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I write to you today after witnessing another accident along Alameda's Safe Routes to School, at the corner of San Jose and Post St. this morning as the school kids were walking to Lincoln Middle School.
I have tried for years to get safety measures added to this corner because I regularly see the near misses and sadly, also the accidents that occur on this corner. I have been able to get two corners painted red to help with visibility so cars can't park there, but it is simply not enough. We need more safety measures or I fear one of our kids will be hit - 4 way stop or speed bumps, or flashing lights, something to increase awareness and visibility and to decrease speed. San Jose is a speedway that people use to avoid other more main streets - there are not a lot of stop signs along the route near our home, so from High Street to Fernside, where there are no stop signs, drivers race as children ride and walk to and from school.
I am especially concerned because San Jose is part of the recommended Alameda Safe Routes to School for kids attending Lincoln and Otis, in addition to kids like my own who use San Jose to get across town to Wood.
I know you are working on a Vision Zero plan and I ask you to focus on San Jose and Post and all streets along the Safe Routes to School.
också frågat...
A. Unsafe crossing
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Alameda, CA (Verified Official)
Godkänd Transportation Planning (Verified Official)
Thank you for reporting your concerns about street safety in Alameda. San Jose Ave is proposed to be a traffic-calmed bicycle boulevard in the draft Active Transportation Plan recommendations. This would include crossing improvements at key intersections, including High St. More information is here: www.activealameda.org/Recommendations#section-3. The full draft Active Transportation Plan should be released in spring or summer 2022. Join the mailing list here: www.alamedaca.gov/Subscribe
Your report will help inform the City of Alameda’s work to achieve our Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries. We will use street safety reports, including yours, in combination with crash data and equity indicators to prioritize and design street safety investments. This evaluation will generally happen on an annual basis, with some exceptions for clear and pressing trends. Issues that the City deems to be immediate safety concerns will be elevated for quick action.
For more information and a list of current and planned transportation projects, see www.AlamedaCA.gov/SaferStreets
HighFernsideEncinalCentral (Registered User)