Originally Posted by
CommuteCommando
This, but. . .
What I don't understand is why go "straight". There is a solid fence on Pacific Blvd. No way to go "straight" Either you are turning left into the bike lane. I'm OK with that. You could be turning right onto the bike lane and salmoning it. I condone this only in the event you are "transitioning" to a driveway or alley way. I don't see any there. The only scenario I see than makes sense is you are cutting over to turn left onto Pacific Place. In this event I would get into the center of the right turn lane, turn right onto Pacific Blvd, then merge to the center and turn left onto Pacific Pl.
Or you could be going for the sidewalk. Your choice, but I prefer to ride faster than is safe on sidewalks.
Take a look at that Street View and move it over to the northern side of Pacific Blvd, the southbound side. Shows you a nice close-up of the fence, and right at the end there's a concrete path going back through the trees, which I'm guessing connects up with Lakewood Drive.
So OP is likely going across to the pedestrian ramp in the sidewalk at the other side, and heading north just a few feet to the end of that fence. I would still get in the left side of the right lane, wait on the light, and then head across. North/South traffic is stopped, so no one will be in your way, and you won't be impeding anyone else.