Burlington, VT PLUS

I'm very confused about this spot. It's to turn left onto Pearl St, but it also looks like this vehicle is parked behind the sign. So why is it even a turn lane? I've never seen that lane without a car parked in it. This needs to be looked into please.

Suggestion/request for a flashing sidewalk button at the crosswalk from Oakledge to Dunder Road. It’s a blind corner if coming from South Cove and many people come in and out of the park through that crossing. you can’t see people waiting to cross at the crosswalk to the island line trail/bike path into Oakledge (which is very close to the end of Dunder) when going eastbound on Austin.

The west end of the guardrail along the single-lane bridge has taken quite a beating and looks more dangerous than helpful at this point.

this is not enforce that all there's always a car parked in the turn lane suggest that parking check at a little more often

The southbound entry ramp on North Avenue (as shown on the map below) is an accident waiting to happen.
The embankment is very steep and right next to the road. A distracted driver could easily skid, or loose control of their car. I don't think anybody would survive that tumble.
What is needed is a guard rail on both side of the road.

zero bike racks at Church and Bank

folks in BTV are hardy and ride all year. we need year round parking to support that or we'll never meet the goals we've set as a city...

The last two times I have tried to park my bike at the Fletcher Free Library both bike racks (the one next to the entrance and the one by the bus stop along the road) were completely full. Please add additional bike racks to the library so there are adequate spaces.

I am writing out of a love for my city and neighborhood, and an honest fear for my safety and the safety of my family. My concern is the intersection where the beltline (Rte. 127) meets Park Street at Manhattan Drive. This intersection is one of the most dangerous places in Burlington, and unfortunately it is my daughter’s route to school every morning.

I realize that the Beltline is a VTrans road, but VTrans doesn't do enforcement. This makes it the City’s problem. And it is a problem. Every day--especially during the morning commute--many, many drivers run the red light. They do so brazenly, often not even “squeezing the yellow,” but instead pushing through a clear red light, at 50+ mph. As soon as they hit Park Street, it should be a 25 mph speed limit, but these drivers are always pushing 50 when they careen through the intersection.

Over the past three days, my wife and I have seen four drivers run this light--and it is not as if we’re hanging out at the intersection. Those four incidents took place in about 3-4 minutes, as we were trying to cross on foot with our 5 year-old and our 9 year-old. On Thursday, when I was walking West, after having dropped off my girls at IAA, I was crossing with the “walk sign” when a sedan blew through the light. This car was followed by a pickup truck, which entered the intersection nearly a second after the light had turned red. It nearly hit me as it screamed South.

This intersection and road are notorious. VTrans has labeled it as a “High Crash Location.” See the following report:. https://vtrans.vermont.gov/sites/aot/files/highway/documents/highway/Formal%202012-2016%20High%20Crash%20Location%20Report.pdf

I am not an urban planner, but it is still easy to envision a number of potential calming measures. First, the city could add a "Red Signal Ahead" warning light on Rt. 127 that is timed with the traffic light to alert vehicles of the red light ahead. See the following link: https://www.orangetraffic.com/product/red-signal-ahead-advance-traffic-light-warning-road-sign/

Second, the city could add transverse rumble strips at regular intervals across the entire South-bound lane, as cars approach the intersection. This would alert all vehicles to reduce their speed. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/hsis/12047/12047.pdf

Third, the city could install a flashing pedestrian crossing (similar to those on North Avenue). This could either be connected to the crossing/button system OR timed to the traffic light--or both. Perhaps it could be programmed with high pedestrian traffic periods in mind (e.g., the IAA school commute). (See: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/sites/default/files/u214/RRFB%20Public%20Education%20Brochure%20-%20Burlington%20DPW.pdf)

Please know that I appreciate your time and care--and that I trust that you work every day to ensure the safety of Burlington’s residents. Here, we have a tragedy waiting to happen. I sincerely hope you will act quickly.

Sincerely,
Dov Stucker

Hello, we've had an issue with people speeding (sometimes at highway speeds) on Bright Street. I'm writing to request some kind of traffic calming. Please let me know how to get this done. Thank you!

There's no logical pathway for pedestrians. Depot St, Lake St, a spur of the waterfront path, and the train tracks all meet here. The train and cars have clearly delineated and relatively straight paths through. Pedestrians and bikes, who I would guess are the majority of users of this intersection, are left to invent a way to get where they want to go. I wonder how this was missed when this area was worked on a few years ago, but pedestrian and bikes passing all different directions should be considered and changes made to accommodate that. The most obvious change would be to add a sidewalk and pedestrian track crossing on the left of this photo so people can walk from Depot St and the housing around to the skate park and path north without crossing Lake St. I often bike north through here, from the park and up Depot St and find this crossing difficult because I can't see well to the South on Lake St, and cars going north often cut this corner very tight, making it hard to make a right onto Lake St before making a left onto Depot