I live half a block away from Oakland Ave. and I belong to the Neighborhood Association Traffic Committee. We've been working on that block of Oakland Ave. for years (though we're kind of burned out lately).
Westbound access for bikers is a big issue on that block; bikers tend to ride on the sidewalk or against traffic on the street, and neither alternative is really safe. But the street is one-way now to limit through traffic, and I don't think it would be acceptable to make it two-way again. About two years ago, we invited Traffic Engineering to take a look at the block and suggest solutions. As I recall, we came up with a tentative proposal to make the block two-way except for a short stretch by Monroe St., which would be one-way, with a contraflow lane for bikes (more or less like the intersection of Jenifer & Spaight). I was under the impression that Traffic Engineering was going to come back to use with a more detailed proposal, but it seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. I still think that plan is worth looking at. As for Crazylegs Lane -- instead of a contraflow lane, I'd like to see the whole thing closed to automobiles and replaced with the two-way bike path. This change would simplify the Breese Terrace/Regent Street intersection, and it might reduce traffic somewhat on Oakland Ave. I thought it might be possible to implement this idea when the Regent/Monroe/Breese intersection was reconstructed, but that project seems to be on hold right now. Perhaps somebody from the City can provide more up-to-date information than I have. Michael Lemberger wrote: > On Oct 20, George Perkins wrote: > [...] >> Another acknowledgement of reality would be to add a counter flow >> on the Crazy Legs Lane one-way (that idiotic short cut-through and >> pedestrian hazard on the greenspace triangle at Regent St. / Monroe >> St. / Little St. / Breese Terrace). The counter flow should be >> extended down Oakland Ave. for 1 block to Madison St. while we're >> at it. (Now that the railroad crossing is long gone, I hope it is >> in the city's plans to completely redesign that intersection.) > > Why not just make Oakland two-way again? I seem to recall seeing > proposals for redesigns at one point, which I assume are in process. > Anyone know whether they're available to view online? > > While we're in that neighborhood, I've been meaning to mention that > the Southwest path's surface was damaged by the contractors during > the reconstruction of the Edgewood avenue bridge. I'm wondering > whether there are any plans to fix it? Also looks like the drainage > ditch on the north side of the path is above grade, so I fully expect > a few ice skaters will be joining us on that section very soon. > > For anyone from the city who might be reading, the work crews appear > to have forgotten a number of orange road work signs along the path > between Commonwealth and Breeze Terrace. > > Michael Lemberger > Madison > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
