Comments for “2050 MDOT Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan”
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Howard from North Avenue to 25th is truly dismal, awful bad. Narrow sidewalks adjacent to fast traffic. There are lot of turning movements here; if it can be road dieted from 4 lanes to 3 that would pull fast traffic back from the sidewalk, create space for bikeable shoulders if not full bike lanes. The four lane street configuration repels people and investment.
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30 mph speed limit on Calvert is too fast for the context - dense urban environment with on street parking, buildings facing the street, poor sightlines numerous intersections with crosswalks, school. Reduce to 25 mph with signal progression to encourage compliance. Convert to single lane if/where traffic volumes permit.
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Three northbound travel lanes on this section of Charles is excessive, encourages high speeds. Noisy and dangerous to cross. Make it two way all the way to 29th (perhaps as part of a larger conversion of Charles to two-way street), or convert the center lane to a landscaped median with trees, or do something else to get rid of it.
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Four lane configuration with heavy turning volumes. Consider a 4 to 3 road diet with center turn lanes or turn pockets. High speeds and no space for bikes, poor walking/crossing conditions. Few trees, ugly street. Not a friendly environment for the businesses or residents. Road diet would improve safety, slow traffic, pull traffic back from the sidewalk, create some space for bicyclists to ride.
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Charles Street from 25th to Route 40. Fast traffic for the main-street type of business environment, invites excessive speeds. Consider either converting to two-way (ideal) or at least reducting the speed limit to 20 or 25 mph and encouraging compliance with signal progrerssion.
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There are no bicycle lockers at the Timonium light rail station, yet there are many businesses and residences within 1-2 miles that would cycle to this station if MDOT would install a bicycle locker here. This issue has been raised in the local community associations. Residents are definitely interested in cycling to the station!
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Faded, narrow right hand bike lane. High speeds (30 mph limit, often exceeded) for an urban environment (on street parking, buildings near the street, pedestrian activity and school crossings, bars and restaurants, buses). 25 mph with signal progression reflecting the lower speed limit would be helpful on these one way couplets (Charles, St. Paul Calvert, Maryland)
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This pedestrian crossing across a high-speed four-lane road has flashing orange lights which very few cars stop at. Crossing by foot often does not feel safe at all.
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ReplyThe Coalition for Smarter Growth sent a letter in July 2020 requesting MDSHA to make several safe systems changes to this trail crossing and the trail crossing at MD 212:
We request the following suite of Safe System elements be implemented by MDSHA to provide adequate crosswalk safety:
Narrow Travel Lanes
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Remove Visibility Obstructions and Barriers
Build a Pedestrian Island Refuge (MD-410)
Extend Bike Lanes (MD-212)
Implement a Road Diet (MD-212)
Implement Context-Driven Safe Speed
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Cars frequently do not stop at all or make an incomplete stop at this four way stop which is where an elementary school pick up location is. Additional intervention is needed to encourage people to stop fully and give pedestrians the priority. People also use this residential street as a cut through from University Blvd to Colesville Road and speed along Loraine Ave.
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March 26 2023
This one is sorely needed as a key transit connection. I made a video to illustrate the peril that the current path poses
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https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRvatapQ/
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