City of Portland PLUS

Beeping all night. Crosswalk signals at Congress & Temple, and crosswalk signals at Congress & Elm never stop beeping all night long. Constant beeping from midnight to 8 am. Never stops. The early morning hours of 2 am-6am (prior to pedestrian activity & traffic movement), beeping is constant. Please adjust signal to motion sensor. Handicapped/hearing impaired persons should not be wandering the streets at late hours alone. Also beeping is constant which is a hazard for hearing impaired if a moving vehicle is present in late hours.

A light up signal would be nice here No one ever stops for pedestrians at this crosswalk or the one in front of Casco st

Greetings,

Monday through Friday I walk from my home on Brackett Street to my workplace on Congress Square, where I cross at the Spring/High Street intersection to commute down Spring.

Because of the light pattern, I nearly get hit at least once a week since cars on Spring are allowed to turn while the walk signal is on. The countdown starts on the signal after about 3-5 seconds, which I understand may be standard, but I often have drivers point at it as if I’m not allowed to cross as they turn. Because I know the pattern of this light, I use extra vigilance when crossing. This morning, I was nearly hit by a school bus, who stopped short and accusingly pointed to the crosswalk signal, which had 5 seconds left on it as I finished crossing.

All to say, I feel this is one of many busy intersections in Portland that is a high-risk place for pedestrians because the light does not allow time to cross without car activity. As a driver, I’ve witnessed several near misses in this area, and always approach the light with caution.

I hope the city is willing to take a look at this, and I’d be happy to further explain if helpful. As a resident, I want to see Portland be as pedestrian friendly as possible, and exploring ways to make busy intersections like these safer seems like an easy, community-minded way to do so.

Many thanks!

Warmly,
Emma Sullivan
emksull@gmail.com
203 993 0504

One month old crosswalk signal no longer working.

I crossed this street twice today with my baby in the stroller and both times several cars zoomed past me way over the speed limit while I was crossing with my child and the lights were flashing. This continues to be a huge safety risk and needs to be addressed.

[Almost] unmarked crosswalk -- No dayglow green crosswalk signs and pavement markings nearly gone. This crosswalk is used every day by dozens of schoolchildren but there's almost no way for drivers to know it's a crosswalk.

This crosswalk has been without any kind of street light for years. It is incredibly dangerous at night when trying to cross (while using the cross signal) because cars do not see anyone using the "walk" signal.

People are running the stop signs at this intersection all the time. Someone is going to be hit. Please monitor this area .

I have been almost hit MULTIPLE times at this intersection. Drivers turn left at fore and pearl (heading to Franklin) and almost hit students EVERY DAY. It is especially bad during tourist season. Please MONITOR this are before someone dies or is severely injured.

once again, almost got hit by a car before getting verbally assaulted by the driver. Need to rethink this intersection to protect pedestrians and discourage road rage.

A painted crosswalk is overdue at the intersection of Sheridan St and Cumberland Ave Cars often run thru the four-way stop This intersection is used often by pedestrians, including students