Comments for “FMATS Non-Motorized Transportation Plan”
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Vehicles are occasionally parked on the sidewalk in this area, and it's not unusual to see someone actually driving down the sidewalk to reposition a vehicle.
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I stopped biking on the sidewalk and started riding on the gravel-strewn shoulder, because the uneven sidewalk and the occasional car that blasts across the sidewalk before going onto Philips Field Road (often without stopping). The shoulder is wide enough for bikers, and not too bad after the gravel is swept up, but too many vehicles passing by loose gravel here that eventually ends up on the shoulder. Sweeping the shoulder more regularly would help a lot here.
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This short stretch of tree-lined path is a pleasant relief after biking the most stressful part of my commute from the Holiday gas station to the Bank of America driveway. We need more separated from the roadway and tree lined routes in town.
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This is a bad intersection for all involved. For pedestrians and bikers, cars turning right roll into the crosswalk, stop and then don't look before rolling forward (over the pedestrian or biker). Cars approaching from behind and turning right try to outrun bikers or turn in front of bikers when the walk light first comes on.
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This tree-lined path is one of the nicer sections in the core area of Fairbanks to ride a bike.
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This stretch from the Bank of America driveway to the Holiday gas station on the south side of Geist is by far the most stressful/dangerous part of my 6.3 mile commute to home from downtown. Cars turning right look to the left, but not to the right until they start rolling (over pedestrians and bikers). Suggest improving the north side of Geist from University Ave to Just-a-Store so bikers can choose the best side of the road to be on so cars turning right will be looking in their direction.
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Stop signs from Fairbanks Street to University Street on the south side of Geist are all located incorrectly. They are placed on the intersection side of the "crosswalk" instead of on the approach side of the "crosswalk." For the few drivers that know what an imaginary limit line is, they would know to stop before the sidewalk instead of after crossing the sidewalk if the stop signs were placed on the approach side of the intersection with the sidewalk.
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This is a blind intersection (both cars and veg in the way), and the cars coming out of Gradelle Ave can't be seen from the sidewalk and vice verse. It would help if the cars stopped before the sidewalk instead of after crossing the sidewalk.
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From the Holiday gas station to the Bank of America driveway is by far the most dangerous/stressful part of my 6.3 mile bike commute to downtown Fairbanks. I have to look six different directions (left, right, and forward and backward on both sides) to look for cars, some of which are totally oblivious to cars, or rudely try to beat me at an intersection. There are the courteous drivers too, however (they are a pleasure to exchange a smile).
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If there was a bike trail on the north side of Geist (not gravel on a paved shoulder), I'd ride my bike on the north side from University Ave to Just-a-Store to avoid the very dangerous stretch from Holiday gas station to the Bank of America on the south side of Geist.
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West Tanana Drive needs a 6' shoulder on both sides. An immediate safety need is to have the brush and trees trimmed and cleared on the curve near the caribou pens. It's so close to the road that cyclists and walkers are forced into the traffic lane.
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As a resident of Summit Drive, it would be wonderful to have at least a 4 foot shoulder to ride and walk on.
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Yukon Drive needs a wider sidewalk from Tanana Loop West to the Reichardt Building. A bike lane would also increase safety along the entire length of Yukon Drive.
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University Avenue needs a bike lane so cyclists don't have to compete with pedestrians for the narrow sidewalk. It's far too dangerous to ride on the road, as there is no space between the traffic lane and the curb.
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College Road needs a bike lane, so cyclists don't have to use the sidewalk.
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Pedestrian-activated crossing lights here (and at other major crossings on campus). The UAF campus generally needs to be friendlier to pedestrians and bicyclists, i.e. continuous sidewalks and bike lanes throughout campus.
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Lighted pedestrian crossing between the Nenana Lot and the SRC parking lot would really improve safety. By 'lighted crossing' I mean a set of overhead flashing lights that can be activated by someone wishing to cross the road.
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Sidewalk/bike lane needed on this portion of Tanana Loop.
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I have had more than one close call riding a bicycle while riding on the sidewalk along College Road at the crossing of Margaret Ave. This crossing is singularly different than other crossings creating a safety hazard for cyclists by altering rider expectation. The ramps and crossing are set back onto Margaret Ave causing a cyclist to make unexpected sharp turns, and blinds the traffic (on Margaret Ave) and the cyclist from seeing each other correctly. It is also more dangerous as cyclists meet other pedestrians in those sidewalk turns. The rest of the college road sidewalk from the Johansen overpass to University Ave can be ridden at speed with visibility. My first incident was simply being surprised by the turns and having to "skid stop" literally turning the bike sideways. Others involved vehicles, pedestrians, and the blind spot.
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I've had a lot of close calls while riding on the sidewalk on the south side of Geist. Motorists turning onto Geist don't look for bicyclists or pedestrians when crossing the sidewalk.
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Awkward right-angle turns in sidewalk make it hard to ride northbound to the southwest corner of the Airport - University intersection.
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It seems practical to have a bike path along the entire legnth of McGrath ending at the Old Steese. The road gets really narrow after the existing trail ends and there are always bikers and runners on the narrow road.
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I agree, extend winter snow removal down farmers loop.
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Please add a bicycle/pedestrian path to Yankovich road. It is dangerous to ride or walk on now.
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I hope that this summer's upgrade/repair project includes an improved accomodation for bikers on goldstream Road between Ballaine and the Steese. There are a lot of recreational bikers on this stretch of road and several regular commuters. In places the present shoulder is quite narrow. Just providing a wider shoulder would go a long way toward making this into a good bike route.