Description
Many cars speed on Blanding Ave. between the stop sign at Broadway and the traffic light at Park. Also, There are no red painted curbs. Cars and, more critically, trucks park right on the corners blocking stop signs and visibility. It is difficult to cross the street on foot or car.
There needs to be:
1. A speed limit sign on both sides of the street WITH enforcement.
2. Stop signs on Blanding Ave. at the corner of Everett Street OR at least a painted cross-walk.
3. Speed bumps installed along this stretch.
This is a much used corridor and drivers are given no information about:
1. The speed limit.
2. The fact that this is a mixed use business/residential area.
3. There is a Community Art Center located at the corner of Blanding and Everett with people coming and going all day. There are children's day camps and classes.
7 Comments
Jan Mason (Guest)
I am totally in agreement with this situation. Cars and trucks roar down this street. There are also huge commercial vehicles parked at corners which obscure the visibility for vehicles crossing the street, particularly at Everett and Blanding.
There are activities involving children in this area and it becomes unsafe to park, walk, cross the street on many occasions. A stop sign or speed limit signs - or painted crosswalks would be most helpful.
Thanks for checking into this situation and rectifying it for public safety.
d'Arci Bruno (Guest)
tina blaine (Guest)
Pons Maar (Guest)
Jan Mason (Guest)
A phone call to the City Public Works department (is there any faint red stripes on the corners?) and a letter to the Mayor and City Council might help the situation. Let's put together a safety petition and distribute it in the neighborhood.
Although not a safety issue, this was my experience with the City and the red stripe situation. The curb in front of my office building had a red stripe painted on it and it has faded over the years. We frequently get blocked in by vehicles parking behind the authorized parking space. In contacting the City, I was advised that it would cost $229.00 to have it painted and that it would be at least a 30 day wait. I sent the money.
I am willing to help anyway I can on this project.
Thanks for bringing this to the public's attention again.
Jan Mason
Pons Maar (Guest)
Closed Sergeant Ron Simmons (Guest)
Thank you for your comments and concerns regarding "speeding" in the 2400 and 2500 blocks of Blanding Ave. I apologize for not responding to this post earlier, but I have just learned of this website and see there are some issues which need to be addressed.
As the supervisor of the Alameda Police Department's Traffic Division, I take all concerns of speeding vehicles in any neighborhood (residential and/or commercial) seriously. In response to "speeding" on this street, I have placed our radar speed trailer on Blanding Ave, have had multiple officers running radar on this particular stretch of the roadway and have asked our patrol officers working in the Patrol Division to increase their enforcement efforts in this area.
The posted speed limit is 25 mph. The reports back from the officers running radar are that the majority of the vehicles traveling in this area are driving between 25 mph and 34 mph. Although this is their findings, I am sure there is the occassional speeder who excedes 35 mph.
I understand there are additional concerns in this area in regards to crosswalks and oversized vehicles parked near corners of intersecting streets. I have been in communication with the Public Works Department and they are evaluating the area.
The Alalmeda Police Department offers a Neighborhood Speed Watch program which is operated by the citizens in the neighborhood with the assistance of our Volunteers in Policing. Please call me for details of this program.
If you have any questions or concerns, I ask that you call me directly so we can discuss your concerns. Please contact me Monday thru Thursday between 6:00am and 4:00pm
Sergeant Ron Simmons
Supervisor, Traffic Division
Alameda Police Department
(510) 337-8367