Another barrier to bicycling bites the dust …

Last week the City fixed a section of substandard shoulder along SR305 north of Vineyard Lane where the guard rail came to the fog line forcing bicyclists to pull in front of drivers on the highway; it was also a hazard for auto drivers with a close obstruction to the highway and was a problem for pedestrian passage. Thank you to the City staff, designer Jaime Saez of SCE Consulting, current and past City Council members and Citizens of Bainbridge Island for funding this and making it happen. Particular thanks are owed to former Council member Debbie Lester and to the Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Committee for persisting in keeping this work on the City CIP. Squeaky Wheels pursued this particular improvement for several years and we are very happy to see it fixed and to see the City working closely with WSDOT to make bicycling viable for everyone.