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Hi...Oak Grove at Ansel.
1. Oak Grove is a straightaway with many drivers constantly exceeding the posted speed limit.
2. Though zebra painted, asphalt paving now covers up a chunk of the zebra hashing at the Oak Grove/Ansel crosswalk.
3. Especially in summer with leaves on the trees the signs indicating a crosswalk are often covered and not visible to drivers.
4. Drivers have little visibility as to the presence of the crosswalk (especially those heading west as there is a slight downhill to Oak Grove prior to Ansel and many drivers are speeding).
The ideal solution would be to have pedestrian-triggered crosswalk flashing lights (as on California in front of Stacks). However, in the absence of funding for this solution could you please...
A. Repaint the zebra striping to ensure maximum visibility.
B. Install signage in the middle of the crosswalk as was recently done on Oak Grove at Acacia (see image).
With both of these I am hopeful that drivers will slow down and recognize the presence of the crosswalk which I use every day.
Thanks very much for your help!
also asked...
A. Need for crosswalk signage
25 Comments
General Information (Verified Official)
Director Of Traffic (Registered User)
Greg (Registered User)
Acknowledged Senior Civil Engineer - AW (Verified Official)
Thanks for using SeeClickFix regarding your concerns along Oak Grove. Staff will review refreshing the crosswalk at Almer, make a determination, and if necessary, create a work order. We will also work with the City Arborist to trim back the branches near the signs.
We have had issues installing the pedestrian signs at intersections due to left-turning vehicles from the side streets knocking them down and breaking them. At Oak Grove/Acacia there are no left-turning vehicles from Acacia onto Oak Grove which drive towards the crosswalk.
Greg (Registered User)
M Velasco (Registered User)
Director Of Traffic (Registered User)
Director Of Traffic (Registered User)
Greg (Registered User)
Director Of Traffic (Registered User)
I monitored the street over the weekend and did not notice any speed or pedestrian violations.
J. Ford
Burlingame PD
Greg (Registered User)
Greg (Registered User)
Senior Civil Engineer - AW (Verified Official)
Greg (Registered User)
Management Assistant (Verified Official)
Greg (Registered User)
Management Assistant (Verified Official)
Greg (Registered User)
M Velasco (Registered User)
Mr Traffic Engr,
Thanks for repainting the crosswalks and adding the "paddle." That should be an improvement.
But what happened to putting in Stop signs? What will it take? If the city's going to put letters on the ground instead of "PED XING" that most drivers may not understand, how about "STOP"?
Management Assistant (Verified Official)
Greg (Registered User)
Management Assistant (Verified Official)
Dear Mr. Velasco,
We have issued a work order for the additional “PED XING” pavement markings and in-street pedestrian crossing sign in order to further increase driver awareness of the uncontrolled crosswalk.
A stop study has also been initiated to consider the location for an all-way stop control. Volume counts will be ordered when school is back in session.
Thank You,
Michael Tsai
Transportation Engineer
Andy (Registered User)
M Velasco (Registered User)
That in-street pedestrian sign has already been destroyed and replaced twice. The "new" replacement has also been knocked around and not in good shape. This doesn't bode well for actual kids and people walking.
When are the Stop signs going to be installed?
Closed Transportation Engineer (Verified Official)