With little fanfare, Oakland DOT has built a “bulb-out” at Brush and 17th that really is a protected corner. Or it’s a protected corner that’s really a bulb-out. Or call it a “Ride Up Bulb-out,” as Oakland DOT does.
Whatever one chooses to call it, this is the right way to do a corner, because it slows turning drivers and gives both pedestrians and cyclists a safe, visible place to wait. “This design feature came out of a recommendation from the Oakland Bicyclist & Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) infrastructure committee, which staff were then able to incorporate into the design,” explained Bike East Bay’s Robert Prinz…