Comments for “Downtown Boise Implementation Plan - Areas of Concern”
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Remove pedestrian crossing across Front on West side of the intersection. Similar to Capitol and Front. It is dangerous for pedestrians to be crossing there because there is always traffic flowing though that crosswalk.
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Extend the western boundary of the study area to 18th St.
Consider the adjacent sensitive land uses in connecting surrounding neighborhoods; school, children, pedestrians, bike routes, air pollution impacts/solutions, crossing traffic against the flow/friction." Public health and safety impacts w/ existing & future planning.
Bike lanes on 15th s/b continued along 15th instead of jogging along 16th. Create a safer bike route(s) to neighborhood schools to encourage furture generation to ride in a healthier environment, improving public health, safety, & personal fitenss in this inversion-prone valley.
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Most if not all bricks in grove and downtown sidewalks are VERY slippery when wet or icy. Roughen up surface - e.g. spray adhesive SAND onto surface; create a less slippery path/route through the Grove; create a bicycle route from Front to Main through the Grove
The Netherlands has different colored pavement
As we encourage more ped and bicycle use we need to plan to avoid conflicts between these 2 good modes of transport
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Make pedestrian crossing of Front St at 8th more PEDESTRIAN friendly!
Ideal: bury the connector - put cars underground and creat a pedestrian/bicycle/park area like in Seattle.
Shorter term: make ped light more responsive - let the cars wait! bike lane access from north at this area (on 8th at Front) is dangerous. Do NOT remove the lane - improve bicycle safety.
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Connectivity from river (Julia Davis area) to Cambelsback with few stop lights and traffic incursions
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Convert 10th Street from Boise High to JUMP into another 8th Street like mixed use corridor - i.e. single traffic lane, exteneded sidewalks cafe/patio space, pedestrian friendly
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Convert 10th Street from Boise High to JUMP into another 8th Street like mixed use corridor - i.e. single traffic lane, exteneded sidewalks cafe/patio space, pedestrian friendly
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GENERAL
Implement "The Pedestrian Rules". Accommodate pedestrians first, bikes secon and cars last within this study area. Make numbered streets 2-way & shared lanes & east/west streets w/ dedicated bike lanes. Get bicyclists of the sidewalks. Make pedestrian cross signals button activated to stop cars in both directions. Bring people into downtown for a quality experience. Think Disney World!
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Like pedestrian light for bikes on street. This is bikers main entrance to downtown.
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Need for Street lights on west side of S 13th Myrtle to Grand streets
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Please address north and SOUTH bound bicycle traffic - provide south bound bike lane - too many cyclist ride on sidewalk and against traffic
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Lose the "free-running right" w/ merg for EB Myrtle onto SB Broadway
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Eliminate one-way on 3th between Main & State
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9th & State - dangerous for pedestrians crossing State
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No mass transit building!
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Add ped light on Capitol walking NE crossing Front
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Over pass instead of light!
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HAWK @ 8th & Battery
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Overpass for pedestrians instead of light
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Left turn light for WB Battery @ 9th
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Sharper right turn for EB River @ 9th bad for pedestrians crossing 9th on south side of intersection
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Area of high traffic congestion
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Pedestrian overpass
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5th (and 6th Street) are a natural North South corridor and are closer to downtown than 3rd. Julia Davis is fenced from Capital to 3rd. Cyclists have to go all the way to 8th or 9th (unless wrongway on Capital) to go through. Currently there is a small gate just to the west of 5th street dead end behind Black History museum, not suitable at all for passage. It seems like a natural right of way where 5th dead ends into a maintenance area parking lot. Moving that park lot fence east a cycleway width along old 5th st right of way seems a natural way of linking BSU student and staff to Downtown. It also lines up with Freedom ped/bike bridge.
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The pioneer path dead ends into the side of Myrtle here. A cycle light and connecting to an 11th st Bike Boulevard would be good here.