Town-Wide Issues IYO

My name is Paul Mendez, and I am a proud resident of Gilbert. I grew up here, graduated from Gilbert High School, and have recently moved back with my family. I wanted to bring a potential safety issue to your attention that I believe could be addressed to better protect our community.
I live off Lindsay Road, between Elliot and Warner. I have noticed that there are no traffic street lights or traffic light crossing from the east to west side of Lindsay in this area. Additionally, there is no school zone speed limit along Lindsay around Mesquite Street for Mesquite Elementary. I see children crossing frequently, sometimes using the railroad tracks, which poses obvious safety risks.
Traffic in this area has increased significantly, making it very difficult, and in some cases dangerous, to turn left across traffic or even cross the street safely. Currently, the only safe options are to go all the way to Elliot or Warner to cross and then double back, which is not practical for many pedestrians.
For comparison, Guadalupe Road and Burk street have a school zone speed limit and a traffic light near Gilbert Classical Academy, which is a similar distance from the school as Mesquite Elementary. With the traffic volume, lack of a reduced speed limit, and no safe crossing, this stretch of Lindsay Road presents a real safety concern.
I would strongly encourage consideration of implementing a reduced speed zone during school hours along Lindsay near Mesquite Street, as well as possibly installing a traffic light at Mesquite and Smoke Tree Road. These changes would improve safety for children and residents, and allow drivers to make left-hand turns across traffic more safely.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I hope you will consider taking action to improve safety in this neighborhood.

Another head on collision at intersection of Higley and Guadalupe Rd. Please place a red arrows . Cars in in the intesection have no time to turn before the next set up lights go green This is the third collision I have stopped to help with in the pat 60 days.

We were at the light for 5 cycles because cars blocked the travel lanes. This was cars traveling north on market and cars turning left into the mall from Williams Field Rd. By the time the roadway cleared for westbound traffic only 2 to 3 cars could make the light.

There was recent road construction and the intersection asphal now is not level andtis hazardous when turning left from Ray onto Gilbert road

Greenfield / San Tan pkwy heading North before greenfield there are cones set up for construction that brings traffic from 3 lanes to 1 There is nothing happening there and traffic is a mess with school pick up and the start of rush hour I saw crews working at the corner earlier today but nothing there now Is there anyway to move the cones off to the side until they are needed again?

I’d like to inquire if the traffic light timing on Riggs Road, particularly eastbound, could be monitored.

Issues at the Riggs Road / Val Vista Intersection:
Westbound Riggs Road: A significant amount of traffic turns right onto Key Biscayne/Merlot because when you approach the signal at Val Vista/Riggs, the curb at the gas station sticks out and blocks access to the right turn lane for Val Vista. As a result, it's often quicker to cut through the nearby neighborhood, which I assume is not great for the school or neighborhood.

Eastbound Riggs Road: I’m unsure about the exact timing, but eastbound traffic on Riggs Road takes several light cycles to get through the intersection, especially around 4/4:30 PM. The traffic is often stop-and-go from nearly Lindsay Road to Val Vista. It seems like this could be a quick fix on the timing of the lights.

Southbound Val Vista: There are two lanes heading south towards Hunt Highway, but very few cars actually travel south. Meanwhile, a large number of vehicles turn left onto Riggs Road, causing unnecessary congestion.

I am not sure if there is a better place to make these suggestions, so I thought I'd try here first. Thanks!

Northbound protected left turn from Lindsay onto Williams Field. Timing is off only allows four cars at max to turn left on protected arrow when there could be 10 to 12 cars lined up.

Both sides of this road are missing the bike lane striping.

Why is there a school zone sign with no obvious school nearby? It’s confusing

Thank you for getting back with me. My name and address is:
Christina Collier
2660 S Recker Rd Apt 1103
Gilbert, AZ 85295

I am trying to see if we qualify for a pedestrian crosswalk on Recker Rd between E Somerton Blvd and E Williams Field Rd. I live in an over 55 community and there are several residents who cross Recker to go to Fry’s Grocery for their food and prescriptions. This has become a very busy road with some drivers not going the speed limit making it dangerous to cross without going ti the traffic light. I appreciate your attention to this issue and hope someone will investigate it. Thank you very much.
Christina Collier
email: [email protected] or
[email protected]
phone:850-501-5564

Request for the installation of a protected green left-turn arrow for vehicles traveling eastbound on Baseline Road and turning left onto East Valley Auto Drive. I work at this intersection and witness traffic conditions there daily. Over time, I have personally observed MANY vehicle collisions, including a serious rollover accident involving children. Based on what I have consistently seen, the collisions are overwhelmingly caused by drivers traveling east on Baseline attempting to turn left into Mesa (onto East Valley Auto Drive) without a protected signal phase. Alternatively, I have not observed similar accidents involving vehicles turning south into Gilbert. The pattern of collisions appears specific to the unprotected left turn into Mesa, where drivers must judge gaps in fast-moving oncoming traffic. This creates a recurring and preventable safety hazard. Because Baseline Road serves as the boundary between Mesa (north side) and Gilbert (south side), I understand there may be questions regarding jurisdiction or cost responsibility. However, the safety issue is clear and ongoing. I would respectfully suggest that, if funding responsibility is a concern, the cities consider sharing the cost, as emergency response resources from both Mesa and Gilbert are already being used at this intersection. I have seen responses from both Mesa PD and Gilbert PD, with Mesa PD responding most frequently. Given the documented collision pattern and the risk to families and commuters, the addition of a protected left-turn arrow would be a reasonable and necessary traffic safety improvement.