Humboldt bike lane solution

More evidence this bike lane experiment was a bad idea from the start. Consider all the money that has been wasted just to benefit an average of less than 3 bike trips per day. Do the right thing and restore the street parking.

The bikers I have spoken with are OK with using alternate less traffic streets for the approx. 3/4 mile stretch of Humboldt St. affected. This safer and less traffic alternative only adds about 1 min. of travel time to their bike ride.

We are now only realizing the incompetence of previous city council members who voted to implement this failed Humboldt St. bike lane experiment. Correct the mistake and restore parking back to residents. Do the right thing.

A half day-on/half day-off bike lane is another dumb idea. Every residents of the community is not a 9 to 5 employee. There are retirees, property owners, businesses and business owners, shift and work from home workers, students, stay at home parents, churches, etc.. The only solution is to get rid of the bike lane that took away our vital parking spaces, especially between 3rd and Poplar.

In other areas of San Mateo where the street is not wide enough to accommodate a bike lane on both sides, we have not seen such drastic tactics implemented. The condescending City of San Mateo bureaucrats have to start respecting the rights of North Central residents like they do elsewhere and live with what exists rather than forcing the agenda on a community that did not ask for it and does not need it.

Thanks for thinking outside the box here. Unfortunately, the City said that such a time/flexible solution would not be feasible. One of the primary problems would be enforcement. The City doesn't have the resources to enforce current parking restrictions. Thus, it would be expected that a fair number of cars would still be parked in the bike lane in the morning when the commute starts (earlier than 730a). One car blocking the bike lane will force riders into 37 mph car traffic - very dangerous and a liability risk for the City. Futhermore, plenty of workers (who don't own cars) need to commute via bike well into the evening.

The City promised residents a residential permit parking program but has yet to deliver. This would restrict parking for households with 3+ cars on public streets (instead of driveways and garages), commercial vehicles, and SFO/Uber users. Also, there are 700 spots available in public lots at the DMV, schools, water department, and civil courts.

Finally, the City claimed that the cost of the current proposal could be as high as $3M, not $1M - that's $30,000 per parking spot.