Comments on: FOLLOWUP: Next step in campaigning for a ‘Walkable Admiral’

By: Darren

Darren — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:53:40 +0000

I am all for safety improvements but I don’t think the walk all ways with walk at Alaska & California is a good idea for Admiral. That is, unless it’s enforced.Alaska and California has vehicles turning right on red despite signs on every corner. People still turn left when it’s prohibited between 7am and 7 pm. And vehicles especially buses run red lights. Pedestrians often still cross when they don’t have the walk light. I think making these changes at Admiral and California may make it less safe.I have asked for enforcement occasionally over more than a decade at Alaska and California and I’ve never seen it. There’ are violations by all modes of transportation with almost every cycle.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:58:05 +0000

This campaign should focus on public works and SDOT…not edev director. I like most of these proposals don’t get me wrong, but to approach traffic calming and safety it as a political yard sign pressure campaign is incorrect. By all means ask councilmember to bring appropriate staff to town halls…not just bomb emails. Has a traffic safety engineer reviewed these ideas? Is there a capital plan where these can fit? All way walk is very sensible, and bulb outs maybe if placed into queue when crews already mobilized. Raised intersection here may be problematic near school…give false sense of safety to pedestrians where cars may likely still be speeding. Let’s keep workshopping these…with transportation staff on hand.