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Tag Archives: public works
Bikes, traffic lights and yellow lines
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Thanks for the column on bike theft (Monday, Feb. 18). Of course, the safest bike parking are the bike lockers and at 5 cents an hour it is a great deal. You can use your park … Continue reading
Reader expresses B40 curiosity
Dear Street Smarts, Q: After a very long absence from Santa Cruz, my wife and I have returned and have purchased a house that’s on a corner of North Branciforte Avenue. As we drive north from Soquel Avenue, we notice … Continue reading
Posted in county, public works, roads, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Public Works, Uncategorized
Tagged public works, road, Santa Cruz, street
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No new pavement for Scotts Valley Drive anytime soon
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Do you know what’s up with Scotts Valley Drive? It looks horrible. There are black snake like lines of patched area throughout the entire two mile stretch. Please don’t tell me the road is degrading into … Continue reading
Traffic conditions at 41st, Clares not perfect but we’re trying, Capitola says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I will refrain from opining about the necessity of a no right on red sign at the corner of Clares Street and 41st Avenue in Capitola. However, there is an issue with visibility of the no … Continue reading
Posted in Capitola, police, public works, traffic signs, Uncategorized
Tagged 41st Avenue, Capitola, Clares, police, public works, traffic signs
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‘No Right on Red’ rule at Clares needs to go, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: As a Clares Street resident, I’m one of the drivers now suffering from the awful decision to not allow right turns on 41st Avenue from Clares. Now we can’t turn right on red lights and, to … Continue reading
Posted in Capitola, Capitola Police, Capitola Public Works, congestion, police, public works, traffic, Uncategorized
Tagged 41st Avenue, Capitola, Clares Street, congestion, pedestrians, police, public works, traffic
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Manhole covers’ ‘slap, slap’ sound annoys reader
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I live along Soquel Drive in Aptos, between Cabrillo College and State Park Drive. Last summer, the road was repaved, for which I am very grateful because the road surface was crumbling. However, when the manhole … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, bicycle, cycling, Ecology Action, public works, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, bicycle, Bike Week, county, public works, transportation
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Graham Hill Road a wreck, bushes need trimming at Harbor High, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I enjoy reading your columns! Good job. We need your super powers to get bushes and trees cut in front of Harbor High and was wondering if you would write about road construction that makes our … Continue reading
Posted in road work, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Public Works, Uncategorized
Tagged county, public works, Santa Cruz, transportation
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Cyclist urges city, riders to be vigilant about King Street dangers
Dear Street Smarts, Recently, I was bicycle riding on King Street and was about 30-feet behind a young woman riding a mountain bike near the right edge of the road. She glanced back over her left shoulder for a moment … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bike safety, cycling, potholes, Santa Cruz, Uncategorized
Tagged King Street, potholes, public works, Santa Cruz
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Vegetation on Cabrillo College Drive out of control, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Cabrillo College Drive runs along Highway 1 between Park Avenue and the college. When going west toward Park there is a yellow warning sign with a 90 degree right arrow and a yellow square below it … Continue reading
New changes to Clares aims to improve traffic flow on 41st Ave., city says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I recently noticed a new sign on Clares Street and 41st Avenue that does not allow a right turn on a red light. This is a very busy intersection that is many times blocked by cars … Continue reading
Posted in Capitola, Capitola Police, Capitola Public Works, Uncategorized
Tagged 41st Avenue, Capitola, city council, Clares, police, public works, traffic, traffic sign
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