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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #176133

Street & Traffic Signs:

Other: Good Morning! I'm writing concerning the intersection of the BLine Trail and Rogers St. I'm so very grateful for the new speed bump and warning signage that was added recently. It has really made a positive impact on the communication between all humans who cross that intersection whether they are in cars, on bikes, or on foot. I'm asking that some of the confusing signage that now exists be addressed and potentially have a blinking yellow crosswalk system added just like what was added at 4th St. and Rogers. When walking on the BLine trail, there are stop signs saying that cross traffic does not stop thus pedestrians assume cars won't stop. That is accurate. On Rogers, their are yellow warning signs that people may be in the crosswalk and most cars want to stop and let people cross. This creates some confusion as each entrance to the intersection people are expecting the others to not stop. Then there are cars who don't stop and just fly over the speed bump which adds to the confusion. I believe the addition of flashing yellow blinking bright lights that are initiated by the pedestrians crossing on the BLine trail would provide much more obvious and direct communication to the cars creating a safer crossing area. Please install the flashing yellow cross walk lighting like you did on 4th and Rogers at this intersection. Gratefully!

Assigned to
Andrew Cibor

History

7/8/2021 16:29:03 Closed by Andrew Cibor

Thank you for sharing your observations and noting your concern. I'm happy to hear some of the recent improvements in the area (raised crossing, signage, etc.) are helping. Improvements like the rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB) that were installed at the intersection of 4th and Rogers can be costly and require capital project programming and funding. Currently such an enhancement is not programmed at the B-Line crossing of Rogers St and such a project would need to be prioritized with similar requests throughout the city. Staff from multiple city departments (e.g., Planning & Transportation, Parks & Recreation, and Engineering) are evaluating existing trail crossings of city roads to determine if changes may be beneficial.

Sent notification to Andrew Cibor, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=176133 Closed by Andrew Cibor Thank you for sharing your observations and noting your concern. I'm happy to hear some of the recent improvements in the area (raised crossing, signage, etc.) are helping. Improvements like the rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB) that were installed at the intersection of 4th and Rogers can be costly and require capital project programming and funding. Currently such an enhancement is not programmed at the B-Line crossing of Rogers St and such a project would need to be prioritized with similar requests throughout the city. Staff from multiple city departments (e.g., Planning & Transportation, Parks & Recreation, and Engineering) are evaluating existing trail crossings of city roads to determine if changes may be beneficial.

6/14/2021 05:19:28 Anonymous assigned this case to Andrew Cibor

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=176133 Mike Stinson assigned this case to Andrew Cibor You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

6/13/2021 08:20:37 Anonymous assigned this case to Danna Workman

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=176133 Anonymous assigned this case to Danna Workman You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

6/13/2021 08:20:37 Opened by Anonymous