Description
Cars travel at excessive speed at intersections of greenway and 65th, 66th and 67th streets. Many bicyclists and pedestrians have almost been hit. Pale yellow signs do not work. Need something more to slow down drivers.
Cars travel at excessive speed at intersections of greenway and 65th, 66th and 67th streets. Many bicyclists and pedestrians have almost been hit. Pale yellow signs do not work. Need something more to slow down drivers.
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An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
redbud (Registered User)
EDiddy (Registered User)
Robert Prinz (Registered User)
Thanks for reporting these concerns, they’ve been a known issue for some time so it’s very upsetting to hear that yet another person has been hit while crossing here.
Emeryville won a $265k state grant to upgrade all of the street crossings along the greenway at 65th, 66th, and 67th street, and late last year was given the go-ahead by Caltrans to expedite the implementation of this project for construction in the 2018-19 fiscal year. Perhaps someone from the city can comment here with the latest on the project status, but here is the summary description:
“The Emeryville Bicycle & Pedestrian Greenway Safety & Mobility Improvement Project will improve Emeryville’s existing Greenway trail crossings at 65th, 66th, and 67th with raised crosswalks, RRFBs (rapid flashing beacons), parking adjustments, striping and signage. The project will also add a bike share station to the existing regional bike share network and a bike/ped counter.”
It’s also worth mentioning that the state funding for this project was made possible via the new SB1 gas tax, which will be on the November ballot for repeal. So if the repeal passes it might be possible that this funding will disappear, but I don’t know.
Closed Emeryville Public Works - NH (Verified Official)
EDiddy (Registered User)
Reopened An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
On one hand, this is great news that the situation will be fixed in the coming fiscal year. On the other hand, it seems like the problem is still here and is still very dangerous for the next 12 to 24 months depending on how fiscal year is counted.
I don't think the City of Emeryville should close the issue now. I think a short -term fix should be implemented like install brighter or larger signs, or place yellow signs such as at Folger Ave. in Berkeley to replace our existing signs.
A confirmed fix it date by the City is critical such as completed by June 1st 2019, or June 1st 2020. That said people could truly die in these intersections between now and then and it is is clear that the current signage is too small, too faded, too obscured and not very visible from afar when drivers ramp up speed.
Robert Prinz (Registered User)
EDiddy (Registered User)
Emeryville Public Works - NH (Verified Official)
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
Acknowledged City Manager's Office - LL (Verified Official)
Additionally, the Transportation Committee and Public Works Committee meetings are conducted on the third Thursday of every month at the Emeryville City Hall building (1333 Park Ave.) at 9:00 AM. The meetings are open to the public. These Committee meetings are the appropriate forum to convey concerns with transportation and traffic items. Link with more details: http://www.ci.emeryville.ca.us/89/Local-Boards-Commissions-Committees
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
Robert Prinz (Registered User)
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