Comments for “Alachua Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan/ SS4A Action Plan”
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This area needs more crosswalks and safety guards. Some elementary students do not qualify for school bus transportation due to the short distance to/from Palms of Archer. If kids are expected to walk to school, there should be more crosswalks and crossing guards in this area. Specifically in front of the business and residential roads along each path towards the elementary and middle schools here.
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Debris and encroaching vegetation I'm bike lane.
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Debris and encroaching vegetation I'm bike lane.
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Debris and encroaching vegetation I'm bike lane.
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This pedestrian light makes me practice my patience. Patience is a virtue but I am tempted to cross the street on my own volition. The timing of this pedestrian light could be adjusted for a better use of everyone's time.
P.S. I like that the western portion of the point on this map (SW 1st Ave St.) is closed so I am not knocking that.
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Work on the traffic issue, seeing how you've added all these extra houses out in this area.But yeah, you haven't done anything to alleviate the traffic problem
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This pedestrian signal button is so far away from where you would typically stand to cross the road.
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No crosswalks for quite some distance in this area of 6th, frequently see bicyclists and pedestrians dart across.
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Light frequently run.
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Gas station EXTREMELY dangerous, people pull out and cross 3+ lanes of traffic to go South on 6th or West on 8th, needs better access management/less driveways so close to intersection.
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Right hook crash on NW corner of NW 43rd St + NW 53rd Ave, was a hit and run crash.
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Huge traffic jams of people trying to turn right onto tower road. Need a long right turn only lane.
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Many accidents occur when cars turn left onto 39th avenue out of Wahoo. Need a traffic light
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Sidewalk needed here!
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This area has become problematic since RTS stopped using the Oaks Mall as a park-n-ride bus station. Before, with the park-n-ride station in the parking lot, it was safer for riders to get off the bus and walk to the next bus when making a connection. Now, you have riders getting off the bus on one side of the street and then running towards the other side to catch another bus. Sometimes, those riders are elderly or disabled. Given the number of buses stopping in that area, a crosswalk with signals should be placed. It would be better if RTS could establish another park-n-ride near the mall.
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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