Thank you for your request regarding street signs, it has been received as #19-05-0012. If your request is regarding the replacement of an existing sign that has been damaged or is missing, Public Works will respond within 1-2 weeks. Given a lack of staffing, your request is responded to in the order received, unless there is an urgent safety issue. We appreciate your patience.

I do not agree with putting stop signs or traffic signals on the corner of Broadway and San Jose. This will create more congestion and back-up traffic to Broadway and Encinal, which is probably one of the busiest intersections in town. The crosswalk sign at Broadway and San Jose does not work, people keep knocking it down, either intentionally or unintentionally. Either crosswalk lights embedded in the crosswalk itself or a flashing light either strung overhead in the intersection or attached on a lamp post before the intersection may be warranted. I would not necessarily blame speeding drivers necessarily, the fashion trend of wearing black or dark hoodies makes seeing pedestrians at night walking up to or through the crosswalk challenging for drivers.

Thank you for your request to help make Alameda’s transportation infrastructure as safe and efficient as possible. Your suggestion will be included in the annual review of locations where traffic calming measures may be implemented. Public Works, Alameda Police, and the City’s Transportation Planning Unit prioritize improvements based a location’s history of collisions, police citations, its relationship with existing transportation plans and improvements, cost of the improvement given budget constraints, and suggestions from members of the public, such as yours. Please find more information about the locations and improvements occurring in 2020 here:
https://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/Public-Works/20192020-Traffic-Safety-Incidents-and-Response
and more about traffic safety and calming generally here: https://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/Public-Works/Traffic-Safety-and-Calming

Going forward, please submit any traffic calming requests to the Traffic Calming Suggestion category.

Please disregard the above standard reply. This section of roadway belongs to Caltrans and any traffic calming improvements are reviewed by them. Per our communications with them in recent past, they are planning on installing flashing pedestrian signs at this intersection. These signs are technically called rectangular rapid flashing beacons, or RRFB. These are the current standard for the in-roadway crosswalk lights. We do not have any additional information, such as expected construction date.