Other: There needs to be a pedestrian walk light in the walk way across 10th Street from Kelley to the library. As it currently stands, pedestrians block the flow of traffic for as much a 15 minutes--and I mean, literally, zero cars get through. Not only does this contribute to the already congested traffic on campus, it is a hazard to every pedestrian, as well as the cars. The traffic from this walkway often extends west to Indiana Ave. and 7th Street and east to Crosstown Shopping Center. Cars block the intersections and it creates hazards for everyone. Students haphazardly cross the road without looking or paying attention because the walkway basically gives them carte blanche to do so. It only takes one driver not paying attention for a very bad incident to occur. I know I am not the first person to complain about this and when an incident happens, everyone will look to the Street Division and wonder why no one has ever done anything to fix this situation. All it takes is some sort of flashing light at the walkway similar to a cross walk that periodically stops pedestrian traffic and allows traffic through. Thank you.
There are two signalized intersections both east and west of the crossing in question for pedestrians to cross, Engineering cannot be responsible for pedestrians crossing illegally when safe and legal crossing opportunities are provided. An email was sent to Ms. Patton explaining that enforcement of traffic regulation was the responsibility of law enforcement personnel.
| City | Bloomington |
|---|---|
| State | IN |
| Latitude | 39.171363830566 |
| Longitude | -86.517623901367 |
| Status | Case Date | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| closed | 1/3/2018 | Traffic Signals |