirement" as a corollary to > Adaptive Reuse. [Read the related recent Laws That Shaped L.A. column, > "The Roots of Sprawl: Why We Don't Live Where We Work." > > The housing stock increase statistics at the beginning of this column > come from an American Planning Association Planning magazine article > by Shoup that the professor kindly sent this column's way. Titled, > "Yes, Parking Reform is Possible," the piece is subtitled, "A progress > report from the author of The High Cost of Free Parking." > > Shoup's article brings up case studies from throughout the country -- > particularly New York and California -- that demonstrate what the > peerless professor has been arguing for years. Which is, essentially, > that traditional parking policies are nuts -- this column's word not > his -- and that reform is both preferable as well as possible. > > Shoup's article notes that pre-ARO, developers were required per each > housing unit to provide two or more parking spaces. Those spaces, > Shoup emphasizes in his piece, were required to be on-site. > > > Pacific Electric Building long before loft conversion, ca. 1910-1919 | > Courtesy of the USC Digital Library > > Post-ARO, Shoup's piece says that the average number of on-site > parking spaces fell to 0.9 in those converted, previously vacant > buildings. Including off-site parking, the number was still 1.3 spaces > per unit. That's a 65% drop in required parking spaces in an area > where many residents already self-select to reside in for reasons > unrelated to having a multi-car garage. > > Shoup, in his article, puts parking into the larger historic core > picture: > > "The ARO produced other benefits as well. It encouraged the > preservation of many wonderful buildings that were in terrible > condition and might have been demolished if minimum parking > requirements had remained in place. Historic buildings are a scarce > resource in any city, and the evidence shows that parking requirements > stood in the way of preserving these buildings." > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2012 23:46:41 -0700 > From: Ed Mechem <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, > BikeAlameda > List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Ebbc-Talk] [Discuss] Fwd: Community Message: April is > National Distracted Driving Awareness Month > Message-ID: <8C254FB5-32EE-4551-B8D2-61A809DA3FF0-ZPgmqyIm0aEdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I'm a big fan of AirZounds - the compressed air horn - gets those drivers' > attention who aren't seeing me and aren't hearing the little ding ding bell. > > Sent from my Polaroid SX-70 > > On Apr 5, 2012, at 9:02 AM, "Alex Plumb" <alexp-bv7X0EEyzJQ3TlIqSlSTNAC/[email protected]> wrote: > > > Zach, This is similar to a recent experience of mine. I was turning left > > onto Central from Fernside. I took the lane, stopped, signaled, and > started > > my turn. As I turned, the driver of a large SUV approaching in the > opposite > > direction made a rolling stop and turned right onto Central, all without > a > > signal. I had the right of way, but was easily able to slow my pace to > allow > > him to safely pass in front of me. He was talking on a cell phone the > whole > > time. I caught up to him at the red light at High Street and tapped on > the > > passenger window. While still talking on his phone, he lowered the > window to > > see what I wanted. I let him know that he cut me off in the intersection > and > > probably hadn't noticed I was even there. I told him to put the phone > away > > before he killed someone. > > He said to the person on the phone, "hold on, somebody else is trying to > > talk to me". > > I just said, "hang up the phone!" and rode on as the light changed. > > > > What else can you do? > > > > Alex Plumb > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: discuss-bounces-PnctHDZWAvDUULMYpbJcGIaCUm+kVXi4@public.gmane.org > > [mailto:discuss-bounces-PnctHDZWAvDUULMYpbJcGIaCUm+kVXi4@public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Zach Kaplan > > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:29 PM > > To: Jon Spangler > > Cc: [email protected]; BikeAlameda List; > [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Discuss] [Ebbc-Talk] Fwd: Community Message: April is > National > > Distracted Driving Awareness Month > > > > What should we do if we see one? Last week I was waiting for a red light > and > > a driver pulled up on my right to make a right turn. His window was open > and > > I could see and hear he was talking on a hand held phone. I yelled out > "hang > > up the phone". This caused him to interrupt his conversation and ask me > if I > > was the law. I told him it is California law, no talking on hand held > phones > > while driving, hang up the phone. He told me it is only against the law > if > > he is caught and drove away. > > > > Zach > > > > On 4 Apr 2012, at 16:28, Jon Spangler wrote: > > > >> Thanks to the Alameda Police Department for this message: keep your > >> eyes out for distracted drivers, cyclists, walkers, texters..... > >> > >> Jon > >> > >> Begin forwarded message: > >> > >>> From: Alameda Police Department <alameda-police- > >>> department-hzil4y89cRtL2hSD/[email protected]> > >>> Date: April 4, 2012 3:48:27 PM PDT > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Community Message: April is National Distracted Driving > >>> Awareness Month > >>> Reply-To: no-reply-hzil4y89cRtL2hSD/[email protected] > >>> > >>> Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe > >>> > >>> Wednesday April 4, 2012, 3:47 PM > >>> Alameda Police Department > >>> > >>> Community: April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month > >>> > >>> Hi Jon M Spangler, > >>> > >>> The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has > >>> designated the month of April as National Distracted Driving > >>> Awareness Month. > >>> > >>> According to the NHTSA, distracted driving is a dangerous practice > >>> occurring on America's roadways at an epidemic level. In 2009 > >>> collisions involving distracted driving resulted in the deaths of > >>> 5,500 people and injuring over 440,000. > >>> > >>> As defined in the Overview of the National Highway Traffic Safety > >>> Administration's Distracted Driver Program (DOT HS 811 299), a > >>> "distraction" is a specific type of inattention that occurs when > >>> drivers divert their attention from driving to focus on some other > >>> activity. The more common distractions noted by Alameda Police > >>> Officers are: talking on cellular phones, texting, using cell phones > >>> as mapping devices, eating, applying make-up, reading books or > >>> newspapers, reaching for items within the vehicle, and allowing pets > >>> to ride on a driver's lap. Although not all of these listed > >>> distractions are considered "illegal", they contribute to a driver's > >>> inattention and are the cause of many collisions. > >>> > >>> During the month of April, officers will be actively looking for > >>> these violations. Please take a few extra minutes, set those > >>> distractions aside and focus on driving. > >>> > >>> If you would like additional information and statistics regarding the > >>> distracted driver, please visit the U.S. Department of Transportation > >>> National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website at > >>> www.distraction.gov. > >>> > >>> - Ron Simmons, Traffic Sergeant > >>> Contact Information: > >>> Sergeant Ron Simmons > >>> Traffic > >>> 510-337-8367 > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >>> For full details, view this message on the web. > >>> > >>> Sent by Alameda Police Department > >>> 1555 Oak St, Alameda, CA 94501 > >>> > >>> To manage your email settings, click here. To update your account > >>> settings, login here. > >>> If you prefer not to receive future emails, unsubscribe here. > >>> > >>> Powered by . C 2012 Nixle, LLC. All rights reserved. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> Jon Spangler > >> Writer/editor > >> Linda Hudson Writing > >> TEL 510-864-2144 > >> CEL 510-846-5356 > >> [email protected] > >> www.linkedin.com/in/jonmspangler > >> www.twitter.com/jonmspangler > >> > >> > >> "She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the > >> mastery of life." > >> -Frances E. Willard, in A Wheel Within a Wheel: How I Learned to > >> Ride the Bicycle (1895) > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Ebbc-Talk mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.ebbc.org/listinfo.cgi/ebbc-talk-ebbc.org > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > BikeAlameda Discussion mailing list > > [email protected] > > To change your email or update your settings: > > http://lists.bikealameda.org/listinfo.cgi/discuss-bikealameda.org > > To unsubscribe: > > http://lists.bikealameda.org/options.cgi/discuss-bikealameda.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ebbc-Talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.ebbc.org/listinfo.cgi/ebbc-talk-ebbc.org > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Ebbc-Talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ebbc.org/listinfo.cgi/ebbc-talk-ebbc.org > > > End of Ebbc-Talk Digest, Vol 369, Issue 3 > ***************************************** > -- "You cannot reason a person out of something they were not reasoned into." - Jonathan Swift _______________________________________________ Ebbc-Talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ebbc.org/listinfo.cgi/ebbc-talk-ebbc.org