Joe Seconder

Reported on April 23, 2011 as ticket # 96819, which is Archived & cannot be reopened. See details here: http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/96819 Reopening.

Bicyclists when riding eastbound on Mt Vernon crossing after Ashford-Dunwoody, the "extended curb" comes to a point at the end. This is a very dangerous point for bicyclists, as they must immediately do a lane change and merge to the right lane. Painting a "bike lane" marker with bicycle symbols and directions will indicate to drivers to allow bicyclist to merge into the right lane. This is a safety improvement.

Examples of MUTCD-Approved Designs are posted here:

http://www.bicyclingjoe.com/2013/06/mt-vernon-ashford-dunwoody-intersection.html

Need pedestrian crossing (preferably with a protected built-up refuge island made of concrete) installed at the intersection of Dunwoody Club Drive & Mt. Vernon Road (North side is the Kroger shopping center. South Side is the UPS Store). Need to be able to safely walk across the intersection north -south. It is very dangerous due to the curve of the lane and limited visibility from motorists, especially driving westbound from the Dunwoody Club Drive and making a right-hand turn onto Dunwoody Club Drive at the light. Can also consider long-term reorienting the turn to more of a right-angle, and forcing vehicles to slow down. Similar (yet smaller in scope) to the Ashford-Dunwoody / Mt. Vernon intersection improvement from circa 2009. (Northbound on Ashford-Dunwoody, turning right (east) onto Mt. Vernon.)

In the new bike lane on the south side of Mt. Vernon (eastbound direction), there is a pothole a several inches deep and in width (appears as if the top layer of new asphalt has simply "broken away"). It is located approximately 200 - 400 feet west of the Ashford-Dunwoody intersection.

Drain grates are parallel to the direction of travel and will cause bicycles tires to get stuck and cause accidents. The drain grate runs along the majority of the curb cut. Request the drain grates be replaced with perpendicular grates or another design. I understand that the Parkway will be reconstructed, but that is not scheduled to begin until July 5, 2013 and be complete sometime in mid-2014. Between now & July 2013, perhaps some reasonably priced safety enhancements can be retrofitted. We now have a weekly organized bike ride coming in & out of that parking lot. Also, the monthly community bike ride will alternate from this location as well. With the community bike ride, there will be many younger children and less experienced riders, less aware of watching for these hazards.

Location: On the north side of Dunwoody Village Parkway, at the central curb cut entrance to El Azteca, Village Burger, Divine Events, Curves, etc.