Comments on: Follow the Green Gravel Road http://crankedmag.com/2008/05/11/follow-the-green-gravel-road/ { ride a bike... everyday, everywhere } Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael http://crankedmag.com/2008/05/11/follow-the-green-gravel-road/#comment-8322 Michael Wed, 14 May 2008 20:57:21 +0000 http://crankedmag.com/?p=301#comment-8322 <p>I checked with SDOT.</p> <p>The plans were correct, but the paint crew made a mistake. The green pad should have aimed into the sharrows. This is only the second green pad that the paint crew has done in Seattle, and for all I know they might not have even been told that it was for bikes. People make mistakes. This wasn't an intentional decision like the Stone Way sharrows. SDOT is aware of the mistake and will be correcting it soon.</p> <p>They paint when they can which means in between rain storms. While it was put in place before bike to work day, the timing is probably just a coincidence.</p> <p>Also, that metal strip is a required bridge joint. There are other similar ones near Baja Fresh and Quiznos on the other side. Aside from having textured metal, I'm not sure what they could do.</p> <p>As for the quality of the work, talk to the mayor or head of SDOT about their hiring process and performance reviews.</p> I checked with SDOT.

The plans were correct, but the paint crew made a mistake. The green pad should have aimed into the sharrows. This is only the second green pad that the paint crew has done in Seattle, and for all I know they might not have even been told that it was for bikes. People make mistakes. This wasn’t an intentional decision like the Stone Way sharrows. SDOT is aware of the mistake and will be correcting it soon.

They paint when they can which means in between rain storms. While it was put in place before bike to work day, the timing is probably just a coincidence.

Also, that metal strip is a required bridge joint. There are other similar ones near Baja Fresh and Quiznos on the other side. Aside from having textured metal, I’m not sure what they could do.

As for the quality of the work, talk to the mayor or head of SDOT about their hiring process and performance reviews.

]]> By: Chas http://crankedmag.com/2008/05/11/follow-the-green-gravel-road/#comment-8316 Chas Wed, 14 May 2008 17:23:10 +0000 http://crankedmag.com/?p=301#comment-8316 <p>It's not nice to call people names.</p> It’s not nice to call people names.

]]> By: crankedmag http://crankedmag.com/2008/05/11/follow-the-green-gravel-road/#comment-8311 crankedmag Wed, 14 May 2008 13:08:32 +0000 http://crankedmag.com/?p=301#comment-8311 <p>Right. And as was stated <a href="http://www.point83.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=76824#76824" rel="nofollow">elsewhere</a> aren't we paying good tax dollars for having efficient plans laid correctly the first time? Who are these bozos?</p> Right. And as was stated elsewhere aren’t we paying good tax dollars for having efficient plans laid correctly the first time? Who are these bozos?

]]> By: Michael http://crankedmag.com/2008/05/11/follow-the-green-gravel-road/#comment-8301 Michael Wed, 14 May 2008 02:09:02 +0000 http://crankedmag.com/?p=301#comment-8301 <p>It looks like the work isn't complete yet. I just walked over and took some photos of my own. There are some white dashed spray paint lines on top of and beside the green pad that aim to the left of the curb, straight into the sharrows.</p> <p>I hope that the first painting crew just made a mistake and it will be re-done soon.</p> It looks like the work isn’t complete yet. I just walked over and took some photos of my own. There are some white dashed spray paint lines on top of and beside the green pad that aim to the left of the curb, straight into the sharrows.

I hope that the first painting crew just made a mistake and it will be re-done soon.

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