15 mph DESIGN SPEED in Davis!
June 10, 2021
The design speed is a speed that most people feel comfortable moving at in motor vehicles. People on bikes can also feel a design speed, but they are nearly infinitely more inherently safe than motor vehicles to others in the public ROW. 15 is also a bit faster than most cycling speeds.Traveling by bike on most greenbelt paths in Davis at 15 mph feels too fast - the paths are under-built - and perhaps the biggest design flaw in post 1970's Davis, sadly and ironically complemented by the clinically-insane wideness of many streets in West Davis, Mace Ranch and South Davis... but also much older streets in Old North, etc.
This originated as a Comment to a Public Facebook Post by Robb Davis, former mayor of Davis.
15 is the bean
I'm keen for 15
Whatever. It doesn't need to rhyme to work. I'm fully onboard.
Posted by: Darell | June 10, 2021 at 09:49 PM