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It was scary to see all forms of transportation trying to utilize Third St. after school. The Slow Street barriers were not allowing motorists to cross as one had to come out and switch places. This was happening while cars who had the right away Zooming down third and did not stop for motorist trying to cross the barrier. While this happened, students that were walking, biking, skateboarding, were members of the human Frogger game. This intersection as beyond dangerous. My suggestion us to put a 4 way stop or have the Slow Street barriers removed before and after school and somehow slow people down speeding over 40 down Third Street.
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A. Unsafe crossing
A. Unsafe crossing
4 Comments
Alameda, CA (Verified Official)
Sam (Registered User)
AlamedaCARegisteredReporter (Registered User)
Speeding on 3rd has always been a problem I have reported this for many years and it has gotten worse not only here but all over the Island.
No Enforcement = unhindered speeding & reckless driving.
I hope no-one gets hurt because of poor choices from the City
Acknowledged Transportation Planning (Verified Official)
Thank you for reporting your concerns about street safety in Alameda. The City is considering the future of Slow Streets, and we encourage you to fill out the Slow Streets survey by August 29: https://www.alamedaca.gov/ALERTS-COVID-19/Slow-Streets-Alameda
3rd St is proposed to be a traffic-calmed bicycle boulevard in the draft Active Transportation Plan recommendations. This would include crossing improvements at key intersections. More information here: https://www.activealameda.org/Recommendations#section-3. The full draft Active Transportation Plan should be released in spring 2022. Join the mailing list here: www.alamedaca.gov/Subscribe
Your report's location on the map shows Lincoln as the cross-street with 3rd. You may have meant Santa Clara, since that's the intersecting Slow Street. But just in case, here is information about Lincoln: The City is exploring options for the Lincoln corridor safety improvements to encourage safer auto speeds and make pedestrian crossings safer. City Council recently allocated $200,000 as part of the two-year 2021-23 budget to do an in-depth study of safety improvements on Lincoln. We are also exploring concepts as part of the Active Transportation Plan: https://www.activealameda.org/Recommendations#section-7
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