Issue Acknowledged

Painting begins mid may - i will forward your information to the Traffic Dept.

SCormier assigned this issue to SCormier

Thank you for your work on this.

Lots of fresh paint all around the city, it has been great to see the new stencils going up! Thank you!

This is the area you reported the problem was. It looks like they got it right.

Issue Closed

The photo you show is of a "sharrow." My photo was a bike lane marker. In both cases the city keeps changing the stencils and creating confusing masses of paint. You can clearly see in the sharrow and in the photo that I posted that they didn't match the old stencil or remove the worn out image. Can you imagine any other road sign in which they just sloppily layered lettering and images on top of the old image. Speed limit sign? On auto-related infrastructure the city removes the old image before putting in new signage. To not do this for bicycle signage is a dangerous violation of MUTCD guidelines.

Not trying to argue with you sir. Just trying to point out the double vision sign you posted on this site was not at the location noted.

If you are unhappy with DPW's work please let them know. I was only trying to help.

I am forwarding this back to them.

Thanks Mr Ward. I appreciate your long hours on this issue. The sloppy work on bicycle related infrastructure is a violation of the MUTCD standards. Your help in getting Public Works to address this is greatly appreciated. Would you please tell me who at public works could best address this issue?

Bike lane markings are reapplied annually and are actually the first markings to be replaced each year -- hooray! The misaligned stencils are the result of state-applied markings that are being replaced by city-maintained stencils. The older stencils will naturally fade (as many already have) and will no longer be visible; removing the older stencils would require grinding the pavement, which is not ideal for smooth and safe travel in a bike lane.

I'm sorry but See Click Fix is intended to highlight problems so that they can be corrected. Blaming state workers, cheering for yourself, and saying that the problem will be solved when the old markings wear away is absolutely unhelpful. We use this service to call your attention to dangerous problems and it seems like you are not acknowledging how unclear road markings are a safety hazard. Drivers, flaggers and delivery people have no idea that there is bicycle infrastructure here because of the poor signage. There is constant conflict between users specifically because of the bad signage. Please take this issue seriously or direct us to someone in city government who can address this problem.

I rode over this two headed four legged rider just today so I would argue that it is still there. It is absolutely true that the signage in this town is messy and inconsistent on top of poorly swept and often crumbling road sides. I ride North Union constantly expecting to be side swiped or hit from behind. The response of DPW and Code enforcement sounds like individuals taking the criticisms posted here personally. It doesn't feel safe to ride in this town, encouraging bikers to ride evasively and less predictably than they should. I don't think 'letting the old paint wear off' is a solution, inconsistent markings and bike lanes throughout town are messy and make me wonder if there is a big picture plan for making this a truly multi-modal town for people of all ages and abilities.

It certainly seems that the city folks monitoring SCF fissues should understand that it's not a personal attack when someone posts an issue or is dissatisfied with the resolution. The intent of SCF is to give city workers timely information about problems, AND to provide information about the ongoing status using the very easy-to-use SCF interface. It seems that, indeed as megdyl has said, that DPW and Code Enforcement seem to view SCF issue reports as drudgery or worse, and take an adversarial tone when responding, or do not update the issue in a timely way with ALL relevant events and statuses. Or both. It's not ok. It really is a safety issue, and violation of simple common sense.

On this particular issue, Brian Perkins is absolutely correct to say the "resolution" is not acceptable.

This has been happening for YEARS. DPW has heard it from me for three years and from my city councilor who directly called DPW. This is a joke and speaks to uncaring and lax attitudes towards public space and safety. It's a joke. C'mon bike friendly burlington. Let's show the ONE that you care.

This has been repaired - this issue is closed. Thank you for all your patience.

Thanks for fixing this issue!

Thanks for fixing this issue!