uReport

City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Can't Fix #154248

Sidewalk & Curb Complaints:

Other: The footpath on the NW corner of College Ave & Old 37 has an extremely steep section approaching the curb cuts designating the College Ave. pedestrian crosswalk. It is quite unusable for power wheelchairs. Moreover, the lack of a side path along Old SR 37 means coming from Gourley Pike, I must approach the intersection with my chair in the motorway running against oncoming traffic. Of necessity, I must operate in the center of the lane keeping away from the soft shoulder. This is potentially quite hazardous for me given the 40+ mph cross- & turning-traffic and the concrete trucks that frequent this intersection.

Assigned to
Neil Kopper

History

8/12/2016 13:23:09 Closed by Neil Kopper

related to multiple other reports, these concerns will be added to the appropriate lists for project prioritization

8/12/2016 13:22:13 Neil Kopper contacted Anonymous

Hi David, Thank you for submitting these uReports related to accessibility concerns in the Kinser Pike/Gourley Pike area. While I can't commit to any timeframe for completing these improvements, this information is very helpful in prioritizing needs throughout the City. I'll try to briefly respond to each of your reports below and please feel free to follow up with additional questions or comments. Crosswalks - Gourley Pike at Kinser Pike also Kinser Pike near Colonial Crest Apts. These will require some additional analysis to ensure that a crosswalk is appropriate (we'll need to look into details such as sight distance, number of pedestrians currently crossing, and motor vehicle speeds/volumes). I'll be adding your request to a list with requests for other locations in the city. To be upfront, it will take some time to make it through these requests. If you're interested to know more about pedestrian crossing treatments, we reference the following two documents in our analyses: City of Boulder's "Pedestrian Crossing Treatment Installation Guidelines" https://bouldercolorado.gov/transportation/pedestrian-crossing-treatments and NCHRP 562 "Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings" http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/157723.aspx Missing Sidewalks - Old 37 (College to Gourley Pike), Gourley Pike (ped bridge to Colonial Crest Apts). We'll have to prioritize these with numerous other sidewalk requests throughout the City that compete for funding. I'll suggest these for the list of projects that the City Council Sidewalk Committee prioritizes each year. I'll also check in with MCCSC to get an idea about demand for sidewalks on Gourley Pike to the ped bridge related to school access to help with prioritization. Both of these areas are now on our radar, but would you prioritize one of these as more important than the other? Existing Path Improvements - steep section on Old 37 approaching College, staircase on Kinser, rough alignment at south edge of ped bridge. It's likely we'd combine any work at the ped bridge with potential sidewalk connection on Gourley Pike. The staircase is clearly not accessible and we'll be putting it into a tracking program for a future project. The path on Old 37 is indeed very steep and we'll also track this one for a future project. If you had to prioritize between those two requests, which would you pick as most important? I can't guarantee when we'll be able to prioritize and fund either of those, but we certainly recognize the needs and benefits. I know I haven't given you any definitive answers here, but I appreciate you taking the time to submit these reports and we will be working towards improvements in the area. Thanks, - Neil

7/29/2016 11:52:30 Andrew Cibor assigned this case to Neil Kopper

7/25/2016 08:05:27 Anonymous assigned this case to Andrew Cibor

7/25/2016 00:59:14 Anonymous assigned this case to Anonymous

7/25/2016 00:59:14 Opened by Anonymous

1900–1924 N Old State Road 37

CityBloomington
StateIN
Latitude39.183391571045
Longitude-86.534652709961

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