Dear Presidio,

I wanted to take this opportunity to send a few comments about the recent road closings in the Presidio. Specifically regarding Presidio Boulevard.
My bike ride home from work is usually along the Marina, over Fort Mason, along Crissy Field, and up Presidio Avenue to Masonic.
For the majority of the way this is the most calm of bike paths to get from downtown… The others being along mostly busy stretches of road.
The only place that is traditionally very full of vehicles and without a lot of light, is the section on Presidio Boulevard, where the Eucalyptus trees are so fragrant, and recently, some very kind National Parks Policemen have been blocking the roads to all motorized vehicles.
I have to admit: I like it, for the most part. I do understand that it is only a temporary closing. But the signs make it a little confusing. They show tree cutting and no bikes allowed iconography. But it seems to me that neither of these are the case.
As I ride up that way, though, now that no cars are flying by – where before if even for that few seconds I was able to see where I was going – now, I feel that it is a little dark and lonely when going through there in the evening.
Even as the nights are starting earlier, it seems to me that it would be of great benefit to have more lights on that stretch, whether or not you allow vehicles to continue to race up that road.
Of course, my preferred solution would be that you block off the road permanently, make a bike-only Presidio Blvd, which is visible at night, but has enough room for more bike traffic to come.
Thanks for listening.

Regards,
Allan Dorr

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