Comments for “Baker City Transportation System Plan”
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North/South traffic on 1st through 4th street should be discouraged between Campbell and Broadway with "no through traffic" signs or stop signs at intersections with Madison or Baker. "no heavy or through trucks" signs should be posted at Broadway and Campbell entries to 1st through 4th.
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The traffic control curbing that creates a right turn lane going west on Csmbell and left turn lane going east on Cambell is a poor design and should be torn out and not replaced. Left turn from Birch onto Cambell should not be restricted.
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When coming out from the underpass on a bicycle it is difficult to maneuver with traffic. There is a section where one must either travel on the sidewalk or compete with the traffic on the street in order to get to the main street area or the Leo Addler bike path. There are bike paths on both sides of this section but nothing for this area.
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There needs to be a stop sign on Oak Street to slow the traffic down between Campbell Street and Broadway Street. (north & south) This is a residential area and school zone. Drivers turn off of Campbell Street and are going pretty fast by the time they hit Baker and Church Streets before starting to slow down for the stop sign at Broadway Street. Putting a stop sign on Oak Street would stop this.
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Tenth Street should be reconfigured for a North-South lane and center turn lane.
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Crossing Main Street at Madison has no crosswalk. This can make it difficult to get to library on foot when coming from the residential streets west of Main Street. I notice cars aren't sure where to stop for pedestrians, or if they should stop at all.
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Extend the Leo Adler pathway to the Little League Baseball Field and create a network of trail systems
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Improved channelization needed to eliminate short-circuiting of the restricted left turn from south Birch to north Birch.
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The vision clearance at this intersection is terrible. Can the frontage road be closed, and the retaining wall/fence be relocated on an angle to provide a better view of oncoming traffic?