Comments for “Alachua Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan/ SS4A Action Plan”
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Drivers regularly turn right on red, despite clear 'NO RIGHT ON RED' signage. Cars and trucks regularly violate the STOP bar and encroach on pedestrian/bike infrastructure.
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Bikes regularly ride on this road. Road needs to be repaved so that drivers do not swerve wildly to avoid potholes and endanger cyclists.
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There's no way for Cyclist East-bound on 2nd Ave to easily get onto the shared use trail (at least South-Bound). Trail crossing has sharp corners that are hard to navigate on bike.
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This intersection's pedestrian walk signals are WAY too short.
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Cars leaving Aldi do not stop at the stop bar or sign, usually in the pedestrian crossing while looking left for traffic. I have nearly been hit here many times. Vegetation makes it difficult for drivers to see pedestrians to the East.
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There are no pedestrian crossings between these intersections. I have seen people jaywalk across this busy road. :(
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During big UF game days and all parallel parking spots are full, these streets turn into one-ways essentially. It would be great if there was a formal traffic flow for when people leave the games.
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This crossing feels safe to me. The road it crosses over is a 1 way road and you can wait until theres a break from the flow of traffic, which happens frequently. I see bikers and e scooter riders use this all the time.
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Gutters are too jarring to comfortably ride on a Bike Boulevard.
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Bike lanes end abruptly with no ramps onto the sidewalks. Busy road and busy sidewalks, no ideal path for a cyclist.
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Why does this bike lane start here abruptly? If someone wants to use this, they have to awkwardly get off the sidewalk thats raised higher than the road and restart on a busy road. Not to mention that RIGHT AFTER this bike lane starts is a stretch of road where cars are very quickly crossing over the bike lane to go right onto Archer. Start the bike lane earlier so that cars are used to having a bike next to them or start it a little later. After the archer road crosswalks would be perfect. That's usually where I merge from the sidewalk to the bike lane.
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Difficult to see cars coming from either direction on the Southside of the Trail crossing.
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There's no clear way for bicyclists to cross this intersection without going on the sidewalks.
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Please create a School Zone with lights.
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A pedestrian crossing nearby would make getting to the park from the South-side of the street safer than jaywalking.
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Car right-turning lane crosses the bike lane here. Not great as a cyclist. Maybe add bike ramps to the sidewalk between intersection and graffiti wall.
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This intersection would benefit from pedestrian crossing sign and flashing lights. It is always a competition between drivers and pedestrians to see who gets to go first, and I have seen many close calls because of that.
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Very dangerous pedestrian crossing, almost no one uses it because of the safety risks. Cars are entering Archer RD too fast and pedestrians have to cross three roads.
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How can people be educated on how to use a four way stop? this intersection and every other four way stop in Butler Plaza are total headaches. I am not sure if drivers are just not informed about four way stops or just do not care about traffic safety.
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This road needs to be repaved. There are large gaps in the bike lanes and road that I have gotten by wheels stuck in or seen people hit on their electric scooters. When biking I am paying more attention to the ground and avoiding the gaps then I am to the cars and pedestrians around me.
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Bike lane ends abruptly without even a sidewalk to transition to. This road is very busy and cars don't expect to see bikers merging into their lanes.
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Cars and restaurant vehicles are frequently parked in the protected bike lanes making bikers have to swerve into the road. More regulations or monitoring needed so vehicles park in the designated spots along NW 1st ave.
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This intersection should have more pedestrian scrambles like the one at 9pm or make it a diagonal crossing intersection. Police need to monitor this intersection and others along University and !3th to ensure cars are following traffic rules.
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The two lanes that merge into one going east are unnecessary as traffic is never that bad that two lanes are needed and the merging is what creates infrequent traffic.
Instead, It would be great to see a vegetated median and moving the lanes on each side to create a two lane street with room for protected bike lanes. -
There is a bike box at the intersection leading out of campus. However, the placement is very impractical and I have never used it or seen anyone else use it. I love the design but it should be used in intersections where bikers will already feel safe about riding in front of cars, not on archer road.