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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Can't Fix #181601

Street & Traffic Signs:

Other: We live in Meadowood a retirement community off 45/46. We have two entrances, one on Dunn and other Milo Sampson. Both areas have issues with people running stop signs.. a lot!! Coming in from Dunn street.. there is a 3 way stop at Dunn and Tamarack Trail. The traffic on Dunn is supposed to stop .. most of the time it’s a slow and go situation and other times it’s a don’t even slow down situation. This happens a lot. When we are leaving Meadowood and stopped at 3 way we are shocked at the number of vehicles that don’t stop. It’s a very dangerous situation for people on tamarack The Milo Sampson entrance to Meadowood also has a 3 way stop. The main problem is traffic coming off 45/46 down the hill.. they mostly don’t stop at all and continue on into the IU facility. And same goes for when vehicles leave the IU facility. It’s especially bad in the mornings when staff arrive for work at IU. We are an older crowd and enjoy walking in Meadowood area and the vehicles just don’t obey the stop signs Can something be done?? Flashing lights on stop signs?? Thank you. I’ve also contacted the city about the trash along Milo Sampson but told IU maintenance does that.. and have contacted them numerous times but no action Karen Johnston

Assigned to
Neil Kopper

History

12/30/2022 15:04:04 Closed by Neil Kopper

Thank you for submitting this uReport and I am sorry to hear that people have been illegally driving through those stop signs. Milo Sampson is not a City street, so I am unfamiliar with it and cannot offer suggestions regarding its traffic control or other conditions. The all-way stop at Dunn Street is a City street, but there is very little that we could do from an engineering standpoint to make drivers actually stop at the intersection. Unfortunately, we see this behavior at a number of all-way stop intersections, particularly when one street is noticeably lower volume than the other. Most likely the drivers know that the stop sign is there, but they do not perceive a compelling need to actually stop. Because of that, increasing visibility by installing beacons or additional signs does not result in compliance. Periodic police enforcement is an option you could request, though the Police are very busy and must prioritize their time. I appreciate you taking the time to submit this report and I'm sorry that I can't offer a more satisfying solution.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=181601 Closed by Neil Kopper Thank you for submitting this uReport and I am sorry to hear that people have been illegally driving through those stop signs. Milo Sampson is not a City street, so I am unfamiliar with it and cannot offer suggestions regarding its traffic control or other conditions. The all-way stop at Dunn Street is a City street, but there is very little that we could do from an engineering standpoint to make drivers actually stop at the intersection. Unfortunately, we see this behavior at a number of all-way stop intersections, particularly when one street is noticeably lower volume than the other. Most likely the drivers know that the stop sign is there, but they do not perceive a compelling need to actually stop. Because of that, increasing visibility by installing beacons or additional signs does not result in compliance. Periodic police enforcement is an option you could request, though the Police are very busy and must prioritize their time. I appreciate you taking the time to submit this report and I'm sorry that I can't offer a more satisfying solution.

9/22/2022 11:59:31 Anonymous assigned this case to Neil Kopper

Neil, Joe said to send this to you since they are requesting flashers be installed.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=181601 Chris Axsom assigned this case to Neil Kopper You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Neil, Joe said to send this to you since they are requesting flashers be installed.

9/22/2022 11:03:30 Anonymous assigned this case to Danna Workman

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=181601 Anonymous assigned this case to Danna Workman You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

9/22/2022 11:03:30 Opened by Anonymous