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I live on Loaldo Drive before it turns left at Cottage Grove.I have two concerns about road and pedestrian safety.
1: Some drivers drive too fast going down the straightaway from North Ave/Loaldo to Cottage Grove/Grey Meadow Drive.
2: During the winter months, it is treacherous to walk on the road as the side of the road is very slippery.
To deal with these issues, I propose the following possible remedies:
1: Speed and safety issue.
A: Reduce the speed limit to15 mph. Post signage reminding people to drive slow with children, cyclists and dogs on the sign. Our road is narrow. There are cars parked on one and sometimes both sides of the street.The speed limit is 25 mph, but unfortunately some drivers drive
5 - 10 mph above that speed limit. Our street is narrow and there are no sidewalks so excessive speed and even driving 25 mph is especially dangerous for pedestrians.
B: Place two way stop signs at all intersections...Loaldo/Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove/Green Acres/ and Cottage Grove/Grey Meadow Drive..
C: Consider placement of one or more speed bumps.
D: Consider building a sidewalk on the odd side of Cottage Grove where there are no houses.
Proposal A and B cost very little and placement of 2 way stop signs would slow drivers' speed.
2: Slippery edge of road during snowy weather affects pedestrian safety. This not only affects my street but any street without sidewalks. The New North End has many small driveways and despite the parking ban, people cannot fit all their cars in their driveway.
Proposal: Use the sidewalk plow to salt even side of the street and restrict parking to the opposite side during winter months .
These ideas would improve safety for pedestrians.
3 Comments
Acknowledged Burlington, VT (Verified Official)
Jude (Registered User)
Keegan Carter (Registered User)
Live nearby and walk this street. Most of the time it's fine but every once in a while someone comes bombing down or up this street, seems like its the same 3-4 people that live out in grey meadow.
I would support some speed bumps for a start and see if that helps slow things down enough before adding stop signs (people that live next to the new signs will grow upset with start stop sound).
Sidewalks: To the people (person) that keeps asking for this. I don't think there is enough room there. Peoples property lines extend past where that fence is by a bit so it might be too tight. Also the slope means its more than a sidewalk, you would need a retaining wall to retain the soil in peoples backyards which adds substantially to the cost even if there is enough room. I would also expect people whos backyards abut the new sidewalk to ask the city to pay for a new fence there since some of those fences would have to move / be damaged during construction, meaning the sidewalk that keeps being asked for is WAY more expensive then you likely think it is.