Issue acknowledged - assigning to Technical Services.

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Eli
Powereli@gmail.com
802-233-9998

Issue Acknowledged - Assigning to Technical Services

Acknowledged by DPW based on previous comment.

I agree. Had many close calls from right lane drivers going straight. Most intersections, left lanes are only turning lanes.

Any update here?

It took the City years to establish the recent 2 ft no parking rule around driveways. Unfortunately this will take time, a lot of time, don't hold your breath Eli. Id guess to say that this will be discussed for a few months at DPW, if recommended, given to the public works commission for a vote, and then we will wait for the city to implement the change. Its the way Burlington works.

How about we check with Loco Motion ?

This intersection used to be setup the way being requested. It was changed to left/straight and right turn lanes a few years ago. More cars were able to get through the light back then.

This issue was recategorized from Other to Capital improvements and long-term projects.

What is the status of this?

on the back burner

I kind of disagree with the premise here... It's set up so the left lane can go straight or turn left on a green light. However, the right lane is always available to turn right whether green or red, which seems like a benefit to keep traffic flowing. South Union is a 1-way street past this intersection so when the light is green, you are not waiting for oncoming traffic to clear.. you can turn immediately (so long as no pedestrians in crosswalk). Otherwise, if the right lane allowed to go straight, you wouldn't be able to make a right on red if someone in front of you. It definitely works better as is. Notably, the intersection at Pine Street and Main Street is set up the same way... left lane is go straight or turn left and right lane is for turning right only (although it doesn't work as well at Pine & Main as there IS oncoming traffic to consider).

GMRE,
That does seem to make more sense. With South Union being a one-way Rd, the right turn lane would never back up.

Go stand at the intersection for an hour. For 100 cars that come through that intersection, between 0-1 go right at the light. ALL others go straight or left.

This forum is to alert city departments/authorities about issues in our city, not to have debates on issues.

Unfortunately, SCF has devolved into the same pointless debates we see on social media between people who will never agree.

Again, the city has made it clear that this is the way to report on issues or bring issues to their attention. There is no other way besides this forum, which in my experience does not work, it only justifies DPW to say "we are listening" when in fact these issues are back-burnered or ignored. It's a faceless, one-sided communication between taxpayers and the staff of the city.

Powereli,
Discussions are a way to come to a solution. When I lived on So. Union I almost never took a left. It may be your opinion that these are pointless debates. If you really want to get something done go to the Public Works Commission meeting tonight and speak. There is a time in the beginning for the public to speak.

Looks like this will be fixed this summer as part of the new bike plan.

We cannot send two lanes of traffic through the signal when there are not two lanes to receive it downstream. Years ago, there used to be two lanes downstream, and if I recall right, both lanes approaching Main were allowed to go straight. Left lane might have had LEFT LANE MUST TURN LEFT at College. Yes, this used to allow more traffic through on each cycle. With only one lane north of Main, the present lane configuration is probably as efficient as we can make it.
The Department of Public Works has resolved this request. Thanks for helping to keep Burlington a great place to live and work.

First off, it's comical that this issue was opened in July of 2016 and closed today. A year and half later to get 'action' from the Department of Public Works.

Second, DPW clearly didn't read the original issue. The right lane needs to be a 'right or straight' option. The left lane needs to be a 'left turn only' lane. As it is the left lane is 'left or straight' but this lane is backed up all the time because these are the two behaviors the drives most want to do. Pick the two most used behaviors and separate them. Use logic. People either want to go left or straight. Hardly anyone goes right, yet we have an ENTIRE LANE for 'only going right'. Again, City/DPW not reading the original issue or understanding it.

Either way, another show of SCF's ineffectiveness and ultimate frustrating for taxpayers. We are told to not call DPW, to only use this system to resolve issues, yet when we do it's a year and a half to get an answer, and then no action. We pay for these systems. We pay for DPW to do this work, or in this case not do the work.

The intersection is broken Cars are backed up to go left or straight at the light daily. The right lane is empty. Make the right lane a 'right or straight' lane and the left land a 'left only' lane and it's fixed. The solution is so obvious. It pains me DPW can not see this or will not react to this.