Ann Arbor

Open Issues: 2 • Closed Issues: 1,106 • Acknowledged Issues: 72
Watching issues created after: 2014-09-24

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  • 524 W Stadium Ann Arbor, MI - Ann Arbor
    The crosswalk across Stadium to get to Pioneer HS is on one of the busiest streets in town and sees near misses with our kids every day. These kids deserve a flashing light like there are on Plymouth Rd. to help them cross, especially as the days get shorter. Please take this seriously before something tragic happens.
  • Nixon Rd. Ann Arbor, Michigan - Ann Arbor
    There is a crosswalk on Nixon Rd. near the entrance to Clague middle school. I've noticed that there is no street light illuminating the cross-walk, making it very difficult for drivers to see pedestrians waiting to cross or already in the cross-walk when it is dark in the early morning or in the evening. Drivers very often fail to yield to pedestrians here and I have had some near misses with cars. Please consider adding a streetlight here to make pedestrians more visible before an accident happens!
  • `Other issue Archived
    2052-2086 Nixon Rd Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA - Ann Arbor

    I noticed today that there are no stop signs at the three exits from the Plymouth Road Mall on to Nixon Road. Could the City please add stop signs at these locations?

    The exits from the Traver Village Shopping Center across the street have stop signs. Nixon Road has many walkers and bikers of all ages. I believe an older person was hit by a car at the location pictured last year. In my experience, drivers regularly come to a rolling stop at these exits and some times do not stop at all. Adding stop signs to these exits would encourage cars to come to a full stop, making it more likely that they will see walkers, bikers, and other cars. Thank you!

  • `Other issue Acknowledged
    Broadway St & Maiden Ln Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA - Ann Arbor

    A new "No turn on red" sign has been placed at this intersection, on Maiden Lane, turning onto Broadway/Plymouth. This sign is one of hundreds, literally, that have been placed around the city in the last few months. I wonder if there was some kind of sale on these signs, maybe a BOGO, or rather a BOGH, buy one, get a hundred, given the large number of new "No turn on red" signs in the city, seemingly every city block.

    Some of these intersections are totally confusing with the added sign, for example Maiden Lane and Broadway/Plymouth. There is a specific light for the right turn. So now when that turns green, does that mean a right turn is ok, regardless of whether the traffic light is red? Which do we pay attention to? The light or the sign?

    And the intersection of Industrial and Stadium has two "No turn on red signs" right next to each other, literally, on the right side of Industrial, when drivers are on Industrial, waiting and waiting and waiting to turn right onto Stadium, even when there are zero cars on Stadium. This is totally ludicrous.

    In my estimation, placing all of these signs around the city at almost every block makes no sense whatsoever in terms of traffic flow. Was a thorough traffic assessment done at each of these intersections prior to placing the signs? I doubt it. Given the number of intersections involved, it would take years to complete.

    The signs are frequently not obeyed, drivers turn right as they used to, when there is no traffic, which is how it should be. These signs are not needed, and definitely hundreds of them aren't needed around the city streets, causing traffic backups.

    Most of these "No turn on red signs" around the city are not necessary and cause big traffic backups. On Industrial, not allowing cars to turn right onto Stadium on red, creates a huge backup on Stimson, since cars and large buses have nowhere to go when the Stimson light turns green!

    Very bad decision to have so many "No turn on red" signs placed on so many city streets.

  • Other issue Archived
    3601 Plymouth Rd - Ann Arbor
    Please disallow left turns on to Plymouth from the new Plum Market, as they are across the street from the Holiday Inn. It's incredibly disruptive and dangerous, especially during morning and evening rush hour
  • 2301 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, Michigan - Ann Arbor

    Along the Plymouth Road Corridor there are wonderful striped bike lanes. In many sections the striping is well worn and almost invisible. I have mentioned before the short eastbound section between Nixon and Huron Parkway and heard that the street is too narrow for a bike lane there. Still, it would be awesome to have the entire Plymouth road bike lane system re-striped - to make the lanes visible before the fall semester starts and traffic increases - both bikes and cars.

    Thanks!

  • `Other issue Acknowledged
    Broadway St & Plymouth Rd Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA - Ann Arbor
    Broadway light does not recognize bicycles: when I wait at the light on my bike to turn left from Broadway onto Plymouth Rd (west, towards Downtown), the light does not change. Please re-time this light or add sensors for bicycles.
  • Crosswalks Archived
    Nixon Rd & Traver Blvd Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA - Ann Arbor
    The Clague Middle School crosswalk on Nixon just south of Traver is unsafe. There is potential for a child to be injured or killed at this location while walking to or from school. Despite the help of a crossing guard, the conditions inherent to this crosswalk present a hazard to the children crossing. The crosswalk itself is very poorly marked and traffic patterns are extremely chaotic, especially during morning rush hour when kids are heading to school. For traffic heading south on Nixon, the neon school crosswalk sign is completely obscured by a small tree. This demands immediate attention. We request that this tree be removed AND other actions be taken. We also request installing blinking crosswalk lights and/or cones (like those further south on Nixon, designed to slow traffic). Without immediate steps taken to make this crosswalk safe for our children, and considering the increased volume of traffic and growing vegetation, the potential remains for tragedy to occur.
  • 1623-1687 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, Michigan - Ann Arbor
    This is on the north/west side of Plymouth, the right-hand side of the right-most lane on westbound Plymouth, between Barton and the Penske rental place. This is a whole section of potholes that are rapidly getting worse. In one day a bunch of them went from cracked pavement to 6" holes.
  • Crosswalks Acknowledged
    Jackson Ave & Worden Ave Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA - Ann Arbor

    For the entire length of Jackson Rd from where it begins at the eastwardly portion at the split off at Huron Rd and until Maple Rd, there is not a single crosswalk (approximately 0.8 miles). However, there are multiple bus stops along the length of the road on each side. Equivalent thoroughfare roads in Ann Arbor have crosswalks (Plymouth, Packard, Maple, etc), which allow for people to safely cross.

    In August, I raised this issue and was directed to MDOT (as that portion of Jackson Ave is under their jurisdiction). I spoke with a communications representative, who provided me the following information: "Such a request would need to be initiated by the City. Usually, MDOT would be open to discussing a project with the City. We do not currently have a project programed. However, if the city desires a midblock crossing, and the city is willing to bear the cost (of design and construction), then they would need to apply for a permit from us through our Construction Permit System requesting our permission (in the form of a permit) to do so."

    With that said, is there a way I can elevate this to the city's attention to see if it could be considered in future transportation budgets?

  • Other issue Archived
    3401-3437 Plymouth Rd Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA - Ann Arbor
    Large hump in west bound lanes of Plymouth Rd about 100 feet west of Green Rd intersection from asphalt buckling, approximately 6-8 inch high hump. Big problem for low cars.
  • Other Acknowledged
    Crosswalk In Front Of 2565 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, Michigan - Ann Arbor
    The city may already realize this, but a big problem with that crosswalk is the sight-distance from the right-most lane of EB Plymouth to the crosswalk. Besides the fairly blind curve, there's a beautiful young oak on that curve that really blocks the view of that crosswalk light. That would be a great place to put another flashing indicator, synchronized with the main RRFB at the crosswalk, west of that tree and the crosswalk, probably about mid-way between the signal at Traverwood and the crosswalk farther east.