closed #130586
Traffic Suggestions
Bloomington, IN
- Case Date:
- 2/9/2013
There is a sign that says IU game traffic . It is on westbound 46 on the way to Elletsville, I think it should be on the east bound side of 46 heading towards Bloomington.
There is a sign that says IU game traffic . It is on westbound 46 on the way to Elletsville, I think it should be on the east bound side of 46 heading towards Bloomington.
This is a suggestion for the intersection where Range Rd and Pete Ellis Drive intersect 10th street. I would like to suggest that a “no right on red” sign be put up for traffic traveling west bound on 10th street. If I am heading south on Range Rd and want to turn (left) west onto 10th street I am required to stop well in advance of the intersection because the radius allowed for cars turning onto Range Rd from 10th street (right) is affected by the concrete wall on the northeast corner of the intersection. If I have a green light on Range Rd and I am turning left onto 10th and a car turns right on red from west bound 10th street onto Range Rd I could possibly have a head-on collision. The reason I mention this is because I have nearly been hit head-on twice in the past month. I don’t think cars turning onto Range Rd think about how much room they need to clear the turn and therefore need to cut into the Range Rd left turn lane. Cars who are traveling on Range Rd and are making a left turn aren’t expecting a car to turn into them from 10th street.
I would like to suggest increased reckless driving enforcement for stopping to drop off and pick up passengers on 3rd St, and College ave, and anywhere else really. I have seen and been involved several close calls from unexpected non-signaled stops for passengers in non-commercial vehicles not at intersections or waysides.
There needs to be a left turn light when coming west on 10th and turning south onto Pete Ellis. Traffic gets backed up and some cars try to go around when others are using the right turn lane (which is useless)
The speed limit sign that was here had been missing for some time. For about a month, it was laying in the grass about half block north. Now it's gone.
A crosswalk is marked on the pavement here, yet no crosswalk signs are present on Third Street. I was told in December by a city employee that these signs would be installed in the next week, but the signs still are not present.
The alley section behind our business and that of the Von Lee Building on E. Kirkwood is in need of paving. The patching done a few weeks ago has loosened and many potholes remain. Can the city please budget this section of the alley to be re-paved as it is now a common traffic thoroughfare and in disrepair? Also, there is a Piazza truck driver who parks his truck daily along a stretch of this alley while eating his 2-3 hour lunch. He is not conducting business while parked there each weekday. There is a "no parking" sign adjacent to where he parks. He claims there is no where else he can park and eat his lunch...As Spring weather comes, this alley gets much mixed use traffic, and his truck is a barrier to the flow of traffic. I spoke with him today and he admitted that he just parks there to eat - he is not delivering to the Von Lee building. Parking fees?
Need for a left turn signal traffic light at E 10th and Pete Ellis. This intersection is an accident waiting to happen!
Street sign for grant st is missing at 7th
The intersection of Winslow Road and Allendale is unsafe. As a resident of Sherwood Oaks, weekly I witness people driving through the stop signs on Winslow Rd. or not obeying right of way. In addition, there is no safe way for pedestrians to cross Winslow from Allendale to the multi-use trail that is on the North side of Winslow (leading to the Winslow Sports Park and YMCA). This is a very wide intersection and it is not one that motorists easily see pedestrians because of the width. A flashing light, a pedestrian crossing sign, or pedestrian crossing painted stripes on the roadway would help. Sherwood Oaks and neighboring areas have many walkers who use the crossing and it is not safe to do so. In particular for children who cross the street to the park on foot or bike.