Comments for “SAN MATEO LOCAL ROAD SAFETY PLAN ”
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There is a crosswalk in this area that is used by children and families going to George Hall. Cars are able to park close to the crosswalk and it is extremely difficult to see pedestrians waiting to cross. I have been surprised many times to see someone step out. They are not visible until in the roadway due to the parked cars. Very dangerous.
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This block of Pico is the narrowest by approximately four feet. Vehicles continually speed down the street and through the intersection of Dolores and downhill onto this narrow section. We need a stop sign at the Dolores intersection.
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Can you please help us. People speed tremendously in Pico Av.
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Cars making right onto Aragon don’t always see the pediatricians crossing Aragon (up or down Alameda de las Pulgas)
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Though the intersection is a 4-way stop, cars on Edison don't slow down much and visibility is bad coming in and out of the Hillsdale garage. Cars don't really expect people to be here and we've had a couple of near misses.
It's the best place to get out of East Hillsdale park and into the mall, but the crossing and lack of pedestrian infrastructure inside the parking garage (coupled with fast speeds and distracted drivers) makes for a harrowing experience.
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At the crosswalk, add a flashing light button for pedestrians or a stop sign at this intersection to reduce the speeding going up to the stop sign at Del Monte on 31st.
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The high school is not asking its students to park on this section of 31st (same as the parking lot off Alameda), there are usually 20-30 open spots - instead, the students park in the neighborhood north of the school, affecting residents ability to drive and walk safely in the AM and afternoon. Yes it's a longer walk for students, but their convenience comes at the expense of our safety, and these spots sit empty.
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Cars often rush pedestrians at this intersection, leaving little room. The four lanes make it even harder than usual to cross. 28th avenue is a "hurry" street, where non locals try to get through the area as fast as possible.
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If you are walking up or down 31st avenue across Beverly, Landsdale, or any of the other streets, it is frightening because the young drivers that make up most of the drivers do not know to respect pedestrians (in addition to speeding). Possibly should have a crosswalk at every intersection in this area - that might remind the drivers to stay out of the intersection when pedestrians are present. Then you can also enforce this. Enforcement should be daily, by the way, not occasionally.
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Please consider adding speed reducing elements to other parts of 31st Ave. Extremely hard to pull out of driveways due to the speed of cars on this road and the amount of cars that roll through the stop signs.
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Crowded street with parked cars on both sides, extremely difficult to drive by and not safe for kids walking to school and crossing frequently.
Congestions due to not enough room for cars from both directions. -
Lots of dangerous drivers right-turning-on-red at this intersection. Not hospitable to pedestrians
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This crosswalk is very long distance-wise, cars yield ~50% of the time to pedestrians.
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Illegally parked cars leaving their wheels on the sidewalk on the north side of Tilton. Obstructs pedestrian access to El Camino Real (lots of foot traffic here trying to catch ECR Samtrans bus).
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Over the past several months, I've been concerned about pedestrian safety at the exits of the multiple parking towers, not just this one. The limited visibility for both drivers and pedestrians poses a significant risk to the safety of pedestrians as they navigate these areas. I believe that installing mirrors at strategic points at the exits of the parking tower can greatly enhance pedestrian safety and minimize potential accidents.
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The sidewalk or crosswalk is pretty much constantly blocked around this corner by vehicles parked on the sidewalk or inside the crosswalk.
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The entire street of Eisenhower is unsafe….High traffic due to school and very few stop signs on cross streets…Speeding and ignoring stop sign in front of the school is common place. Also, please remove parking from corner or Eisenhower and Roberta so people can see cars around the turn.
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I am dismayed that Hillsdale High School does not encourage, advertise, or allow students to park in this parking lot. Instead, they over-park in the neighborhood immediately to the north of the school. Students should be using this lot, and families should also drop off kids on Alameda (yes, and then walk for 3 minutes), rather than idling and inching along in the neighborhoods north of the campus for even longer periods of time just to get to a close drop off point.
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The entire street should be highlighted for problems of visibility for drivers and pedestrians due to speeding and excessive parking - which is always better at the start of the school year, but gets worse as more students start driving throughout the year.
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This intersection often gets drivers who do not yield to pedestrians at all. I once was walking to school with 4 children and a driver completely ignored the stop sign, came to a stop only when I yelled, and missed a child by only about 10 feet. I think the crosswalk should be raised. Again, once the speed bumps end, drivers immediately speed up until they get to Mason.
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Sylvan receives speeders at high school start and end times. Students sometimes achieve 50mph on this narrow street - it is intermittent. Speed bump studies have been done, but apparently it's never frequent enough to trigger deployment. Suggest regular enforcement, and possible changes to the intersection at Fernwood, which can become impassible.
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Fernwood, like all of the narrow streets north of 31st, is filled with students at school start and end times, frequent speeding, and there is low visibility at corners because students often park close to corners and driveways. Sideswipes are very common on Fernwood. Enforcement is an answer, so is possible signage or red curbs.
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Sidewalks on these streets should be fixed. We can’t teach our kids how to ride a bike because the sidewalks are broken.
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The 31st Ave speed bumps should continue West past Hillsdale High School since many students park in the neighborhood and have to cross 31st to get to campus. Currently the speed bumps end before the school which makes no sense at all.
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Crossing Peninsula on foot continues to be extremely dangerous. The crosswalks are unpainted, poorly lit and drivers do not yield to pedestrians >50% of the time, in spite of high foot traffic of San Mateans walking to downtown Burlingame.