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Please put 4-way stop signs at 6th Street and Haight Street. There are no stop signs on 6th street at this intersection. There are so many close calls, as it is hard to see, and people pull out onto 6th Street all the time. This morning there was an accident at this corner and a car went over the sidewalk into someone's yard. We walk our dogs regularly near this intersection and someone is going to be killed. We also drive down 6th Street (we live on 6th Street) and have so many close calls.
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Q. Please select the category that best describes your concern.
A. Unsafe crossing
A. Unsafe crossing
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Alameda, CA (Verified Official)
JB (Registered User)
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Sam (Registered User)
Sarah Jo Neubauer (Registered User)
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exchangem.ora.l4.1.43@gmail.com (Registered User)
Heather John (Registered User)
LP (Registered User)
2. Also, four way stops, properly applied, are safer than two way stops.
3. Some drivers on the 400 to 600 blocks of Haight Ave & the 1500 block of 5th & 6th Streets contribute to UNSAFE streets, traveling at speeds TOO FAST for the conditions. This behavior is especially prevalent during morning and evening commute times. I do know that a Haight & 5th Street accident survey was done; according to Traffic Engineering (TE), the LACK of accidents & 25 to 27 mph average speed did not justify an all way stop.
However, near misses are not measured and, as stated above, all way Stops are safer than two way stops; roundabouts are safer than both.
Parts of Oakland, about Rockridge, seems to recognize how to make streets safer---they've installed both roundabouts and all way stops.
The City of Alameda TE could easily look toward the success of Rockridge, use discretion and common sense to effectively make our streets truly safer.
Thx.
LP (Registered User)
MW (Registered User)
LP (Registered User)
This is truly a neighborhood safety issue, spanning multiple blocks.
5th & Haight, Linden & Haight & 6th & Haight require better safety solutions.
Pls also see SCF initially reported 11.7.19, with on-going comments and accident photos through 2.11.22: 6945862; Service Request ID: 19-11-0036.
Sam (Registered User)
Признана Transportation Planning (Verified Official)
Thank you for reporting your concerns about street safety in Alameda. As part of the pavement resurfacing program, last year the City implemented improvements along this stretch of Haight Street, including new daylighting, and new and refreshed crosswalk markings. In 2022 the City of Alameda did an all-way stop evaluation for 5th St and Haight nearby, and the analysis did not recommend an all-way stop due to the relatively low auto traffic volume on Haight Ave.
The City uses High Injury Corridor maps to prioritize on traffic safety improvements where they are needed most, supplemented by equity indicators and public feedback. High Injury Corridors are the stretches of road with the highest densities of injury crashes, weighted by severity, based on ten years of crash data. The maps are here: www.alamedaca.gov/VisionZero#section-4
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.
For more information and a list of current and planned transportation projects, see www.AlamedaCA.gov/SaferStreets
LP (Registered User)
Please consider the installation of SPEED CUSHIONS so to reduce vehicle speed in our neighborhood and to truly calm traffic.
Thanks.
JB (Registered User)
LW (Registered User)