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Photos for Traffic Control Manual Revision

The Traffic Control Manual specifies basic principles and standards for performing work (construction, for example) within street right of way. The current manual makes no specific references to bicycles. Rebecca Slivka has taken the following pictures to illustrate some of the problems that need to be addressed.

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Image Taken: 1-29-2002

Location: Burke-Gilman Trail, N Northlake Way and Meridian Street (looking east)
Comments: Patched surface is uneven, sheds gravel, and has no crosswalk paint
Image Taken: 1-29-2002

Location: Burke-Gilman Trail, N Northlake Way and Densmore Ave N
Comments: Nice sign, but should be larger, orange and standardized
Image Taken: 1-29-2002

Location: Burke-Gilman Trail, N Northlake Way and Densmore Ave N (looking east)
Comments: New construction is not aligned with existing trail
Image Taken: 1-22-2002

Location: Burke-Gilman Trail, between Densmore Ave N and Merdian Ave N
Comments: Construction encroaches on trail with no lights or reflective tape to mark it.
Image Taken: 1-29-2002

Location: Burke-Gilman Trail, N Northlake Way and Densmore Ave N (looking east)
Comments: There is a problem with water pooling and obstructing the bike path
Taken: 1-29-2002

Location: Dexter bike lane
Comments: Asphalt in bike lane, no "bike lane closed" sign
Image Taken: 1-29-2002

Location: Dexter bike lane at the Casey Building (looking north)
Comments: Nice cones, but there is lots of gravel in the road and bike lane
Image Taken: 1-30-2002

Location: Montlake bridge, north sidewalk
Comments: Construction blocks sidewalk which is also the only bikeway

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