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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Can't Fix #158375

Line of Sight:

Other: Attempting to turn left onto Hillside onto Washington is extremely difficult during high traffic times. Contributing to this is the very poor sight line when attempting to see oncoming traffic - the hill up from walnut blocks westbound traffic to a degree, and the porch structure built to the property line at 202 E Hillside makes it very hard to see eastbound traffic. What could be done to make this intersection feel less perilous?

Assigned to
Sara Gomez

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3/7/2017
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History

4/27/2017 12:05:52 Closed by Sara Gomez

Discussed at Traffic considerations meeting 4/10. Came to the conclusion that if a driver pulls forward to 10' from the edge of travelway in the very middle of the roadway (since it is a one-way st) sight distance is much improved and adequate. The pedestrian crosswalk can be used as a guideline for that measurement. The northernmost line of the crosswalk is approximately 10' back from edge of travelway, which is where the driver of the vehicle should be placed for best sight distance. The crash data for this intersection does not indicate a history that would indicate the need for stop control at this intersection. We would also suggest that if this still isn't a comfortable solution for the driver that they try the alleyway east of Washington street or try Grant street as alternative routes. Constituent was anonymous, therefore not directly contacted.

Sent notification to Sara Gomez
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=158375 Closed by Sara Gomez Discussed at Traffic considerations meeting 4/10. Came to the conclusion that if a driver pulls forward to 10' from the edge of travelway in the very middle of the roadway (since it is a one-way st) sight distance is much improved and adequate. The pedestrian crosswalk can be used as a guideline for that measurement. The northernmost line of the crosswalk is approximately 10' back from edge of travelway, which is where the driver of the vehicle should be placed for best sight distance. The crash data for this intersection does not indicate a history that would indicate the need for stop control at this intersection. We would also suggest that if this still isn't a comfortable solution for the driver that they try the alleyway east of Washington street or try Grant street as alternative routes. Constituent was anonymous, therefore not directly contacted.

4/27/2017 11:49:00 Sara Gomez followed up on this ticket

Discussed at Traffic considerations meeting 4/10. Came to the conclusion that if a driver pulls forward to 10' from the edge of travelway in the very middle of the roadway (since it is a one-way st) sight distance is much improved and adequate. The pedestrian crosswalk can be used as a guideline for that measurement. The northernmost line of the crosswalk is approximately 10' back from edge of travelway, which is where the driver of the vehicle should be placed for best sight distance. The crash data for this intersection does not indicate a history that would indicate the need for stop control at this intersection. We would also suggest that if this still isn't a comfortable solution for the driver that they try the alleyway east of Washington street or try Grant street as alternative routes.

Sent notification to Sara Gomez
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=158375 Sara Gomez followed up on this ticket Discussed at Traffic considerations meeting 4/10. Came to the conclusion that if a driver pulls forward to 10' from the edge of travelway in the very middle of the roadway (since it is a one-way st) sight distance is much improved and adequate. The pedestrian crosswalk can be used as a guideline for that measurement. The northernmost line of the crosswalk is approximately 10' back from edge of travelway, which is where the driver of the vehicle should be placed for best sight distance. The crash data for this intersection does not indicate a history that would indicate the need for stop control at this intersection. We would also suggest that if this still isn't a comfortable solution for the driver that they try the alleyway east of Washington street or try Grant street as alternative routes.

3/31/2017 09:08:00 Sara Gomez inspected this Location

I had a co-worker help me investigate this intersection on 3/29. We found at 14.5' back from the intersection line of sight was not adequate. When we adjusted to 10', line of sight was adequate. our Engineering team will be discussing this intersection next Friday (4/7) to consider possibilities for improvement.

Sent notification to Sara Gomez
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=158375 Sara Gomez inspected this Location I had a co-worker help me investigate this intersection on 3/29. We found at 14.5' back from the intersection line of sight was not adequate. When we adjusted to 10', line of sight was adequate. our Engineering team will be discussing this intersection next Friday (4/7) to consider possibilities for improvement.

3/14/2017 12:15:56 Neil Kopper assigned this case to Sara Gomez

Sent notification to Sara Gomez
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=158375 Neil Kopper assigned this case to Sara Gomez You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

3/14/2017 11:44:38 Anonymous assigned this case to Neil Kopper

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=158375 Russell White assigned this case to Neil Kopper You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

3/7/2017 12:02:29 Anonymous assigned this case to Anonymous

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=158375 Anonymous assigned this case to Russell White You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

3/7/2017 12:02:29 Opened by Anonymous

1424 S Washington ST

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47401
Latitude39.15062713623
Longitude-86.532516479492
Neighborhood AssociationBryan Park
TownshipPerry

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