@bikepedantic I think it’s implicit acknowledgment that the trail is too narrow. 😂
@bikepedantic the T doesn't do the MUTCD.
@andr_w that’s what they all say til they spend a week in solitary
@bikepedantic might be a respite from everything they're dealing with tbh
@bikepedantic is that 3% or 5%? It feels like 5 but 3 doesn’t require landings.
@Ofsevit yeah the requirement only for 5% grade, but atmo that viaduct is definitely a constant 5%
@bikepedantic I think it’s “more than” 5% and I’d bet the plan for that is 4.9%. As to what the contractor built …
@Ofsevit it’s not, it’s 5%. I worked on a trail project where we had to do a lot of extra work to get into compliance
@bikepedantic I thought trails were exempt from the ADA landings?
@mrpresident1776 no, only wilderness hiking trails are exempt
@bikepedantic I remember complaints about this spot when it was still just a design in a public meeting. Engineers claimed they couldn’t put the curb cut in the more obvious place because of something about the bridge. Seems like there must be other creative solutions though.
@ef4 irresponsible not to raise the crossing and put a stop condition on the car lane. Facing riders away from the crossing is gonna get them sued
@ef4 @bikepedantic ...I wonder if they "can't" put the curb cut on the bridge because it would mean "modifying part of the bridge" (even if it's just the curb) and that would incur a more complicated review. 🤔 It seems stupid but that's the best I can guess.
@bikepedantic the woman in front of me nearly took a digger navigating this crossing earlier today. Extremely perplexing design
@bikepedantic horrific design. it's only a matter of time when a driver hits someone as they turn into the gas station.
@bikepedantic It was a mistake to hire that British planner.
@bikepedantic wot in tarnation
@bikepedantic it's for consistency: whenever the path goes through a parking lot you stay left, just like in Davis (but hey good news we're turning that parking lot into just a park soon). https://voice.somervillema.gov/somerville-junction
@tris the floopy one is at the other end of the lot
@bikepedantic@transportation.social oh, noo :( i thought i remembered this one being flipped too on opening day
I’ve called in the MUTCD marshals, indictments drop Monday