Liz Brisson

abandoned sign stand

there is a meter that has been broken and the head is on the ground

there is a meter that has been broken and the head is on the ground

The south leg of Grand/Harrison is closed. There is a ton of pedestrian activity here given the lake and people are crossing anyway (see photo). Please make a safe place to do so.

The new development in the NW corner of 17th/Alice has closed pedestrian access along the north side of 17th Street. This is not allowed according to OakDOT's January 2017 design guidance for accommodating pedestrians in construction zones. In downtown, sidewalk detours are not allowed for more than 4 hours and must have a flagger. This appears to be a permanent detour that has been present since construction started.

The new development (1640 Broadway or 449 17th Street) has closed pedestrian access along the south side of 17th Street. This is not allowed according to OakDOT's January 2017 design guidance for accommodating pedestrians in construction zones. In downtown, sidewalk detours are not allowed for more than 4 hours and must have a flagger. This appears to be a permanent detour that has been present since construction started.

OakDOT has temporary traffic control guidance that says contractors need to leave a temporary pedestrian accommodation when under construction, but this is not being followed. It is a safety issue because there is a very high volume of pedestrian activity between the climbing gym, the social services building, and residential multi-family building on this side of the street.

The multi-family building under construction next to the climbing gym is occupying the sidewalk and had cordon-ed off a temporary crossing that was working well. Last week, the temporary crossing became a storage area for rebar and pedestrians are being directed to cross mid-block. This is a very un-safe situation. There is too much of a desire line to stay on the north side of the street, and I keep seeing people walking in the street instead of crossing. The street also has a lot of AC Transit buses running on it that don't mix well with pedestrians walking in the street. The buildings on the north side of the street include the County Social Services building, Uptown Place condos, SEIU, and climbing gym. Please require them to keep this crossing open. I am attaching a picture of a man in a walker crossing in the street here. Every day, I see something like this. Thanks in advance for your attention to this.