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This intersection really needs to be a 3 way stop following the opening of Clement behind the Del Monte. I've seen many cars speed through here without concern that many pedestrians with dogs and children cross to use the playground and parklet. There is no stop between Entrance and Ohlone so cars speed up, and there is a crosswalk here. As an added note, the road markings were worn away from the Del Monte project's construction trucks and need to be repainted (this might be applicable to other parts of the neighborhood as well).
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A. Speeding
A. Speeding
16 Comments
Alamedaan (Registered User)
Alameda, CA (Verified Official)
Scott R (Registered User)
DD (Registered User)
Meg Gudgeirsson (Registered User)
Balsa Resident (Registered User)
Chris N. (Registered User)
SueMDerouin (Registered User)
IN (Registered User)
BER (Registered User)
Acknowledged Transportation Planning (Verified Official)
Thank you for reporting your concerns about street safety in Alameda. Your report will help inform the City of Alameda’s work to achieve our Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries. We will use street safety reports, including yours, in combination with crash data and equity indicators to prioritize and design street safety investments. This evaluation will generally happen on an annual basis, with some exceptions for clear and pressing trends. Issues that the City deems to be immediate safety concerns will be elevated for quick action.
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Balsa Resident (Registered User)
Allow me to translate the above government speak and explain why it is ill informed and illogical. The City proposes to use the lagging indicator of injury or fatality accidents along this stretch of Clement Avenue to drive improvement of lane markings, stop signs etc. The equity comment is baffling- I'm not sure how ethnicity/gender or other equity factors matters when a pedestrian gets knocked down.
In any event, it is bad policy to use a lagging indicator to diagnose safety issues when an entirely new traffic pattern is laid out and then usage is accelerated by forcing a rapid increase in traffic volume through the new pattern, as the city did by closing Buena Vista for several months. A proactive approach to pedestrian safety is needed here. Even the current infrastructure, lacking as it is, has not been maintained.
Maybe a more pressing question is how our residents on Clement Avenue could qualify for the city's "quiet streets" program- which city officials campaign fund do we need to contribute to in order to access that program? That would certainly enhance the "equity" in our homes.
Alamedaan (Registered User)
Balsa Resident (Registered User)
Alamedaan (Registered User)
Alamedaan (Registered User)