Central City Mobility update: 9th, 10th, I

This is Central City Mobility Project update #22.

9th Street: 9th Street has a pavement overlay from L Street to Q Street. This is not repaving, removing old pavement and placing new, as has been done on many of the streets in the Central City Mobility Project, but a thin overlay. This was done very recently and there is no marking of any sort on the street. I had guessed that this section of 9th Street would not receive any treatment until the construction projects were complete, but I was wrong. I don’t know what kind of roadway allocation will be done in these five blocks. The left side is constrained by construction from L to Capitol Mall, and the right side from N Street to O Street and from P Street to Q Street. Note that in the photo below, there is a bus stop on the right hand side, which is why the city has designed the separated bikeway design on the left side.

9th St at L St, overlay and no markings
9th St at L St, overlay and no markings

10th Street: 10th Street is largely complete from W Street to Q Street, where a pre-existing separated bikeway continues north, but a few things are left unfinished and not all of the green vertical delineators have been installed. The block from Broadway to X Street has been marked. It does not appear that anything will be done with the block from X Street to W Street, under the freeway.

10th Street from Broadway to X St, new markings for separated bikeway
10th Street from Broadway to X St, new markings for separated bikeway

I Street: Nothing has been done on I Street since the pavement patching. There are lane marker tabs for three general purpose lanes and no bicycle facilities.

19th Street: Work south of Q Street is now underway, with repaving complete and the beginnings or markings for the left side separated bikeway. I have not ridden south on 19th to see what is being done beyond this point.

19th St at Q St, initial markings for separated bikeway
19th St at Q St, initial markings for separated bikeway

There is no change to the ‘turn wedges of death‘. The bicycle signal at 21st Street and I Street has not been installed. No further work is in evidence on 5th Street.

2 thoughts on “Central City Mobility update: 9th, 10th, I

  1. Dan: You mention the freeway underpasses: what is happening with these; they are the worst part of any ride from south or east of the grid into midtown/downtown. Will Caltrans agree for serious bikeway improvements?

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    • In general, the underpasses are the worst, though this particular one is OK. My impression is a Catch-22, Caltrans disclaims responsibility for maintaining or changes to underpasses, but won’t give permission when the city wants to do something. The legal status is not clear to me.

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