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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #173619

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Other: The new median installed seems like an addition to try to help pedestrians make a safe transition across the street. I think that’s a great step as I often have worried about students at dismissal from south trying to safely make their way across that intersection to the bus stop. However as it currently is, it is not safe for drivers & maybe not even pedestrians. I watched 2 cars drive right over it just after dark, one definitely popped a tire. When I passed it another time I noticed multiple tire marks over the median. There does not seem to be clear enough markings on the median to warn drivers that they need to swerve to the side to avoid it. This is certainly true at night, yet I believe may be true during the daytime too as there are no signs or markings to show that the driver must shift to the right around the median or slow down in any way. Perhaps this measure taken to try to improve safety is actually more dangerous to all. A pedestrian may have a false sense of safety standing on an unmarked median that is not early visible or marked for cars to see. Can it be made into an official crosswalk with proper signage and clear expectations for drivers to slow, be aware and stop for pedestrians? Please take steps to make this safer for drivers and pedestrians. If school ever resumes this seems even more dangerous than it was before the addition of this median. Thank you!

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Matt Smethurst

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9/11/2020 12:49:36 Closed by Matt Smethurst

Barrels have been placed around pedestrian island until permanent striping and signage is installed.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=173619 Closed by Matt Smethurst Barrels have been placed around pedestrian island until permanent striping and signage is installed.

9/8/2020 08:22:56 Danna Workman assigned this case to Matt Smethurst

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9/7/2020 16:43:58 Anonymous assigned this case to Danna Workman

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9/7/2020 00:58:05 Opened by Anonymous

1981 S Henderson St, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA

CityBloomington
StateIN
Latitude39.144638061523
Longitude-86.526947021484

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