"These options included removing the separated bike lanes on Humboldt, diverting people on bikes to adjacent streets. This would require kids and adults to bike in the middle of car and truck traffic, without separation or protection. Many North Central residents who bike in the area noted that Fremont and Idaho Streets are too narrow for safe riding. Several mentioned that dense parking next to driveways makes visibility poor, increasing danger for smaller kids biking next to parked SUVs."
"Comments and survey results indicated overwhelming opposition to the bike boulevard alternatives proposed by the City. These options included removing the separated bike lanes on Humboldt, diverting people on bikes to adjacent streets. This would require kids and adults to bike in the middle of car and truck traffic, without separation or protection. Many North Central residents who bike in the area noted that Fremont and Idaho Streets are too narrow for safe riding."
San Mateo’s Sustainability & Infrastructure Committee voted unanimously to keep the separated bike lanes on Humboldt Street and endorsed traffic calming measures, street lighting improvements, and exploration of a permit parking program for North Central. There was strong resident turnout with support from kids, teenagers, school board members, and non-bikers. Comments and survey results showed overwhelming opposition to proposed bike boulevard alternatives that would remove separated lanes and divert cyclists to narrow, unprotected streets. Commissioners warned that removing and installing bike boulevards would cost $1.5 million amid projected city budget deficits and an unfunded capital backlog.
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