- Case Date:
- 6/19/2019
Near corner of Woodlawn/Atwater: alley that exits onto Woodlawn between Subway/apartment bldg. and rental house is dangerous. Shrubs on corner of Subway/apartment bldg. completely block the line of sight for drivers pulling out of this alley onto Woodlawn. Nothing can be seen that is approaching from the north and heading south. Have to pull car partially into the roadway to see if anything is coming. This is a heavily used alley due to an IU parking lot, IU office building and student housing rentals whose parking can only be accessed through the alley. And the area, itself, is active. This is even more dangerous to pedestrians/bikes/scooters. We cannot see them approaching and THEY CANNOT SEE US, either. It was bound to happen sooner or later and could have ended in injury or death. Yesterday I almost hit a jogger who was heading south on the sidewalk as I was trying to pull out onto Woodlawn. I couldn’t see him approaching due to the shrubs. He also could not see me! The shrubs completely blocked his line of sight and he couldn’t see that a car was approaching. The city has known about this for at least two years and hasn’t done anything to address it. My colleagues and I have tried repeatedly to have this fixed. Three cases were found in my search, but I know that there are more because this has been ongoing for longer than two years. Case #161202, 9/18/17, second half of complaint reported this. The case was closed with no mention of it having been addressed. Case #164914, 6/21/18, and case #167848, 3/21/19, are both still open. With neither showing any update that this is being addressed. Why? How can this be left unattended for so long? A whole year for case #164914! At some point there is going to be a tragedy here and it’ll be on the city for not having addressed this after multiple hazard reports.
Blocked Sidewalk
1001 W 11th ST
- Case Date:
- 6/13/2019
Overgrowth into sidewalk causing partial blockage.
- Case Date:
- 6/13/2019
Sidewalk on the east side of Adam Street just north of the stardust train bridge about half obstructed by grass. There's no sidewalk on the west side. there are no other roads nearby that crossed the railroad tracks. We need the full width.
- Case Date:
- 6/13/2019
this is the sidewalk on the north side of North Fairview in the short stretch where it runs roughly parallel to the east west train tracks just south of the 11th and Fairview train bridge. It was just cleaned up for the first time all year but there is solid obstruction of about a third of the sidewalk at ground level and the entire sidewalk at head level. there are multiple poison ivy plants as well.
- Case Date:
- 6/13/2019
South side walk on West 11th Street just west of the train bridge at Fairview mostly obstructed by ground cover growing on the sidewalk and trees hanging down in the head space over the sidewalk
- Case Date:
- 6/13/2019
East side walk on North Fairview just north of the train bridge at 11th and Fairview about a third obstructed by vegetation. This is a very narrow sidewalk with poor sight lines we need the full width.
- Case Date:
- 6/13/2019
North college south of the train bridge West sidewalk obstructed about a third of the way by vegetation including poison ivy.
- Case Date:
- 6/13/2019
south of train bridge on North Walnut West sidewalk partially obstructed by vegetation it is a very narrow sidewalk with a very busy street we need the full width.
- Case Date:
- 6/13/2019
North of 908 North Walnut. East side walk fully obstructed by vegetation on approach to train bridge. There is no alternative sidewalk.
Excessive Growth
350 W 11th ST
- Case Date:
- 6/10/2019
A resident reported an overgrowth of weeds on Madison Street just north of 11th, over the bridge. Weeds are encroaching on the sidewalk which affects accessibility of the path. Duke has already been contacted and has taken care of their share of the weeds.