Tag Archives: pothole

Pasatiempo pothole has got to go, reader says

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Ramona Turner

Dear Street Smarts, Q: This note is being written to you with the hope that you can bring attention to a teeth-jarring pothole that needs to be filled. Driving northbound, after exiting Highway 17 at Pasatiempo and turning right at … Continue reading →

Share and Enjoy:
  • Facebook
  • TwitThis
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Mixx
  • Google
  • MySpace
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
Posted in potholes, public works, public works projects, Santa Cruz County Public Works, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | View Comments

Solving problems: From potholes to parking tickets

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Ramona Turner

Dear Street Smarts, Q: I want to bring something to your attention – two dips in the pavement on 42nd Avenue at the rear entrance to the DMV. These dips cause extreme noise and dust when cars and trucks pass … Continue reading →

Share and Enjoy:
  • Facebook
  • TwitThis
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Mixx
  • Google
  • MySpace
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
Posted in Aptos, Capitola, parking, potholes, road work, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | View Comments

Fix coming to Ocean St. Ext. at Felker

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Ramona Turner

Dear Street Smarts, Q: Please take a look at the road surface at the intersection of Felker Street and Ocean Street Extension. Approaching Denny’s from Graham Hill Road, is a nasty piece of roadway that has been that way for … Continue reading →

Share and Enjoy:
  • Facebook
  • TwitThis
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Mixx
  • Google
  • MySpace
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
Posted in disabled access, disabled pedestrians, potholes, public works, road work, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Santa Cruz Public Works, seniors, sidewalks, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | View Comments

Aptos potholes to be patched, county says

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Ramona Turner

Dear Street Smarts, Q: I am writing you out of concern for the deteriorating road conditions on Soquel Drive in Aptos, between Cabrillo College and State Park Drive. Lately, I have noticed that there seems to be several chunks of … Continue reading →

Share and Enjoy:
  • Facebook
  • TwitThis
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Mixx
  • Google
  • MySpace
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
Posted in Aptos, potholes, Santa Cruz County Public Works, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | View Comments

Pothole 411

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Ramona Turner

In late May, Street Smarts successfully helped a reader get relief from a pothole at the intersection of 17th Avenue and Brommer Street. Below is Jack Sohriakoff, senior civil engineer for the county public works department, explaining when the rest … Continue reading →

Share and Enjoy:
  • Facebook
  • TwitThis
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Mixx
  • Google
  • MySpace
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
Posted in potholes, road work, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | View Comments

Isn’t bicycling in the opposite direction of traffic illegal?, reader asks

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Ramona Turner

Dear Street Smarts,      Q: How can there be a bike lane on a one way street going against traffic? I thought bikes had to follow the same laws as cars.      Tim      A: That’s true. In general, it … Continue reading →

Share and Enjoy:
  • Facebook
  • TwitThis
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Mixx
  • Google
  • MySpace
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
Posted in Bicycling, bike path, bike safety, California Vehicle Code, potholes, Public safety, public works projects, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | View Comments