Comments for “Downtown 11th Street Bikeway Concept Design”
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Needs more protection for southbound bikes waiting to cross from turning traffic.
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When biking north bound on the proposed bike route it is very hard to see traffic approaching on eastbound Franklin due to parked cars, fences, etc. Perhaps stop signs for Franklin would allow both bikes and pedestrians to cross more safely.
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Cross traffic is very hard to see here. Not allowing parking so close to 11th would help both bikers and pedestrians cross safely. It is hard for drivers to see pedestrians waiting to cross in time to stop for the crosswalk.
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Definitely an awkward crossing between bike lanes and Pioneer Pathway in both directions.
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Have almost gotten hit numerous times riding a bike along this stretch by people opening their car doors into the bike lane as they get out. Always end up riding in the car lane to pass parked cars.
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The fence on the BHS campus currently blocks the sight line if you are traveling south towards this intersection.
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Visibility can be difficult at this intersection on a bicycle due to parked cars in sight lines.
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I use this crossing and several times have seen cars almost hit pedestrians or bikers from either not stopping/travelling at high speeds off 184 or making a turn when the bikes/pedestrians had the right away. Agree that an "all-way crossing" where all traffic stops and bikes and pedestrians can cross in any direction may be a good solution and will better utilize the existing bike path that connects to the greenbelt.
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All intersections need to have long enough cross times to enable casual cyclists to cross before traffic starts again. I second the need for "bike buttons" to trigger this behavior.
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Agree that this is a good path to use as a connection from the greenbelt to downtown.
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There is too long of a wait time between pushing the button to cross and the light stopping cars. Most of the time when I cross here traffic clears up long before the crossing signal is activated, making it mostly pointless.
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The Fort St. and 11th St. intersection seems the most dangerous to me on this corridor. Always a lot of parked cars on Fort blocking visibility. Having some parking not allowed near the intersection to increase visibility would be nice.
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So this plan doesn't actually get cyclists/pedestrians to the greenbelt - one would need to continue along River, which is a very unfriendly street, to get to the greenbelt.
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I agree with needing an on demand light.
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I've seen cars speed through this interesting without even stopping. Some traffic calming would not go amiss
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I've grown old waiting to jaywalk here.
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For safety on this stretch, all two-way stops halting flow of 11th need to be either flipped or converted to 4-way stops. As a biker, coming up on a 2-way stop is one of the most nerve wracking things. A car could blast through at any moment. At least with a four way stop you know the cars should be stopping also and you can exercise an Idaho stop when appropriate. As planned, I would never bike this way with kids solely because of these stop signs.
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Getting to the greenbelt from here is still really difficult, even though you're so close. Certainly not all ages and abilities.
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I've almost been killed at this corner several times
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I take 11th nearly every day to River or the greenbelt and had no idea this path existed.
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I'd like a bike box at Front & 11th. I take the lane anyway because all the cars use the bike lane as a right turn lane.
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Cars turning in and out of Panera bread are the most dangerous part of my commute on 11th.
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Better timing is needed here. When I get to this crossing it takes too long for it change and many times I just cross before and then leave motorist waiting for nothing.
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There needs to be a safe connection to the pioneer pathway which then leads to the greenbelt. This is the linch pin to the whole connection. If you can't make a safe connection its pointless. A cycle track along 11th in the section leading to the pathway might be a good idea on the west side of 11th. or if you had it on the west side then a diagonal crossing from JUMP.
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Agree with comments about making this an on-demand crossing.