Comments for “OR 99W S.Corvallis ”
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Look at the aerial imagery-there are clear desire paths where people walk diagonally from the housing over on Pickford to this 7/11. Put in a crossing where people need it, not where some engineer who drives an undented F350 thinks it should go.
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This is the dumbest shit--when you get to 99/crystal lake, you have just come off the bike path bridge, cruised along, and suddenly it isn't really clear what you are supposed to do. Continue south along the sidewalk? Stop, the cross E-W, then N-S and get back into the dirty, glass-filled bike lane on the street?
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How many more people have to die before ODOT reaches its threshold of actually doing something other than flashing yellow (!?) lights, imploring signs, and shame flags? This road needs to be redesigned so that people don't have to take their lives into their hands every time they want to cross. This entire road is threatening because you prioritize speed/driving convenience over anything else.
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As long as these horrible "flashing yellow" pedestrian crossings remain, they need to be lit much, much better at night. At this one in front of the Co-op, the west side of the street is better than it used to be (though still not great), but the east side is still shrouded in darkness.
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Bike lanes along this stretch are often filled with all sorts of rocks, glass, or other sharp trash that make this miserable bike ride just that much more unpleasant. Obviously separated, protected lanes would be ideal (but let's be real, no one actually wants to put in that effort). So could you at least sweep the broken glass out of the bike gutters a bit more frequently? Maybe ensure that the bike lanes are as clean as the car lanes? I
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It's always a thrill when I bike to get a coffee and then have to cross this nightmare road to go north again--cutting across the massive lanes here feels like jumping into a big sea of potential death. Suggestions? Put in a traffic light, narrow the lanes, slow down speeds or add another crosswalk. It's also always unpleasantly loud along this stretch, making it pretty miserable to sit outside and try to enjoy breakfast. ODOT priorities very clear here--speed and convenience for driviers!
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When bikinng northbound, the bike lane can have a lot of debris, including metal truck parts that fell off vehicles. Lots of gravel. After cleaning, there is sometimes 1/3" of wet mud that the street cleaner has left behind, which is a major slip hazard. The mud slime is worst just a few feet south of 3rd and Chapman on the east side of the street.
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when biking northbound on the 3rd street sidewalk over the Mary's, the spot where the sidewalk angles away from the bridge is downhill, with several angle changes, and had drop offs on both sides. Also, there is a lot of wet bird poop at one of the downhill angles. A little precarious in wet weather.
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I am feeling less safe each month on the 2nd street bridge because it is used as a transaction place and a substance abusing place. I feel that I must approach carefully because there are some very unhappy homeless or criminal looking people on drugs and alcohol, and I am afraid they will shove me. I wish the area was patrolled and had cameras
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When biking northbound, I sometimes use the westernmost sidewalk that ends up at 4th and C or B. I must carefully cross one lane of where 99 merges onto 20. The bike/ped ramp (which sits low) that is under a huge walnut tree at the big homeless camp constantly collects mud, rotting walnuts, and other debris in autumn, several inches deep, for 20 feet. In winter, it's several inches deep in pea gravel after an ice event. These conditions make the bike/ped ramp extremely hazardous for traction, especially because it's 15 feet to downhill to get to the ramp. It needs to be cleaned carefully, often. If no one is blocking the sidewalk, it's an excellent route to avoid downtown and homeless camp congestion. The tree is stupendous, though. Please don't blame the tree. :)
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Lane width could be significantly reduced, and the extra width used to create separated, protected bike lanes
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This would be a great place for a traffic circle to slow people down coming into town
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Drivers are unwilling to turn their heads to look for cyclists or pedestrians entering the crosswalk at Chapman Pl.
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When traveling north in the bike lane on 3rd St, I usually get onto the sidewalk at Chapman Pl to cross the Mary's. If I see that the sidewalk is obstructed by pedestrians I take the bike lane up the ramp to the curb cut. While I don't feel unsafe being passed by traffic, I do find the high speed of vehicles and debris in the bike lane uncomfortable.
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Curb cuts throughout the corridor are far wider (encouraging fast turns) and more numerous (negatively affecting the pedestrian experience) than they need to be.
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Curb radii throughout the corridor are far too wide and encourage drivers to turn at dangerous speeds.
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I do not feel comfortable at this type of pedestrian crossing. Rather than walking to one of these crossings, I typically wait for a break in traffic and run across, because I don't trust that drivers will actually stop.
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Vehicle travel lanes are far too wide (12, ODOT's freeway standard) and encourage speeding. Lanes can be 10-10.5' and still accommodate freight traffic.
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Pedestrian connection across the offramp is not complete, and could generally be greatly improved.
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Getting to the southbound bike lane south of C Ave is extremely tricky. You have to start on a stretch with no bike lane north of C, and cross accelerating vehicle traffic that is veering onto the Hwy 20/34 onramp.
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As mentioned for the south exit from the Coop, this exit/intersection is very difficult to turn south from or turn left into. The traffic here will only become worse if additional services with accompanying staff are added to aid the unhoused population nearby. A light at one of the coop entrances is needed, with some way to route all traffic to enter and exit at the light.
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Hard to turn left into Co-op due to the crosswalk median design (not room for more than one car turning left). A left turn lane with light at the Co-op or Fireworks drive would make those business more accessible. With a light there would be no need for the crosswalk so it could be removed. Maybe at Chapman but that is close to the curve where a light would be unsafe
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The speed limit should drop to 25 significantly before Lincoln School and remain there the rest of the way through the urban center. Traffic calming will be required, as the current road layout encourages speeding.
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People actually increase their speed as they come into Corvallis and the road widens. This stretch needs serious traffic calming.
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The pedestrian crossing of the on-ramp to Hwy 34 is extremely dangerous.
The pedestrian bridge across the Mary’s river needs to be plowed when there is snow accumulations. I’ve called both city and Odot only to be told ‘it’s there responsibility. Not ours.’ By both agencies
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