Comments for “Alachua Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan/ SS4A Action Plan”
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This section of 62nd Blvd needs speed control. Cars drive excessively fast which makes crossing the road, even in the crosswalks with crossing signals, dangerous. I have lived in this area for almost 15 years and would walk more if there was a safer way to cross from The Earl apartments on the west side of 62nd Blvd to the east side of the 62nd Blvd where the sidewalk runs from without interruption from Newberry to 20th Ave. There is a crosswalk with signals but cars disregard the flashing lights.
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Terrible intersection design. Bikes and pedestrians should be prioritized, not the vehicles.
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A diagonal crossing here would be invaluable to both pedestrians and drivers. It would cut down on wait time for both improving traffic and pedestrian safety
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I second the comment about Newberry Road needing it's own bike lane. I have to bike on the narrow sidewalk along Newberry Rd. Any bike lanes constructed MUST be separated from traffic either with a separated trail or by physical barriers on the road. It CANNOT just be a painted line marking the bike lane because drivers go way too fast along Newberry Road
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I second the good comment -- the bike path needs a bit of re-painting/making pedestrians aware after 20+ years of neglect
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in the lowest part, and due to serve vehicles near the electric switch, sand, leaves and water make a treacherous mix for bicyclists (can steer without slipping)
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Sidewalk is very narrow here and there is little to no buffer from the fast/busy Archer road traffic. Bikes and scooters also have no where else to go (no bike lane in this section of Archer Rd either) so this sidewalk can be challenging during busy times.
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There is a crosswalk here but traffic does not stop for pedestrians. It would be great if there could be button activated lights to alert cars there is a pedestrian.
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This intersection connecting the Old Archer Rd Trail and the Waldo Rd Greenway Depot Avenue Rail Trail is dangerous. The cross walk ramp is very narrow. The light takes a very long time to allow pedestrians to cross, and once they are allowed to cross they have to wait in the median for the other light to turn green. As a result most people do not wait for the light and cross when there is a clearing in traffic. When heading east, however, the curve in the road makes it difficult to see oncoming traffic (who are usually going faster than the speed limit anyway).
Also, because of the narrowness of the cross walk entrance, there is peer pressure to cross quickly if there is a line building up, since only one bike/pedestrian/scooter can go at a time. -
A designated bike trail between Melrose and Putnam Hall to connect withvthe Rails to Trails that runs from Keystone to Palatka. There are avid bikers that currently have to drive to the trail. Highway 26 is a death trap. This trail could also run east on 26 to connect with the trail on Waldo Road & 39th ave
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Traffic is horrible on Hwy 26 through Melrose. It's congested and no one follows the speed limit. There are NO pedestrian crosswalks. Melrose is a community minded town with many social events but it's too dangerous to cross the street (there has been fatalities) And the
roadway is not designed to handle this level of traffic. We want a small town feel and need the peak traffic somehow controlled or ideally removed -
It would be nice to extend the bike path to connect Waldo trail and the trail entrance by NW 2nd st/Main
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The sidewalk is in bad shape and is caving in in multiple places
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Dangerous
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Dangerous or impossible to safely travel.
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sidewalk in the neighborhood's main street- N 22nd st
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It's great there are pedestrian lights, but why on earth do they instruct drivers to PROCEED when the pedestrian lights BLINK RED. This is completely inconsistent with the basic driving rule of treating a blinking red light as a STOP sign. And no, people do not stop and go, they just GO. They should change to blinking YELLOW once the pedestrians cross, which means "proceed with caution" in all cases of traffic. You are literally training drivers to NOT stop at blinking red lights!!!
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Bike lane is in danger from parked cars and car doors making it very unsafe as one has to drive closer to the moving car lane to avoid possible doors.
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Bike lanes on this section of 9th street are dangerous due to the speeding traffic WAY above the posted 30 mph limit. Even walking on the sidewalk on the west side seems dangerous given the speed of cars and how close the sidewalk is to the street. The east sidewalk is better as it is setback.
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sidewalks on the SW and NW corners of this round-about have 0 buffer from the traffic circling and feels perilous. Also really hard to see if traffic is coming from down 9th st before crossing from the NW corner to the SW corner in the crosswalk.
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Lack of sidewalks and narrow street with thru traffic. There are no sidewalks or shoulder making it challenging to walk without being in danger of vehicles.
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Crossing 8th Avenue at 38th Street is particularly dangerous. The long street, speeding cars, and confusing yellow crossing light have nearly caused accidents. Speed bumps might be a solution.
38th Street itself is problematic due to heavy traffic and impatient drivers turning from SW 2nd Avenue onto 38th Street.
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Frequent car accidents from cars running red/yellow lights at this intersection. I live nearby and hear/see them all the time, which is worse because this is near the high school.
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This area is scary for northbound cyclists and drivers where the bike lane merges into traffic, cars do not realize they need to yield to cyclists
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Speed limit is too high here for the amount of residential homes living right off the road and on the curve. Drivers are aggressive and speed, making it dangerous for residents to turn into their driveways.