Thank you. This online portal is brilliant and I commend the city's participation and quick acknowledgment.

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Here is an accident today, as further justifying proof. (Source: www.raidsonline.com)

Lives are at stake on this one. Thanks for sharing

The trail at all intersections should be made as safe as possible

Install flashing warning signs both ways on 9th ave.n to slow the flow. Also, never allow the county to use voice directives on the Trail warning flashing crossers, the voice is the pits.Who has time to listen?

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6 months and not a single bit of improvement via either LEO intervention or engineered, traffic-calming implementation. Sheriff Gualtieri has informed via e-mail that it is a street within the city limits so it is SPPD jurisdiction. Have tried to contact Chief of police and Michael Frederick in the city's traffic division. Have not received a response. I will not stop pressing this issue until I see results.

I agree with the reporter. Traffic on the west side needs to be slowed down. These are residential neighborhoods. Park St is like a raceway. The traffic on the roads around Park st should be slowed down significantly.

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Traffic safety is the responsibility of EVERYONE on the road- bicyclist and pedestrians are their own best safety net. Cars going 5 to 10 miles per hour over the posted speeds aren't really the sole problem. If cars are truly speeding in this area, the SPPD will catch them.
If that isn't enough of a solution, then what do you propose? Traffic calming on a road a wide as 9th? Don't you remember when it was 4 lanes without bike lanes? Research the results of traffic calming on US roads: it creates traffic through neighborhoods.

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Yeah, gotta agree the kids are a pain in the butt. Traffic speeds on 9th should stay posted at 35, not the irrelevant 25.My neighborhood concern is the frequency of barking hounds, including yours, JT.

Nah, JT. I think the barking sounds are coming from your wife.

As you may know we recently completed 24-hour speed studies on 9th Avenue N between the Pinellas Trail and 74th Street and found that the average operating speed exceeded 46 MPH, in this a 30 MPH speed zone. Based on this data the Police conducted several enforcement operations and these details are continuing.

The Transportation Department worked with the Azalea Neighborhood Association back in 2000 when their Traffic Plan was first developed. At that time we determined it appropriate to install landscaped medians at the west end of the corridor, as it was felt that any additional medians would block residential driveways. Therefore, the roadway was reduced from a four-lane section to a 3-lane section with added bicycle lanes. Also, the vehicle travel lanes were reduced to the narrowest standard allowable at 10 feet. We will however work with the Azalea Neighborhood Association to considere other practical engineering countermeasures for this roadway, including the addition of medians where feasible, to help address motorists’ speeds. A recent site review did notice that one of the eastbound 30 MPH speed limit signs was missing and one westbound was blocked by tree branches. We will correct this issue immediately.

We have in the past installed our Neighborhood Speed Watch – radar speed display sign to educate motorists to the posted 30 MPH speed limit. This helps for a short period to slow motorists and increase speed compliance, but a few weeks after the sign is removed old habits return. I have therefore schedule a return of the Neighborhood Speed Watch trailer for the next two week, which is larger than the post mounted sign and may have a longer lasting effect. This will be deployed one week in each direction and once removed the Police will be back to conduct additional enforcement details.

The use of the Pinellas Trail by cyclists who do not stop at roadway crossings, in contradiction to the posted stop sign, is an ongoing issue along the whole trail. Fortunately, we can report that crashes as a result are minimal. We are however, continually working with our partners at the County to educate and enforce these cyclists on the rules that need to be followed for their safety as well as motorists. This is an ongoing effort that recently included the installation of flashing beacons to help warn motorists of crossings. Despite all the engineering, education or enforcement we can’t force cyclists to use common sense for their own safety, stop and push the button to activate the crossing beacons.

So, while we do follow the City’s Comprehensive Plan Policy to protect neighborhoods, improve conditions for non-motorized street users to enhance livable communities, we must work within the parameters and standards as well. The development of the Azalea Neighborhoods Traffic Plan is complete now, copy attached, and we continue to amend this plan from time to time as issues arise. Unfortunately, since 9th Avenue N is classified as a “Collector Roadway” in the City’s Comprehensive Plan, we are not able to consider installation of any vertical elements like speed humps. Since this roadway is designated to carry heavier vehicle volumes to/from the neighborhood to/from “Arterial Roadways”, this includes emergency vehicles.

Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention and I trust that the measures outlined in our plan of action will help to address this through additional education and enforcement.

I, as a biker, will not use those crossing signals as long as "the voice" is activated. It's really annoying to put up with, totally unnecessary (like the 911 tags all along the path, like what idiot except the Trail's boss doesn't know to call 911 when and if) and should be disabled. You, Mr.Frederick, are part of the problem, not part of the solution.

I think if they turn on the School Caution lights or the cross walk lights, it absolutely slows down the speeders

@Ken, voice activation supports blind individuals who might want to use the trail and need assistance crossing. Also, 911 tags provide location information for distressed individuals.

Right, just so you have plenty of excuses for polluting the planet. Keep'em coming, apologist!

There is 1 sign west of the trail posted at 30mph westbound, maybe we should start by adding an additional sign to mark the area as being a 30mph zone. Just a crazy observation.