Description
After every rainfall, there are big puddles along South and North Union Street. They stay for a couple of days. The puddles start on the east side of the bike lane and extend into the drive lane. There are several issues with this. The puddles are difficult to navigate since they are deep and it is not obvious what the road condition is under below the surface of the puddle. This require a bike rider to get around the puddle by using the car lane or the sidewalk. Either approach defies the purpose and benefit of the bike lane. As the weather becomes colder, there is the added danger of a smooth frozen surface. Which increase the chance of crashing. Often the puddle extend into the car lane. Which results in cars spraying the bike rider and pedestrians with the water from the puddle.
6 Comments
Chasperli (Registered User)
Chasperli (Registered User)
Acknowledged DPW Pine Customer Service (Verified Official)
Chasperli (Registered User)
A year later this is still and issue. My impression is that it got worse.
The city has installed the posts for the protected bike lane again. I appreciate the effort, but questions the timing. The issues that prevent the use of the protected bike lane have not been mitigated. I was riding the North Union section twice today. Due to the amount of water in the bike lane and puddles in the street, I was riding the majority of the way in the car lane.
Without addressing the excessive water that collects on the street, the bike lane is just a nice weather solution. Does the city acknowledge this as an issue? Is the current state of the protected bike lane the quality street infrastructure we can expect from the city moving forward?
Water Quality Program Manager (Verified Official)
Burlington, VT (Verified Official)