Descripción
The railroad tracks along Tilden Avenue connecting to the out-of-service Fruitvale rail bridge where they cross Blanding Avenue look like they were installed in the Roosevelt administration, and haven't been touched since the railroad went out of service. The problem is potholes cause by the wooden planks between the rails being worked loose. It is a major traffic obstacle.
This has become a much busier intersection with the nearby shopping center, not to mention those taking a shortcut from High Street to Park Street. In peak hours, it is not uncommon to see block-long backups on Blanding (which back up further into the Nob Hill parking lot) which wouldn't be so bad if drivers didn't have to slow to 5 mph to enter the intersection to avoid damaging their cars!
2 Comentars
David Harding (Invitado)
This intersection is definitely affecting car traffic as people slow or swerve to avoid damaging their cars, but just imagine crossing it on a bike, as many do every day. It's a death trap!
When biking from Oakland back over the Fruitvale bridge and trying to get to Fernside you're faced with crossing rapid car traffic on Tilden for a left turn, or you dogleg on Blanding and u-turn to cross to Fernside, which puts you in shopping center traffic, bus zones, and then the death-trap railroad crossing -- nice.
Is the city waiting for a serious injury here, or what? It's been bad for a long time, and getting worse. Sticking some asphalt on the decaying railroad ties hasn't really improved the situation. Hoping something can be done....
Cerrado Andy B. (Usuario registrado)
oh... my... god... they fixed it! the RR crossing has been repaved!
a million kudos, thanks, and appreciation to the city employee (but more importantly the work crew!!!) who worked to get this fixed!
this is awesome! makes me feel this site actually works. :D