Out and about in Sactown
Flat bumps in the road: what’s with the new ‘flat’ bumps (aka ’speed tables’) on 24th Street? They’re not nearly as fun as the old speed bumps. Not only that, but it seems like they’re not slowing any of the SUVs down–just the smaller car drivers, who were probably not speeding on that street, anyway.
Burger Watch: They’ve finally started the construction work over at the future home of Suzie Burger. I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to salivate already.
Traffic girth control: Both 19th and 21st Street are going to be downsized into two-laners with room for bikes. Find another route home, if you dare. Or maybe dust off that Trek and use your own fuel.
Shopping cart man: were BOTH those bikes on your cart yours? How can you ride two bikes, one pink, one yellow, when you’re pushing a full shopping cart? Is anyone out there missing a putrid yellow bike or a shocking fuchsia one? I may have seen them floating down Q Street on the back of a rust-dusted shopping cart.
Oto’s on Freeport:
New incarnation of the Japanese-food-focused grocery store is now open, in a highly visible spot. If you want tiny one-human desserts or to make your own sushi, this is the place to go.
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As shocking as it may seem, the two-lane “road diets” on P and Q have not made driving on them impossible: in fact, it’s a better drive. People drive a little slower, which, counterintuitively, means that traffic flows better. I haven’t noticed any log jams on 19th and R where the 3-to-2 jog takes place, nor have I noticed 19th Street more crowded than usual. I predict that we’ll be left with a street that two-, four- and no-wheeled transportation users will all prefer once 19th and 21st are two-lane.