[bikeqld] Observations on the Centennial bikeway

[kim]

Now that the dust has settled on the new separated section of the 
Centennial bikeway I have noticed that a small number of pedestrians 
still walk on the bike side. I am not sure if this is due in part to 
BCC's use of the skater symbols along with the bike symbols. People are 
used to seeing the pedestrian and bike symbols, the skater symbols are a 
bit of a rarity and I believe that they are a little confusing as they 
do appear to be normal pedestrian symbols from a distance with the only 
distinction being a couple of tiny circles under their feet. The QRR do 
require skaters to use the bike section here and so they are a little 
redundant and I believe possibly at the expense of some confusion as 
pedestrian symbols for approaching pedestrians from the shared sections.
The 0.5m clearance section that was added between the wall and the bike 
section seems to attract some pedestrians too who may justify this by 
not walking on the green section. BCC added this to avoid the handlebar 
strike points that they designed into the wall. The tiny font warnings 
that are placed along the boundary between peds and the cycles seem a 
little token and I am not sure that they actually serve much purpose as 
you can only read them up close and if you crank your head around.
I am not a regular peak hour commuter down there but I would say it is 
working better. Any feedback from any of the regular peak hour commuters 
out there?

k