Comments for “Downtown Meridian Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan”
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Sidewalks and pathways are very hit and miss in the whole downtown area. I try to find pathways close but there are none close enough except 8th street park
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Between Franklin and Meridian High there should be an easy and protected sidewalk on both sides of the street along with bike lanes on each side also.
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Would like a crosswalk between our neighborhood and Storey Park (at east 2nd or 3rd). I don't like crossing Franklin at Main - there is too much turning traffic, drivers aren't watching for pedestrians.
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Need a pedestrian (and safe bike) crossing over I-84 that serves downtown. Too many destinations on both sides without a non-auto way to get between them.
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This location 660 S Linder has no sidewalk, it makes everyone cross the street twice just to go straight (crossing twice with no crosswalks). The other side of the street is missing sidewalks as well so it's impossible to walk on this street on either side without having to go in the road. It is also a dead end to an Elementary School, so twice a day children have to walk in the road just to make it down to the designated crosswalk.
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Even with the new pathway project along the creek, there is still a gab in the sidewalk/bikelane here, and no shoulder to ride on.
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My kids are not in High School anymore, but there are still numerous neighbor kids that are. There are several extra curricular activities that kids participate in that exclude them from riding the bus to and from school. There needs to be a sidewalk on Linder that connects Franklin and Pine.
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We would very much like to be able to walk from our home (north of I-84 in Greenhill Estates) to the corner of Eagle/Overland. My son wants to ride his bike to MVHS, but has to go all the way to Locust Grove and double back to the High School. There are so many amenities and businesses on both sides of the interstate (most significantly St. Lukes Hospital), but it is suicide to walk or bike across the area of the on-ramps/off-ramps. It is shameful that the areas on both sides of the interstate are not accessible to pedestrians/bikers who live and shop in the area. The only way to safely get across the interstate is to detour to Cloverdale or Locust Grove (nearly a mile each way) which is impractical for pedestrians/bikers because of the distance.
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A crosswalk in this area (to cross Cherry Lane) would be well used. I live in this neighborhood and have watched a lot of people (including middle school children) trying to dodge traffic and cross Cherry Lane. The convenience store on the North side of Cherry Lane draws a lot of pedestrians across.
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Down NW 4th Street and Washington St. there are few, no or sporadic sidewalks, making walking difficult. I use this route to walk with my toddler to downtown Meridian and there is no safe place to walk/push my stroller. Cars are often moving WAY too fast in this area too. Also, being so close to Meridian Elementary, there are a lot of children in the area.
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Sidewalks along Pine between E-3rd and Stonehenge are not contiguous. They need to be joined so we don't have to walk in the street.
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I would ride my bike to work East down Pine toward Locust Grove, except for that dangerous strip on Pine before Locust Grove with no bike lane or even shoulders to ride on.
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The side of Adkins by the field has no sidewalk or bike path. It would be nice to have both, but at the very least a bike path. There are SEVERAL people who bike and walk this path during the nice weather as this is one of the few roads that lead into this surrounding neighborhood
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There are an average of 30-50 children that catch the school bus on this corner. It's next to a fairly busy street, yet there is no signs or anything to warn traffic to slow down for children until the bus actually arrives. PLEASE improve this for the sake of our children.
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This corner has NO sidewalk at all and several children including my own have to walk this path to catch the bus on the corn of N Stonehenge Way. There are an average of 30-50 children that catch that bus there. There are no bike paths OR sidewalks leading up to this bus stop. PLEASE improve this for the sake of our children.
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Need sidewalks to improve the safety. Many people in our neighborhood go for walks. Elementary, Middle, and High School kids all walk this route to school. There are also many people driving this same route to/from school and dropping off kids. They are often driving to fast. Sidewalks would greatly improve the safety for walkers.