The intersection of College Avenue and 5th Street, may not be the busiest biking intersection in town, but it is certainly high on the list. So, when I happen to be out and about, looking to take some photos I will usually include a stop of at least a few minutes here. As the name of that first street suggests, students predominate, but I would guess there are a goodly number of professors passing by, as well as college staff, local business people, and others heading to or from the Depot. One thing is clear, there is most definitely a diversity of riders and their rides. These are a few from yesterday (Monday). Technically, there really is no 5th Street here, it ends a short distance to the west (behind me in the photos), it is actually a mid-block pedestrian/bike crossing, and giving way to a broad promenade just visible in the second and third photos. There is no stop sign here, or traffic signal of any kind, just a sign in the middle of the street telling drivers they are supposed to yield to people in the crosswalk. It usually seems to work pretty well.
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