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We are replying to City who just “ closed” our pleas and petitions to move immediately to render ALL of Liberty Street Safe not just preferred homeowners and residents - we need action by Eberwhite Woods to West Stadium ON LIBERTY Street .

(🛑 FYI - we brought the same concerns to the city 3 years ago about Fuller across Trimm Huron High and not until a child was KILLED / did they actually move to take action)

We have voiced them again and again and here the city must respond and cannot just ignore us . Here is our response when they replied and then conveniently CLOSED the issue .

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⬇️Response again to the anonymous “ city official “

City of Ann Arbor (Unidentified City Official who posted anonymously) wrote:
“Thank you for contacting the City regarding your concerns for pedestrian mobility. “

🔸Answer : “ pedestrian mobility”??!!
No “pedestrian SAFETY” especially our special needs citizens and children and seniors... our teenagers going to school and drivers who are at high risk of a severe car accident due to speeding .

CITY (Unidentified City Official who posted anonymously):
“ The location indicated in this item appears to be a mid-block location, approximately 300 feet west of the enhanced crosswalk at Virginia Ave. “

🔸Answer: “ Mid-block “?!
Wrong . This is not midblock as from Virginia Avenue to West Stadium there is NOTHING to slow down cars and trucks and semis ( who abuse tight here) which once can easily see is 4-5 blocks !!!!

CITY (Unidentified City Official who posted anonymously)
“This location is not indicated as a location for an additional major mid-block crossing in the City's non-motorized plan. “

🔸Answer - Redo the plan folks. We have been asking for 3 YEARS with petitions and requests for traffic calming ignored . Be proactive . Telling us this is “ not indicated in the city’s non motorized plan“ is continuing to be deaf to the continued safety issues while the rest of Liberty is taken care of almost like preferred residents though we all pay the same taxes . BE PROACTIVE . No life or serious bodily injury is worth hindsight later. We will not be collateral damage .
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* WE NEED A CROSSWALK AT LIBERTY AND DARTMOOR PERIOD TO SAVE LIVES AND ENSURE TRAFFIC SLOWS DOWN AND DOES NOT ENDANGER OUR CHILDREN , OUR SENIORS, OUR RUNNERS AND BIKERS, OUR DISABKED RESIDENTS LIKE MYSELF ANY MORE.

🔸We also recommend strongly a four stop sign 🛑 at Liberty and Dartmoor . We will not stop asking until action is taken even if it takes another 3 years .

CITY ((Unidentified City Official who posted anonymously)
“ The major mid-block crossings identified in the plan for the section of Liberty between Virginia and Stadium also includes an enhanced pedestrian crossing just west of Dartmoor. “

🔸Answer : this is not even a clear answer and has nothing to do with safety issues or speeding or any of the concerns in our petitions . We are not impressed.

CITY (Unidentified City Official who posted anonymously) :
“Pavement marking maintenance staff have been notified of the request for pavement marking renewals, which will be seasonally restricted until spring. “

🔸Answer : “ seasonally restricted until Spring “ !!

How very convenient for painting the crosswalk now after asking for this specific fix for over a year . Wait until the next few dry days and just do it . No more excuses please. This fix is easy and only a small part of our concerns . In addition put flashing lights by the crosswalk that half exists by bus stop up across from McKinley Apts .

CITY ((Unidentified City Official who posted anonymously):
“ Requests for additional speed enforcement can be made through the AAPD's Traffic Complaint Questionnaire: www.a2gov.org/trafficcomplaint “

🔸Answer: Please don’t push us elsewhere again or refer to police as the mayor did in June 2018 - we have done this numerous times and it’s tiring and we are just a bit fed up . Look at those records.

CITY(Unidentified City Official who posted anonymously):

“Staff are pleased to work with the Eberwhite School community regarding requests for improved access to the school. These requests are normally funneled through the school's safety committee and the district's Transportation Safety Committee.”

🔸Answer - we are all one team and many Eberwhite parents have signed these petitions not wanting another child killed as happened on Fuller . Why not listen to us instead of re-directing us again ? We see what you are doing. Why not be “pleased” to work with us as well ?
This stalling will cost the city money we can’t afford if anyone does get hurt or killed again. Take action now .

🔸Finally you never addressed the speed signs 4 feet from one another encouraging vehicles to SPEED UP on Liberty towards West Stadium from 30-35 mph ( across from Eberwhite Woods where a quadriplegic young lady lives)

🔸Your answer should also have included Ray Hess and Mayor Taylor being apprised and when the next city council meeting is on this. Even with my cancer, I will not be silent as I represent every concerned citizen who lives anywhere here on Liberty and does not want to see another fatality of a child or any resident in Ann Arbor because of your distractions and lack of prioritizing this issue.

Alessandra Kellermann
Representative for Neighborhood Petitions
1881 West Liberty St
Ann Arbor 48103