Re: URGENT--STREET PAVING PRIORITIES

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)]

 > From: Hank Resnik <http://www.earthlink.net/~hankr>
 > Date: Thu  Mar 27,  7:06am
 >
 > THIS IS AN URGENT REQUEST FOR E-MAIL TO ME NO LATER THAN 2 P.M. TODAY.  
 > 
 > I apologize for sending this so late, but this is a very recent
 > development, and today is my deadline.
 > 
 > Representing the Berkeley Transportation Commission, I have an
 > opportunity to provide significant input into the city's five-year plan
 > for street repaving, a program that will provide approximately $15
 > million for street repaving projects.
 > 
 > The Public Works Commission has already developed a very thorough and
 > carefully thought out list of streets to be resurfaced or rebuilt over
 > the next five years. They are willing to consider some revisions to the
 > list, however. I will be meeting with one of their subcommittees this
 > evening to discuss this, and I have agreed to provide them with a list
 > of proposed amendments by mid-afternoon.
 > 
 > IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT SPECIFIC STREETS, PLEASE E-MAIL THEM TO
 > ME BY 2 P.M. TODAY, THURSDAY. INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE STREETS
 > ANDSPECIFIC PROBLEM PAVING LOCATIONS, IF APPROPRIATE. I'm especially
 > interested in less-traveled streets that are a real problem for
 > bicyclists that might be overlooked.
 > 
 > Thanks for taking the time for this.

You probably already have this: Ellsworth between Ashby & Dwight has a
terrible bike lane -- it's unrideable.  The street is also miserable, but
less than the bike lane.

Also, non-pavement-related: the No Parking signs that were originally there
between Russell & Oregon on Ellsworth were taken down, so the bike lane is
usually covered by cars.  This should be fixed.