Comments for “North Boise Bicycle & Pedestrian Neighborhood Plan”
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15th and Jefferson heading West- This is one of the only streets with a light across 15th. This is a busy intersection and 15th gets backed up heading North during rush hour. Cars crowd bikers and will speed to get around bikers and cut in front of them to turn North on 15th. This is a dangerous corner for bikers trying to continue west.
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When bicycling East, there's a choke-point on Warm Springs at Dona Larsen Park.
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South Bound bikers on 27th crossing State Street need a bike box in front of the cars. At the least the bike lane needs to continue to the corner rather than ending in the middle of the block. Right turning cars create two lanes where there is one, crowding and surrounding bikers. They also take right turns in front of South bound bikers without looking to the right.
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There were two separate accidents within the previous year where cars hit parked vehicles and totaled vehicles due to speed and swerving around median at Alturus heading north. Please lower speed limit before these cars hit cyclists and pedistrians next time
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Very poor sidewalk at the intersection with uneven and steep ad not accessible curb with high volumes of pedistrians
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Better crosswalk and possible remove corner parking due to very poor visibility with do my children crossing at intersection with coffee shop, ice cream shop, toy stores and resteraunts
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Lots of bikers connect to the study area on Catalpa problem:its a very narrow street with bike lane/parking on north side of street and no lane on south side not as safe as needed for corridor but better than Hill and State
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Sometimes I take Harrison and always regret it - cars pass too closely. Are there signs on Hill Road encouraging 15th as a better bike path?
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To slow traffic between State Street and Fort, it would be helpful to have speed bumps that bikes can pass through easily.
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Not North Boise, but part of my commute and I have mentioned this before. The traffic dividers here are removed by riders for good reasons. It is not safe to ride uphill, westbound, around a blind corner, so people prefer to cross the road to continue westbound after the path merges with the road. To navigate between the dividers requires agility, so people remove one or two. I am grateful to them when they do and disappointed when they are replaced. Then I go very slow to cross the dividers and lose all my momentum and crawl uphill. Still better than a headon collision with another biker that doesn't want to ride far on the right through a blind bend with the lane full of debris, bad path conditions, scary concrete wall, and low tree branches.
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Coming from the west, I want to head north on 15th. So I have to go above to the bridge, then shoot across and turn left. There are normally big gaps in traffic when I need to do this, but it's awkward. I prefer the transition from greenbelt to northbound on 13th, except for reasons with the new traffic flow causing issues between Front and Main and road conditions/parked cars keeping me on the sidewalk from Main to State. So 15th would be my best bet, except for this part.
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This section heading northbound could use more frequent road cleaning and maintenance up to the curb. It isn't pleasant here, but because traffic is generally backed up to a stop, I have never had an incident. Because of parked cars and cars turning right in the next few blocks, bikes need to take the road here and not the sidewalk. There are several issues with traffic at 13th heading northbound that could be smoothed out for better flow and fewer lane changes by cars that can be worrisome for bikes. Adding a protected left arrow from 13th to Front St, preventing cars from turning left into the alley to the car wash, I guess you have to allow the left turns onto Grove but they often spend the entire light cycle waiting, and the right turn only on Main Street is also tricky for bikes heading northbound. From Main Street to State Street I end up on the sidewalk due to parked cars and road conditions.
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There is no stop sign on 12th from Ada to Fort. Traffic frequently moves too fast for safe pedestrian crossing at Resseguie, Pueblo, and O'farrell -- all of these are arteries for pedestrians, in particular students going to North Jr. High.
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As a cyclist normally headed northbound here, I am never sure the best place to position myself to not have to face down pedestrians. In general, this intersection with bikes and pedestrians could use improvement.
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There is no stop sign on 12th from Ada to Fort. Traffic frequently moves too fast for safe pedestrian crossing at Resseguie, Pueblo, and O'farrell -- all of these are arteries for pedestrians, in particular students going to North Jr. High.
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I don't trust drivers to stop at the flashing crosswalk. I am sure I have missed it as a driver. Not sure what a better solution would be.
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There is no stop sign on 12th from Ada to Fort. Traffic frequently moves too fast for safe pedestrian crossing at Resseguie, Pueblo, and O'farrell -- all of these are arteries for pedestrians, in particular students going to North Jr. High.
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House on the corner has planted lilacs and other shrubs that force neighbors into the street when walking. These lilacs will soon make
it difficult for cars to see on coming traffic.Liked 2 times -
All new development should have to pay for sidewalks in front of
their new homes. Too many new or rehab homes are planting in the right of way, forcing walkers to go further into the street. This happens everywhere there is not sidewalk. There is no consistency
on homeowner responsibilty for the right of ways.Liked 4 times -
There should be sidewalk on the northside of hill road between
16th and 15th. It is dangerous walking on this sectionLiked 3 times -
I see pedestrians crossing Chinden to get to Chevron every day. It's the only store in Garden City for miles. I think a skybridge is highly needed here.
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The bike lanes just end at the round about on Whitewater Blvd. Do bikes go in the street? If so, please add signs for cars to slow down and yield. Do you want bikes to leave the street and go up on the sidewalk? It's dangerous.
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Regarding comment 265: this is already an unmarked, unofficial trail on BLM land accessing Militaty Reserve. It works well now for walkers and mountain bikers. ACHD has no jurisdiction here. Fine the way it is.
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Regarding comment 265: this is already an unmarked, unofficial trail on BLM land accessing Militaty Reserve. It works well now for walkers and mountain bikers. ACHD has no jurisdiction here. Fine the way it is.
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Nasty turn onto W Fort St with constricted lane and horrible road condition.
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