Comments for “Palo Alto Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan (BPTP) Update (ARCHIVE)”
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Please add a crosswalk connecting southbound Alpine to eastbound Junipero Serra. I commute to work by bicycle along this route, coming down Alameda de las Pulgas to Junipero Serra. The intersections with Sand Hill and Junipero Serra do not permit a safe bicycle left turn. I have to fight with the cars through into the middle lane and make a left turn to Junipero Serra from the middle lane. I would rather stay in the shoulder bike lane from Alameda all the way to the traffic light at Junipero Serra, and then cross onto eastbound Junipero Serra in a crosswalk.
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This round-about causes more problems than what it’s trying solve. Restore to original state (4-way stop) and add speed humps on Ross and e Meadows is all that’s needed. My son biking to school got bumped in the round about by a car (lucky no injury), and I often see cars speeding through from both directions of Ross Rd at higher speeds and without slowing down through the roundabout - drivers intentionally take advantage of the Yield sign. Confusion and more problems are all this current roundabout implementation is causing. Revert back to original, put proper road paint/indicators for bike paths and pedestrian crossings instead of this monstrosity of confusion.
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It's very hard to see down El Camino Way when turning left from James without pulling out into El Camino Way due to the number of cars parked along the road, leading to a safety hazard if someone is driving or biking fast.
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Cars frequently drive the wrong way through this "Do Not Enter" section
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During commute hours large groups of school kids on bikes often do not stop at this intersection. This causes cross-traffic on Wilkie to get stuck and a safety problem if a car gets impatient or tries to use a gap and expects the bikes to stop.
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Turning left onto Barron from El Camino (northbound) can be problematic if a)the driver has committed but cars are coming southbound but b) pedestrians are crossing the crosswalk from one side of Barron Ave to the other side. What's a driver to do? Wait and possibly get struck by an oncoming (southbound) car or hope that he/she avoids striking a pedestrian
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This is so dangerous, ESPECIALLY during school drop off (including later start time for high school kids) and pick up. It needs a light or a guard or a stop sign on middlefield.
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Add some type of flashing ground light to warn cars that there is a crosswalk when the walk sign is activated. Cars frequently run this red light at speeds well over the speed limit, and this is a heavily trafficked crosswalk for kids going to and from Ohlone, Greene, JLS, and Paly.
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This is a very dangerous intersection. Middlefield is a busy street, especially at commute times, and the average speed of traffic is well over 25 mph, which is the posted speed limit. The cross streets, webster and moreno, are offset and in an atypical configuration. To add to that, there are busy parking lots--walgreens and midtown shopping center--on either side of the cross walks. Cars exiting those parking lots--especially Midtown Shopping Center--don't know there is a light and cross walk there when they are turning left out of the parking lot, because they are exiting in the middle of the "intersection". In addition, the light, when the pedestrian button is pressed, doesn't always give a "walk sign" so it's not clear when you can cross as a bike or pedestrian. Finally, there is a bus stop right near the light/intersection, and drivers, especially in the morning, will park their bus in the street and take a break for 10-15 minutes. I saw this regularly/daily last year during morning commute/school commute time. I haven't seen it yet this academic year and hope that VTA realized how dangerous that was. Not only was the bus blocking one lane of traffic on a busy street, it blocked the view of anyone trying to cross the street at the light and blocked cars' view of the pedestrian and bikes trying to cross at the cross walk.
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Often waste bins are in bike lane, causing cyclists (many inexperienced children) to swerve into the main traffic lane. I believe waste bins should never be put in the street on this side of this block, but rather collected from the strip between the curb and the sidewalk. If this is not possible, collection time should be adjusted so that residents can be required to set them out and collect them so that they are never in street during commute hours.
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Speeding is rampant on Embarcadero from Paly all the way to 101. I routinely drive on Embarcadero, doing 25 mph, the speed limit, and routinely get passed by people driving at 40 mph and 50 mph. I have compained to the City of Palo Alto Police and have been told there is nothing they can do. I do not understand why I have been told this. Install speed cameras all along Embarcadero ASAP. This is a residential area with a 25 mph speed limit and we do not need more traffic fatalities on this road.
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I have witnessed several crashes at Embarcadero and Greer because of people running the red light. This intersection needs a red light camera.
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Students biking on hanover from California Ave to Gunn High ride on the sidewalks. As a pedestrian walking on those sidewalks several mornings a week I have been unaware of the bikers approaching from behind me, as they give no voice warning or alert. If I should need to step to the side, a crash is very likely. There are also bike lanes on both sides of the street, but riders seem to prefer the southbound sidewalk route. A community service officer making warning stops may be a good idea.
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Speeding vehicles, including trucks and especially VTA buses, blow through the Curtner intersection long after the light has turned red, endangering pedestrians and bicyclists. It is particularly disturbing to see in the morning when kids are walking and riding to Barron Park and Juana Briones schools. The section of El Camino between Margarita and Maybell needs traffic enforcement.
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Auto access getting in to Town and Country is OK, but, it is very hard to get out, especially south on El Camino. I don't have an answer but it is a mess.
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Cars constantly turn right on red without stopping first, endangering pedestrians and bicycles crossing El Camino from El Camino Way to Maybell. Sometimes with zero visibility if a bus or truck is blocking the view to the left.
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The lack of speed and red light enforcement along El Camino is very noticeable. In some locations it doesn't matter, but, there are lot of people crossing El Camino from Margarita on south to Arastradero, and i've seen numerous close calls at Curtner in particular. Please patrol and enforce. Unsafe for pedestrians and bicycles.
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The speed limit of 50 mph is a little high for this stretch of road because of the light at Deer Creek Rd. Lowering it to 45 mph would be an improvement. There is a lot of traffic turning left from Deer Creek onto Page Mill these days.
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Southeast-bound cars ignore or don't see the first (red) light at Portage Ave and blow through at speed, stopping at Hansen. This endangers anyone in the crosswalk, or, proceeding by bike or car from Portage and turning left onto El Camino. Probably another, more visible light on Southeast-Bound El Camino at Portage is required. I've seen cars blow through that red light numerous times recently.
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Cars should not be allowed to turn right on red when bikers or children are present - the bike lane is narrow and not clear - this is such a dangerous intersection
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Many kids cross here and cars don't expect walkers and bikers crossing Stanford ave coming college terrace because this is a blocked off dead end street from that direction. A pedestrian right of way sign in the road like there is further up the street near Nixon would be helpful
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Most cars traveling on Stanford ave are turning onto el camino - its very confusing for drivers nagivating the turn and watching for bikers - a specifi turn signal for cars would be very helpful. At a minimum an illuminated pedestrians have right or way sign is need
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There are no lights along this road. High schoolers biking home often risk being hit my cars simply because the road is narrow and unlit.
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Needs a stop sign here or something. People speed here and is also a crossing that kids use to go to school. Feels unsafe to cross Waverley both here and at Melville
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The parking lot is very dangerous to walk across at the crosswalk. There are not stop signs and people don’t look and speed in the parking lot. Needs more safety measures here
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