uReport

City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Can't Fix #161633

Biking & Walking:

Other: Dangerous pedestrian crossing at Walnut and Grimes. I have almost been hit 3 times in the last 2 weeks by inattentive drives as I cross Walnut at Grimes (southern crosswalk) as I walk to the B-Line. Please consider improvements to the crosswalk so that pedestrians are more visible to drivers. Thanks.

Assigned to
Neil Kopper

History

10/24/2017 15:07:23 Closed by Neil Kopper

Emailing with constituent, explained upcoming projects that may have some improvements, asking for additional info to better understand nature of near misses, forwarding info to bike/ped coordinator Significant changes at this intersection appear unlikely due to many constraints, closing uReport but will continue discussion via direct email to investigate possible improvements

Sent notification to Neil Kopper, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=161633 Closed by Neil Kopper Emailing with constituent, explained upcoming projects that may have some improvements, asking for additional info to better understand nature of near misses, forwarding info to bike/ped coordinator Significant changes at this intersection appear unlikely due to many constraints, closing uReport but will continue discussion via direct email to investigate possible improvements

10/24/2017 15:04:03 Neil Kopper followed up on this ticket

sent email to constituent: thanks for taking the time to submit this uReport and I'm sorry to hear about your near misses. I'll be forwarding your report to the City's bicycle and pedestrian coordinator to ensure the area is considered for improvements. To let you know about a few things that are already planned regarding pedestrian safety - there is a project going to construction next year that will install ADA-compliant pedestrian push buttons and countdown pedestrian indications (instead of just a flashing red hand, there's a numerical countdown so you know how much time you have left to cross). There is also a large utility project planned for the area, also next year, that will require removing and replacing a significant amount of pavement. As a part of that work we will be requiring the project to reinstall a more visible crosswalk. I don't know if those improvements will have any impact on the issue that you're experiencing. Any details that you can provide regarding the nature of the near misses that you note would be helpful. Are you crossing on the north or south side of the street? What time of day? What direction are the cars coming from? Thanks and please feel free to follow up with additional info, questions, or comments.

Sent notification to Neil Kopper, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=161633 Neil Kopper followed up on this ticket sent email to constituent: thanks for taking the time to submit this uReport and I'm sorry to hear about your near misses. I'll be forwarding your report to the City's bicycle and pedestrian coordinator to ensure the area is considered for improvements. To let you know about a few things that are already planned regarding pedestrian safety - there is a project going to construction next year that will install ADA-compliant pedestrian push buttons and countdown pedestrian indications (instead of just a flashing red hand, there's a numerical countdown so you know how much time you have left to cross). There is also a large utility project planned for the area, also next year, that will require removing and replacing a significant amount of pavement. As a part of that work we will be requiring the project to reinstall a more visible crosswalk. I don't know if those improvements will have any impact on the issue that you're experiencing. Any details that you can provide regarding the nature of the near misses that you note would be helpful. Are you crossing on the north or south side of the street? What time of day? What direction are the cars coming from? Thanks and please feel free to follow up with additional info, questions, or comments.

10/23/2017 08:03:25 Anonymous assigned this case to Neil Kopper

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=161633 Russell White assigned this case to Neil Kopper You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

10/22/2017 11:23:34 Anonymous assigned this case to Anonymous

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=161633 Anonymous assigned this case to Russell White You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

10/22/2017 11:23:34 Opened by Anonymous