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Brommer Street is an easy, safe route between the City of Santa Cruz at the Arana Gulch Open Space Mixed Use trail and Wharf Road in Capitola. Bicycle lanes on both sides of the street, green boxed intersection at 41st Avenue, then through the neighborhood to Wharf Road, Capitola Library and beyond.
😑 Keith Bontrager (Santa Cruz County) • Posted May 20, 2022, 5:19 p.m.
By "the route on the road" below, I meant to ride along the path coming down from the gulch all the way to the parking area of the harbor. Then follow that road out to 7th Ave. That avoids the descending riders on the path and lines you up on the right side of Brommer St to cross 7th Ave.
😑 Keith Bontrager (Santa Cruz County) • Posted May 20, 2022, 5:05 p.m.
The intersection at 41st is also an odd one. The green box is useful but you will have to pass stopped cars to get to the box. Taking the lane at this point is the only safe option. The lane is too narrow to ride along the right side. There is not likely to be enough room for a car to pass safely in that area.
😑 Michael Lewis (Santa Cruz County) • Posted May 23, 2022, 9:28 a.m.
I've not had any problem asserting myself into the bike box. I keep a close eye on the traffic light and ride smartly to the front. If it looks chancey, I take the lane at the end of the end of the queue.
😑 Keith Bontrager (Santa Cruz County) • Posted May 20, 2022, 5:03 p.m.
The route on the road puts you on the right side of Brommer to cross safely. Drivers will be looking for you there. You can also get to that point by crossing Brommer from the end of the path.
😑 Keith Bontrager (Santa Cruz County) • Posted May 20, 2022, 5:01 p.m.
The route from 7th Ave to 41st is fairly straight forward. The painted lines on the bike lanes could use a fresh coat of paint.
I am not a fan of multi use paths so I carry on straight on the Gulch path to the parking area at north end of the harbor. Cyclists coming down the hill from 7th Ave are occasionally going fast and using the width of the path in the turns past the bridge. The road through the harbor avoids that.
The intersection at 7th is strange coming up from the harbor.
😑 Michael Lewis (Santa Cruz County) • Posted May 23, 2022, 9:25 a.m.
My wife and I argued against the Brommer/7th Avenue intersection design from the beginning, as it dumps bicyclists into the intersection on the wrong side of Brommer and encourages bicyclists to ride on the sidewalk on the wrong side of the road. But, of course, they didn't listen to us! Now, six years later, public works recognizes the problem and is working on a redesign.
🌀 Chris Neklason (Santa Cruz County) • Posted May 16, 2022, 3:13 p.m.
Thanks Michael. To be specific are you saying Brommer -> Jade -> Topaz and then how to Wharf Rd?
😑 Michael Lewis (Santa Cruz County) • Posted May 23, 2022, 9:10 a.m.
My destination is the Capitola Library, so I go up 49th to Wharf Road. One could take any side Street from 49th to Wharf Road if need be.
The immediate stretch where 49th meets Wharf Road is marked with Sharrows, so cyclists need to be proactive about taking the lane until the road widens just before Capitola Road at the library.
🌀 Chris Neklason (Santa Cruz County) • Posted May 23, 2022, 10:46 a.m.
Got it, thanks. The Brommer to Wharf segment is in the map.
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