Comments for “Boise Central Bench Neighborhood Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan”
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I take the lane when riding on this hill (up and down) and automobile drivers act as if I am waging war on them. I prefer not to be on the sidewalk because it is heavily trafficked. I stay in the right 1/3 of the lane and always ride predictability.
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The West sidewalk of Capitol is used by hundreds of people a day- year round.(bikes, strollers, skateboards, walkers, young and old) I email the city to trim the bushes every spring and they do a great job, but the fact of the matter is the sidewalk is too heavily trafficked to be that small and unconnected from the bench to campus area.
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This is the only stretch of Kootenai (between Vista and Federal Way) that is 30 mph rather than 25 mph. Lower the speed limit and include sidewalks in order to ensure safe travel by foot and bike. Impossible for residents and homeowners to go westbound during morning and afternoon rush hour.
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Since biking on Franklin is a nightmare, I use Alpine but there is no way to cross Orchard at Alpine. Please add a cross walk or light.
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I walk on Camas Street several times each week. It is possible to walk on sidewalks most of the way from Roosevelt to Orchard, but you have to cross back and forth across the street several times because the sidewalks start and stop. I worry about the children going to Cassia Park. We really need a sidewalk, at least on the north side of Camas, to make the access to the park safe.
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I would like to bike this street more, but Roosevelt south of Overland is awful. There are no sidewalks and no shoulder east of the golf course and no room for bikers/pedestrians. It pushes me (and my two year old daughter) out in the middle of traffic.
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I bike south down Roosevelt almost everyday pulling my daughter in a trailer. The side walks are great up to about this point, where they end and I am pushed out into narrow traffic.
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Many pedestrians, including myself, walk, jog and bike this street to access Cassia Park everyday. There are no sidewalks and it is unsafe to walk with children down this relatively high traffic street.
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This stretch of Orchard from Franklin to Kootenai (especially on the west side of the road) is a death trap for bicycles and anyone on wheels other than motorists. Many streets have no ramps or cut sidewalks off completely -- imagine the terror someone on a motorized wheelchair must feel at these intersections.
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I agree with a previous commenter -- ped/bike-only access to Cassia Park from the north (and for any of us living south of it, access to Garden Street NB) is the most logical way to encourage foot and bike traffic along a more pedestrian-minded route, rather than the cycling nightmare that is Orchard St.
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Columbus desperately needs sidewalks between Kootenai and Overland. This section of Columbus gets heavily used by vehicles cutting down to Overland. At the same time it is heavily used by pedestrians (school children and BSU students/staff) and bicycle commuters headed for BSU and downtown. Also, during rush hours, it is also nearly impossible to merge over and make a left turn onto Columbus from Kootenai on a bicycle (west bound). It would also be nice if there were sidewalks on Kootenai all the way to Federal Way.
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No sidewalk on west side of street
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N. Liberty Street nearly completely lacks sidewalks or adequate space to ride a bicycle. It has a decent amount of automobile traffic, much foot traffic and a lot of cyclists as well, but often times cars must veer into the middle of the road to give adequate space to pedestrians and cyclists. My major cycling commute consists of traveling from Bethel and Liberty to Morris Hill Road, which is partly a private lane. It is often difficult to cross Curtis on Morris Hill; it is a busy road in between two fairly busy intersections. After Crossing, I Morris Hill east until I turn North on Philippi St. Philippi ends at W. Emerald St. and becomes a bike path which ends at Irving St. I follow this route, which is easily bikable-- I wish there was a cross walk at Philippi and Emerald -- I then turn east on Irving, Cross Orchard and Head north until I hit the greenbelt path which is perfect for cycling until I arrive at Boise State University or the downtown area. I often have hesitations to cycling around my home on Liberty due to the lack of cycling, and my wife and I find it to be unnerving to take walks in the neighborhood as well.
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The canal pathway on Garden is great however it comes to a dead end right at Cassia Park. It would be great if this link was made. The Bench really lacks connectivity for bicycles and pedestrians and a Garden Street connection would really help to improve that situation.
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This stretch of road has no walk / bike path.
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Bike lane REALLY needs to be extended from Latah, all the way down to Americana Blvd. and connecting with 16th. Very dangerous for bikers right now.
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Latah street construction near railroad tracks is finally done but it's not paved. Completely bumpy and hard to ride on.
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Bike/Pedestrian lanes on Alpine!! This can sometimes be a scary road to run in the early morning...too many overly caffeinated drivers who drive too fast!
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Please consider a stop sign at this intersection. There are many little children that live along Denton, but cars use this as a throughway. Although there is a stop sign at Denton and Garden, cars will speed up before reaching the corner of Roosevelt and Denton. Also, because the Archer and Denton intersection is uncontrolled, it would be safer for those commuting on Archer (as well as the little ones on Denton) to have a stop sign.
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A crosswalk at Alpine and Orchard for local pedestrians and bike riders to go grocery shopping is needed! This street can be hard to cross and is sometimes prohibitive when walking/biking with little ones.
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Bike lanes on Emerald are incredibly overdue! I commute on this road everyday from home/work by bike and this road in order to be as safe as possible, I always ride on the cemetery side (despite whether I'm on the "right" side or not). The sidewalk is always filled with commuters like me....
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All of Franklin Rd on the bench needs bike lanes, particularly between Cole and Phillippi. Perhaps you could widen using the weed field next to the railroad tracks on the North side of Franklin. Also Randolph Dr has numerous cyclists, walkers and runners not to mention children walking to school. That whole area could use sidewalks.
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You need to finish putting in sidewalks down South Cleveland St., kids walk in the middle of this street all the time going to and coming home from school at Whitney. Unsafe! It might make the neighborhood look better!
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there are no sidewalks from Helen street near Spaulding to either Vista or Columbus. Children are forced to walk in the street to get to school or the bus.
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There is a two block section of Columbus with no sidewalk.