I have seen, if not that very truck, then others like it, from the same company.
Before the bike lane was built, delivery trucks parked in that stretch of Crescent Street—to make deliveries at the Trade Fair supermarket, around the corner and half a block away, on Broadway.
I do not mean to fault the driver: In my experience, operators of such large “rigs” are careful and courteous. One problem is—as they will tell you—they don’t have the best sight lines.
Other folks would blame the bike lane for the difficulty drivers like him have in finding a place to park. The fact is, they and other drivers had trouble before the lane was built—and before restaurants, bars and cafés, of which there are many along Broadway, constructed street-side gazebos in the wake of pandemic restrictions on how many patrons were allowed in an establishment.
While bollards are better than painted lines for separating bike lanes from streets, as you can see, they (and bike lanes in general) are no guarantee of safety.
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