City of Medford PLUS

Issue ID: 5682191 -- The crosswalk is not visible, faded. Still needs to be painted. A pedestrian takes there chances crossing the street -- it's so dangerous.

Another accident on forest street last night. The neighborhood appreciates the solar powered 'your speed' signage but more is needed. Accidents are an annual occurrence. More traffic calming is needed. Maybe white line lane markings? It would help on snowy days to know where the lane is so that parked cars don't narrow the lanes too much. People typically blow through the 25mph speed limit on Forest and narrower lanes make this more dangerous.

The corner of Winthrop and Exeter is both a school bus stop and an MBTA bus stop. The nearest cross walk is 100 yards away in either direction. We need a crosswalk added here for the safety of both Medford children and all residents.

Where Salem Street crosses the Fellsway, the road broadens out from one lane to two lanes (there aren't lane lines, but that's how people treat it). However, there's no signage designating whether people going straight should be in one lane or another. That often leads to frustration, as people jump between lanes based on whichever appears to be shorter. I've witnessed several close calls where someone gunned it at the last second to change lanes to avoid someone turning.

It seems like going either direction, a designated "left turn only" lane should be created, while the right lane would be for right turns and people going straight.

The temporary crosswalk at the corner of Boynton Rd and High Street is not very visible due to library construction and parked cars. There really should be a push button to illuminate a warning light for a pedestrian in the crosswalk. At least something similar to what exists at Governors Ave and High Street if not a fully operational traffic light.

The lanes turning left from City Hall Mall onto Salem Street are fading and cars are turning into the incorrect lane. Cars in the leftmost lane on City Hall Mall swerve into the middle lane on Salem Street, when the lines (faded) indicate they should turn into the leftmost lane on Salem St. I have almost been run into many times in my car.

Very loud constant beeping from newly installed pedestrian crossing

The button on the north side to request the walk light does not work. I waited for several minutes to make sure it wasn’t a timing issue. The button on the south side of the road works, however.

The flashing traffic light for the pedestrian crossing on Salem Street and Ashland is useless and ineffective. Cars go down that street too fast and do not see the flashing lights. I was almost hit by a car trying to cross to go to the CVS. PUT A REGULAR TRAFFIC LIGHT!

Not urgent, but the traffic signal on forest street going towards Main Street needs to be addressed. The green light is (and always has been) very short, especially in comparison to the light on Salem street. It is so short that in the mornings, traffic on forest street is sometimes backed up all the way to Lawrence road. This causes problems for residents in the area. Any way it could be adjusted to make the green light cycle longer?

The word stop used to be painted on the street but due to utility work is no longer there.