closed #67591
Traffic Related Complaints
1127 W 11th ST
- Case Date:
- 6/10/1997
SEE ATTACHED PETITION. THE REQUEST IS TO HAVE N. SUMMIT STREET CLOSED AT WEST 11TH STREET
SEE ATTACHED PETITION. THE REQUEST IS TO HAVE N. SUMMIT STREET CLOSED AT WEST 11TH STREET
MR. KUPERSMITH FEELS THAT TRAFFIC TRAVELS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON WEST 8TH STREET BETWEEN ADAMS STREET AND THE TRAILER COURT. HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE IN THIS AREA, POSSIBLY SPEED BUMPS (SEE ATTACHED LETTER).
Citizen says alley next to her house (between7th & 8th Streets) is very heavily travelled and vehicles use a high rate of speed. Aside from gravel being spewed into her yard, she is afraid that a child or a pet will be hurt by cars going too fast. Says she can only call Police so many times. Wants to know if speed bumps could be installed to slow down traffic through the alley.
Citizen says he has parked in front of his house for 5 years and buys residential permit. About 3 weeks ago he started getting parking tickets because his car was "too far out". Says when Street repaved it left a drop off and he can't pull his car over any further. People park on the other side of the street illegally and never get ticketed. Says City needs to either fix the street or stop ticketing him. He was reasonable and supportive of city employees, but says he didn't create problem.
MCKEE STATED THAT HIS NEIGHBOR IS PARKING HIS CARS IN THE ALLEY AND BLOCKING IT FROM ANYONE TRYING TO DRIVE THROUGH IT. MCKEE HAD THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT COME OUT APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY WITH WHAT WAS THE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY AND WHAT WAS THE CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THE SIGNAL TIMING AT THE INTERSECTION OF BRYAN/THIRD/HIGH STREET NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. TRAFFIC OFF OF HIGH STREET GETS PRIORITY, THEN THE SIGNAL ON BRYAN STREET IS ONLY GREEN FOR LESS THAN 4 SECONDS (PEOPLE RUN THE INTERSECTION AT ALL TIMES. TONE STATED THAT IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
Concerned cars are sliding off curve, over curb on Pete Ellis Dr. between Bayside Dr. & RR tracks. Afraid kids will be hit standing there waiting fo the bus. Someone already hit the tree. (Complaint received by Debbie Vollmer - entered by D. Ball.
There is a north/south alley that runs between 7th & 8th Streets behind Keller Heating & Cooling. There is another east/west alley that intersects the n/s alley ending in the Johnson Creamery parking lot. Sharon states that one of their employee trucks were recently hit using these alleys. Sharon feels that the intersection is dangerous if you have vehicles coming from different directions. She would like for the City to look at these alleys to see if there is anything the city or owners co
This is the 2nd Baptist Church and Rev Butler and Suzanne Faulk are requesting handicapped parking on the corner of 8th and Rogers and the other nearby.
Complainant would like the 2-hour parking restriction eliminated in front of the above address (see letter in Traffic Complaint file).