Comments for “Palo Alto Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan (BPTP) Update”
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Traffic on Seale goes way too fast for a residential street because (1) people cut up Seale to Newell (and vice versa) to miss the Embarcadero-Middlefield light; (2) there are no stop signs or calming devices on Seale between Newell and Middlefield. It is a disaster waiting to happen. Please put in speed bumps like on North California
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When heading west on Tennyson approaching Middlefield, it's very difficult to see cars to the south because of cars parked on the street. Super-dangerous. There should be no parking on the southeast corner of that intersection for at least 75 feet.
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Way too many drivers driving way too fast. Many are cutting through to get to the highway. This is very dangerous for the many children, pedestrians and bikers in the neighborhood. A previous attempt was made to document speeding, but the black cable used was clearly visible and drivers slowed down when approaching thus rendering the test and results useless.
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Safety concern for pedestrians and cars.
Cars are speeding down Waverly, going 50 miles an hoursLiked 3 times -
Corner of Seale and Middlefield.
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The corner if Seale and Middlefield is very dangerous as you try to enter Middlefield from Seale going North. Very dangerous.
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The stop sign on Wilkie Way at James Road should be removed and be replaced by a stop or yield sign on James Road. This would improve the experience and safety of cyclists using the Wilkie Way Bike Boulevard. By prioritizing bicycle traffic and making cycling safer and easier more people will make more trips by bicycle which will help the city reach its sustainablility and green house gas reduction goals.
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Vehicles traveling on 2nd street are infrequent but sometimes traveling at or above speed limits. Many cyclists, especially school children, using Maclane Street are not expecting traffic on 2nd street and cross with out checking for approaching vehicles. A stop sign or speed hump to reduce speeds on 2nd street would increase safety by bicylists using Maclane Street to connect to or from the Park Blvd Bicycle Boulevard to the Wilke Way Bike Bouldevard and bridge.
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Reconfigure Stop Sign at Wikle Way and Carolina Avenue to prioritize bicycles on Wilkie Way Bike Boulevard. Traffic on Wilkie Way has a stop sign while Carolina Lane does not. The stop sign placementsshould be moved so vehicles on Carolina will need to stop and vehicles on Wilkie Way do not need to stop. This will improve the experience and safety for cyclists using increasing number of cyclists using the Wilkie Way Bike Boulevard to key location employment, housing and retail locations on San Antonio Road.
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The Traffic light for Crossing W. Charleston Road does not prioritize bike traffic on the Wilkie Way bike Boulevard. There are significant delays to get a green light even when traffic has cleared on Charleston. Wilkie Way is a designated Bike Boulevard. Set policy is to prioritize bike traffic and this is currently not done for the Wilkie Way Bike Boulevard. The new housing and offices along San Antonio Road have increase use of the Wilkie Way Bike Boulevard and more increase will be needed to mitigate raffic from the additional developments on San Antonio which are planned.
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both newell and Seale have many speeding cars, traffic accidents and cars zooming through intersection. Please add a roundabout to slow them down and prevent accidents!!
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This stretch of Seale from Middlefield to Newell is treated like a raceway shortcut (full acceleration) for cars trying to avoid the traffic at Middlefield/Embarcadero. It is also part of the Safe Routes to School--a terrible combination. Please narrow Seale/add bump-outs for this entire stretch. Even better, if there's any possibility of making a bike boulevard (say through the center of the street) physically separated from the street, that would be phenomenal!
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this is part of a safe routes to school street, but there have been multiple car accidents at this intersection, in large part due to parked cars on Middlefield blocking visibility for the cars crossing on Seale. Please create much longer stretches of "No Parking" curb on Middlefield (particularly on the northwest side!) so that cars trying to cross on Seale can see
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Traffic Light at Ross & Oregon is offensively stupid. Once a sensor on Ross is triggered on either side the request for Green light is latched and remains in place even if the bicycle or car has moved on by turning right, or otherwise leaving. Nonetheless the light will eventually stop Oregon traffic and turn green for Ross eventhough nobody is there anymore. Further there is guaranteed green for Oregon of several minutes without regard to any traffic on Oregon. Once Ross crossing is requested you can wait minutes for a green, even though there are no cars on Oregon. It is frustrating and stupid for everyone involved. If this is to be a successful bike boulevard crossing of Oregon a few things need to happen:
-- Smart sensors on Ross that reset of the sensor is cleared.
-- Traffic sensors on Oregon that can accelerate the green for Ross when there is no Oregon traffic.
-- Shorter minimum holdout on Ross greens, so that there are shorter wait times for people crossing at Ross.The 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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From El Camino Way going south, the road is in very bad condition. Going from Maybell north across to El Camino Way is almost impassible by bicycle because of the road condition.
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The width of the surface between the curb and the concrete structure for the stairs leaves very little room. Coupled with visibility issues and the transit bus parking makes for a hazardous situation.
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The T intersection is dangerous for everybody. Many cars do not see the stop sign and just blow through it.
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A crosswalk here is needed to provide safe access for residents on both sides of the street. This would properly connect Sutter Ave to Hoover Park and it amenities (dog park, playgrounds, playing fields, etc)
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I have had numerous close calls, and one which was a near high speed head on collision. Most often the issue is with vehicles traveling along Everett who don't look for cyclists, but sometimes vehicles will turn onto Everett right in front of me.
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I have tried for 10 years to make this a 4 way stop. Near misses are very very common.
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I have tried for 10 years to make this a 4 way stop. Near misses are very very common.
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Bryant N of Meadow is a good bike route. Middlefield & Alma S of San Antonio are good routes, too, but safe connections between need to be developed.
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SB Emerson drivers largely ignore stop signs at Kingsley and Embarcadero, where there is much bike & pedestrian crossing. I've seen lots of close misses (including me). Tried to flag down a PAPD officer once to complain but he didn't stop - and ran both stop signs.
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This is a terrible intersection for bikes. There's no bike lane on the Arastradero (westbound) lane. So, as a cyclist, you go from having a bike lane to not having one.
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The crosswalk on the freeway offramp is super dangerous, because cars coming off of the freeway are going fast and are NOT expecting a crosswalk on a freeway offramp. And the crosswalk here is NOT well marked. It presents an accident waiting to happen
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