Comments for “OR 99W S.Corvallis ”
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The bike lane along this part of SW 4th Street usually has the paint worn away because cars drift wide as they navigate the curve, and they speed. A protected bike lane would encourage use of the bike lane instead of the sidewalk. I would like to ride on this side of the street but frequently take the pedestrian bridge/sidewalk/path on the other side because of traffic speeds on this side, all along this corridor. but at this region, the speeds are the quite high and riding here feels sketchy because of that.
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Cars frequently are over-speed as the come off Hwy 20/34 and enter into flow of traffic. Could there be a stop sign here? Some way to slow them? because this infrastructure was built for speed, not for safety, and the results have been visited upon Corvallis too many times recently. What can be down to calm traffic speeds in this area?
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Cars speed here as they prepare to leave town via the on ramp up to Hwy 20/34. There has to be some way to slow them down. FIND A WAY
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FInd a way to allow bikes/peds to use the railroad bridge as a multiuse path, or build something similar nearby. Ability to cross the Mary's here and use a path that follows along near the railroad bed would make it possible to then create a decent multi use path between downtown and the west side of downtown Corvallis, with connectivity thru Avery Park, down Allen Street and somehow over to Tunison. There is already in place a well used, "intention" path thru Pioneer Park that runs under the Hwy 20/34 underpass by the RR tracks and dumps out by the end of SW 5th/6th Streets
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I like the idea of re-routing traffic here. Althernatively, a bike / pedestrian path linking this area to Avery park and the Corvallis - Philomath bike path would be incredible! It would allow folks to access campus via bike or walk without getting on the busy road.
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Bicycle commuters traveling south ride on the sidewalk on the East side of the road. Traversing the corner curbs on both sides of Lilly Avenue at this intersection requires significant biking skill and circuitous maneuvering. Probably not ADA compliant as well.
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We need to extend the off-highway multi-use path all the way through Southtown to SW McKenzie Ave (or at least Rivergreen) to provide legitimate alternative transportation access to the rest of the city. In public discussions for the Urban Renewal District, we heard repeatedly that riders felt unsafe on Hwy 99, and that the ride is unpleasant (Imagine riding and having trucks go by blowing a gritty cloud on you). This line is drawn on the East side of the highway, but similar access needs to be provided for the West side as well.
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There have been numerous calls for a path along the Mill Race to enhance alternative transportation access and amenity value. Enhancing the Mill Race is included in the South Town Urban Renewal Plan and was broadly supported by the community in the planning process for the development of the URD. Other commenters mention individuals with environmental interests ("treehuggers") in opposition to this development. In community meetings discussing South Town development, it has been these very people who have advocated for enhancement of the Mill Race, including a multi-use path.
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The fact that Viewmont and Tunison are not opposite one another causes challenges for vehicles turning onto and off of Highway 99. Turning east onto Viewmont is particularly hazardous at night, as there is no street lighting to help drivers see pedestrians crossing Viewmont and bicyclists heading north along 3rd Street.
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Need signs on both sides of VanBuren telling bikers/walkers that they can use the underpass. I fought E-bound traffic for many years before a friend told me about the underpass!
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Have a big trail map sign so that tourists and people new to biking/walking know WHERE they can safely travel, from downtown to southtown. Some locals don't even know about the riverfront sidewalks for biking.
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Need destination signage on this maze of bike/walking trails that go W along the river, E along the river, as well as N and S. People new to the trails don't know where to go, and after 500 feet have to turn around.
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Needs signage to say bikes CAN use the sidewalk to go NW. Otherwise you have no idea where this big, dangerous looking, fast-traffic (despite 25 mph signs) sidewalk will go.
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More signage is needed to tell walkers and bikers this walkway will take you to downtown. Otherwise the walkway seems like it's only going to a park and could dead-end.
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(Pre-COVID) I would've gone to the pubs here a lot more if it was safer to get here from downtown and the southtown soccer/frisbee fields. I finally found out from a friend that you can zig zag a little through the housing development and avoid a lot of Hwy 99, but there's no signage so you have no idea unless someone tells you. There needs to be signage, because I've done it a few times and still forget where to zig zag. Plus there needs to be more sidewalks so bikes don't have to ride on the street to get to the pubs. Sidewalks the whole way from time is also important at night, when cars can't see bikes well or drivers are more likely to be drunk and hit bikes.
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Hwy 99 speeds are too high, not posted speeds but actual drivers speeds. Add multiple roundabouts. Without doing something like that, drivers look at this very long straight section of road and will want to speed. It's a human factors issue. While this may be an "arterial" designation, by the historical nature of how development has occurred over time, it's more like a neighborhood road and not inherently safe for pedestrians and bicyclists. Even in the Corvallis TSP road standards, there is a separation between sidewalks and the road, and between bike lanes and vehicle lanes. Most of Hwy 99 does not have these features.
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There needs to be a safe way to cross 3rd street at Goodnight.
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Here is where the connector should go for through traffic to/from 99 and highway 20.
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Provide a connecter between SE Kiger Island Drive and SW 53rd Street so that people can go directly from Highway 20 at SW 53rd to 99 (and vice versa) without having to go through downtown Corvallis. This will greatly reduce travel along this corridor for all travel from West Benton County heading south to Eugene, county employees commuting to the SW Research way buildings from southtown or south Benton County, Monroe residents accessing DHS services or County services on SW Research way, people traveling to the coast, etc.
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Wish that there was a protected turn lane here to turn left onto NW Arboretum Rd. while facing North. Now with all of the development going on off of Ryals, this intersection is just going to get worse unless something is done.
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I enter South 3rd one or often several times a day from Goodnight Avenue to head north. The speed limit at that point is 35 mph. 100 feet or so to the north, the speed limit now changes to 30 mph. The problem is that a majority of automobiles and trucks drive over the speed limit, some as high as 45 or 50, and some all the way to Crystal Lake and to the bypass. Because Lincoln School has only been open for a limited group of students, there is no school zone speed limit. Driving south there is often a pickup in speed after Alexander or Tunison, though not as great usually as the north bound speeding.
Why does speeding persist? The main reason is that the Corvallis Police Department does very little enforcement. If the new Facility Plan can provide features that can aid vehicles in recognizing the need to slow down that would be excellent.
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The detector circuit for crystal lake drive going west through this intersection does not reliably detect bicycles. I never use the detector in the bike lane as it is an unsafe position to be in with great potential for a right hook collision.
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Move hwy 99 onto the railroad corridor and connect it to hwy 34. This reduces out-of-town and through traffic on South 3rd street, and allows it to have more pedestrian/bike safety / functionality, and better connections between the neighborhoods on the East and West sides of 3rd street. This would be similar to the 9th street - hwy 99 relationship in North Corvallis.
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The Mill Race used to be the community focal point and connector within South Corvallis and should be once again. Build a bridge over the Mill Race, rather than have a monolithic highway pass blindly over it with an undersized culvert. Build a walking path along the Mill Race to pass under the bridge. Then during the floods, residents and travelers will not be stranded at this point like they have in the past and there will be a safe passage during dry times for resident and customer pedestrians and cyclists to cross 99W without fear of being killed, like Eric Austin and others were.
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Really sucks biking on this stretch. Loud, people driving too fast, and all sorts of junk in the lanes. I imagine it is even worse walking. Put in concrete bollards along the bike lane to narrow the car lanes and slow people down.
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