Comments for “Palo Alto Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan (BPTP) Update (ARCHIVE)”
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I agree that the traffic light at Oregon Expwy & Ross is stupid. It needs to be more responsive to pedestrian and bicycle users on Ross Rd. In addition, it needs to stop showing a Green for Ross traffic when there isn't any traffic on Ross. Eliminate the "bicycles sensors on Ross that falsely trip on slow vehicles. These problems are are a great source of pollution. The lights for left turns from Oregon Expwy need to be changed to a Flashing Red to prevent stopping cars when there are huge breaks in the traffic on Oregon Expwy.
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Many people are uncomfortable riding or having their kids ride on East Meadow or Charleston due to the heavy traffic. A concept for a bike/ped underpass at Lindero that would connect to Park Blvd was presented to the Rail Committee. This would allow kids to ride on low volumn streets and avoid Alma and the rail tracks. One house would need to be acquired. It would allow a low stress crossing during the extensive rail crossing construction period.
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While I ride Embarcadero often, it involves riding with heavy traffic and is stressful. There was a good design created for a Dutch intersection and connecting paths between ECR and Bryant.
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The bend is dangerous for bikers and pedestrians to cars speeding through narrow drive due to no stop sign and parked vehicles due to the apartment complex.
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Insufficient street light creates hazardous condition for pedestrians and bikers in the evenings/nights, especially during daylight saving time.
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Dangerous bend for pedestrians and bikers due to fast-moving vehicles rushing to drop-off/pick-up kids at Barron Elementary and no space on the either side of the road. Blind curve means either the vehicle overtakes pedestrian/biker with very little safety margin without spilling over to the oncoming lane, risking the pedestrian/biker or the vehicle spills over, risking themselves or oncoming vehicle that has no visibility of the situation.
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Street lighting is poor and insufficient in this part of Magnolia Drive, creating hazardous condition for pedestrians during night and late evenings.
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The 90 degree bend is dangerous for pedestrians and bikers due to no walk space on one side of the road (the side with even numbered houses such as 3834 Magnolia). It is also dangerous for vehicles on that side because when they complete the turn they have no visibility of a vehicle pulling into the road from driveways near the bend.
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There is a plan for safer ped bike lane from Emerson to Embarcadero tunnel that should be at a top priority. Hundreds of Paly students take this route. When they cross at high the cars speed towards them and rarely stop. The flashing light caution device is totally inadequate. I urge council to see first-hand how dangerous this crossing is and fast-track a solution.
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Talking of bike parking improvements – please include designated spaces for cargo bikes downtown and in other retail/high-traffic areas. If we're serious about sustainable transportation, you can't leave families takingthe plunge into biking together behind by leaving us without parking options.
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[Repeated] Talking of bike parking improvements – please include designated spaces for cargo bikes downtown and in other retail/high-traffic areas. If we're serious about sustainable transportation, you can't leave families takingthe plunge into biking together behind by leaving us without parking options.
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Talking of bike parking improvements – please include designated spaces for cargo bikes downtown and in other retail/high-traffic areas. If we're serious about sustainable transportation, you can't leave families takingthe plunge into biking together behind by leaving us without parking options.
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The campus-adjacent bike path is great - but we need a plan in place to extend access into College Terrace neihborhood and beyond.
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For the love of all that is holy, can we do something about dozens of high schoolers biking together - late to school - covering the entire bike path (both lanes) at once but all going from Alma towards Paly? If we can't rely on home education, and we can't rely on enforcement of traffic rules, infrastracture is our only hope.
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Bike lanes on Charleston between Fabian and Louis are blocked by garbage cans at all times, forcing cyclists into busy travel lanes
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The bike lanes on northbound Fabian Way are unsafe, putting cyclists in the door zone of parked cars. Bike lanes on both side of Fabian are too narrow and poorly maintained.
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Very heavy commute hour traffic in this area. Lots of rolling stops. Near misses. Lots of bicycle commuters use this route too. Plus dog walkers and kids on their way to school in the AM. This is a residential neighborhood, but long, wide straight-aways seem to invite speeding by hurried commuters and the city's data collection proves this. Police are not resourced to solve this. Traffic calming infrastructure, such as speed tables, curb extensions, etc. need to be employed to keep residents safe.
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Trail needs to be repaved.
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Fabian Way could use some green bike lane striping to help get across or turn onto Charleston. The existing bike lane just ends at the mid-block crosswalk.
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A few years ago, we were promised a roundabout at the intersection of Stanford Ave and Ash Street. Nothing has happened so far. The roundabout should be built in such a manner that cars have to slow down and go "around" in a circle, and not like an intersection such as Stanford Ave and Park blvd where the intersection has become a race track (nobody stops or even slows down there anymore).
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The rows of RV, camper, and motor homes etc on both sides of Park endanger bicycle riders by forcing bicycles out into the main auto traffic lanes.
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Need all street corners painted red to show there are no parking zones. Every afternoon during various practices at cubberly field, parents park on the corners of Tioga and Diablo. It makes it extremely dangerous to look for cars and people around the corner. We have complained many times. A RED corner that says DO NOT PARK will hopefully help. In the meantime, people, please STOP parking on these street corners!
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It is impossilbe to bike on San Antonio Rd. I ALWAYS bike on the sidewalks for fear of being hit. Since you are building more homes you will need to build more bike lanes.
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Many kids/people cross this street via foot or bike. Would like to have a caution sign for those turning right on to nita drive from san antonio. Oftentimes they don't look for pedestrians/bikers until too late
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review lighting here. feels unsafe at dark
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