Maintenance staff inspected the site. Detector works for bike physically. Detector sensitivity not set for bikes. Detector not set for bikes in controller. Controller does not have times for bikes.

Reassigning to Public Works Engineering (Transportation Division) for further review.

Maria assigned this issue to PW Transportation V

PBT Admin ~ MM assigned this issue to Public Works Supervisor-Facilities

Comments posted so far by the city are unclear to me as a citizen. This signal has a bike marker painted at the intersection presumably to show cyclists where to stand for the signal to detect them. If the city is painting these markers at controlled intersections that do not detect cyclists, that seems inappropriate.

OakBikeDaddy's complaint seems to address two issues: one is detector sensitivity/proper adjustment and one is signal timing. BOTH are important...

Green and yellow phases that are too short for cyclists are a problem at many Alameda intersections. Especially when signals are set to change on demand, the green phase AND the yellow caution phase need to be long enough for a slow cyclist to clear the intersection. (At Grand and Central, I often enter the intersection southbound on Grand on green, just as it changes to yellow. The red light is already on in my direction when I am still in the intersection, barely halfway across to the south side of Central.)

Assigned to #16 Tom Bajerski. Tom took a bicycle out to the intersection and checked. The bicycle tripped the detector and the left turn light came on. He tested it 4 times and each time everything worked fine. Sincerely, Gail Carlson, Public Works

What about adding more time to the green and yellow phases to accommodate bikes better? This is an issue with signal timing citywide. Please FWD this comment to V. Patel. Thanks, Jon Spangler

See above.

This issue was recategorized from Traffic Signals to Traffic Calming.

PW Admin Gail assigned this issue to PW Transportation V

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