SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new California law will speed up the process to add bike lanes and walkways in coastal areas.
"I'm always constantly looking to see who is going where and at my lane in anticipation," said Jason, who lives in Ocean Beach.
He rode his bike to the dog beach Monday.
"Whether it's recreational or right now I'm off of work and I come to the beach and I decompress to get out of my car," he said.
The new law allows cities to add lanes without a public hearing or other steps required by the coastal commission.
"I think they're great to an extent. I think we have enough of them right now," said Mitch, a Hillcrest resident.
He says bike lanes are useful but should be added more gradually.
"We're hitting a peak and running cars out of the area and need those to get around," he said.
He lives in Hillcrest where he says the bike lanes have taken much needed parking spaces and made the area more congested.
"I think there needs to be more thought put into it instead of tearing up neighborhoods. besides having that you have all the traffic tie ups caused by the construction of these things," he said.
The City of San Diego sponsored the bill after it wasn't allowed to put bike lanes along west Point Loma Boulevard last year. The bill's author, Catherine Blakespear, says a cyclist was struck by a car there and hospitalized shortly after.
She says the crash showed the need for the lanes and danger when safety improvements get delayed.
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