Originally Posted by
roadiejorge
I think the simple solution is to have the traffic lights bink yellow during times the park is closed off to traffic this way cyclists don't have to come to a complete stop, just slow down enough to let any pedestrians cross the intersections safely.
Definitely for off-peak hours so cyclists can get laps in the early AM w/o fear of ticketing. But I imagine that wouldn't work so well on weekend afternoons... You'd just have a constant stream of people who believe they have the right of way crossing the road (or not looking) followed by the other pedestrians who misjudge the varied speeds & positions of approaching cyclists but figure they can walk slightly behind the people in front of them as they cross.
At least w/the current situation of cyclists flagrantly running reds and willful jaywalkers, you know who the idiots are and who
should be doing
what. Not that it actually works much better...