11/15/2021 11:37:19 Closed by Neil Kopper
This section of East Third Street is owned and operated by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), not the City. You are welcome to reach out to them to request a meeting with someone who is in authority.
The City did coordinate with INDOT before the change was made, so I should let you know that the modification was not based on a decision to install bike lanes. The modification was primarily made to improve safety for people in motor vehicles, and it was made after studying potential impacts to traffic flow. National research shows significantly lower crash rates for streets configured as one lane in each direction with a center turn lane instead of two lanes in each direction. My understanding is that preliminary crash data from INDOT shows that crashes on East Third have indeed decreased. The bicycle lanes are certainly also considered a benefit, but they were only made possible because of the other desired safety improvements.
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Closed by Neil Kopper
This section of East Third Street is owned and operated by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), not the City. You are welcome to reach out to them to request a meeting with someone who is in authority.
The City did coordinate with INDOT before the change was made, so I should let you know that the modification was not based on a decision to install bike lanes. The modification was primarily made to improve safety for people in motor vehicles, and it was made after studying potential impacts to traffic flow. National research shows significantly lower crash rates for streets configured as one lane in each direction with a center turn lane instead of two lanes in each direction. My understanding is that preliminary crash data from INDOT shows that crashes on East Third have indeed decreased. The bicycle lanes are certainly also considered a benefit, but they were only made possible because of the other desired safety improvements.
10/26/2021 17:50:27 Adam Wason assigned this case to Neil Kopper
Neil -
Thought this might be best for your team to respond to, given that this is an INDOT controlled portion of the road.
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Neil -
Thought this might be best for your team to respond to, given that this is an INDOT controlled portion of the road.
10/26/2021 16:42:11 Anonymous assigned this case to Danna Workman
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