City of Alameda PLUS

I regularly take a right from central onto high street. Twice now, I have nearly been side swiped/tboned by someone trying to slip by and take a right in the bump out. The bump out absolutely needs to have a bollard installed. Half of the drivers in the city have no idea what a bump out is, and not having a physical barrier puts drivers who know the rules of the road in conflict with drivers who have no idea what they’re doing.

Install pedestrian lights at crosswalk

Install pedestrian lights at crosswalk

install pedestrian lights at crosswalk

Install pedestrian lights at crosswalk

Install pedestrian lights at crosswalk

Very few drivers stop for pedestrians until they actually enter the crosswalk (visibility is poor, speeds are high). But then, drivers sometimes won't even notice pedestrians IN the crosswalk! I have had several near misses here, including one just last week where a had to stop with my 3-year-old-son several feet into the crosswalk because of a speeding oncoming car that didn't see us and wasn't slowing down (they ended up slamming on the breaks and then proceeded to be a jerk to us like it was our fault).

This crosswalk needs blinking lights and replaced bollards (they have all been destroyed by careless, speeding cars, probably including the one that crashed into the fire hydrant on this corner a few months ago).

I am submitting additional written comments collected from our community survey of 49 residents about the Park St & Clinton Ave crosswalk. These comments reflect residents’ personal experiences with close calls, unsafe driver behavior, and the need for improvements at this intersection.

This is Part 2 of 2, completing the full set of community comments gathered through the survey.

We are asking the City to install pedestrian-activated crossing lights and add traffic calming for right turns from Park onto Clinton.

This location is already identified as a High Injury Intersection in the City’s Vision Zero plan, and these community voices reinforce the urgent need for action.

I am submitting written comments collected from our community survey of 49 residents about the Park St & Clinton Ave crosswalk. These comments capture residents’ personal experiences with close calls, unsafe driver behavior, and the need for improvements at this intersection.

This is Part 1 of 2; additional pages of comments will be submitted separately to ensure all voices are included.

We are asking the City to install pedestrian-activated crossing lights and add traffic calming for right turns from Park onto Clinton.

This location is already identified as a High Injury Intersection in the City’s Vision Zero plan, and these direct community stories reinforce the urgent need for action.

Install pedestrian lights at crosswalk