الوصف
I am very concerned about the corner of Walnut and Lincoln. There have been many accidents on that corner and most recently someone was killed. Something needs to be done! Walnut street needs to be closed to Lincoln. Every time I cross the street, I'm so nervous that I'm going to be hit by a car.
سئل أيضا...
Q. Please select the category that best describes your concern.
A. Unsafe crossing
A. Unsafe crossing
2 تعليقs
Alameda, CA (تم التحقق رسميا)
تم إقراره Transportation Planning (تم التحقق رسميا)
Thank you for reporting your concerns about street safety in Alameda. Your report will help inform the City of Alameda’s work to achieve our Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries. We will use street safety reports, including yours, in combination with crash data and equity indicators to prioritize and design street safety investments. This evaluation will generally happen on an annual basis, with some exceptions for clear and pressing trends. Issues that the City deems to be immediate safety concerns will be elevated for quick action.
In 2020, the City made safety improvements including large painted curb bulb-outs and bollards. The street now broadens from two to four lanes west of the intersection rather than east of it.
In mid-June 2021, staff visited Walnut and Lincoln and began drafting plans for more improvements like additional bollards, “cross traffic does not stop” signs on Walnut, “Ped Xing Ahead” warning signs on Lincoln, and more. We’ve also asked neighbors to trim bushes that are obstructing sightlines.
After the fatal crash, we are considering further improvements in addition to these.
In the longer-term, we are exploring options for the Lincoln corridor safety improvements as part of the Transportation Choices Plan, Active Transportation Plan, and the City’s two year 2022-24 Capital Improvement Program budget. The Transportation Choices Plan identified the need for a feasibility study to reduce the number of travel lanes on Lincoln, to slow auto speeds and make pedestrian crossings safer. The Active Transportation Plan furthered this concept by developing several concepts for Lincoln Ave. Community members provided feedback on draft concept designs in summer 2020. In the next fiscal year (after July 1) the City will use $200,000 recently allocated by the City Council as part of the two- year budget to do an in-depth study of safety improvements on the Marshall/Lincoln corridor.
For more information and a list of current and planned transportation projects, see www.AlamedaCA.gov/SaferStreets