We live in the neighborhood. We have a triathlon club called The Shark Bites and we use 17th to train for our bike portion.
17th is a great route to get down to the water. It’s flat, it’s direct, and there’s a little bit of protection but not enough. We never take it on the way home because it’s too scary. People whip by us going to the freeway. Also lots of people parking in the bike lane.