Call the Park District to get Saftey Cones/ Painted Cross walks on the LFT - The Chainlink2024-03-28T10:21:19Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/cross-walks-on-the-lfp?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'd add to this wish list the…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-04-21:2211490:Comment:10515222017-04-21T20:36:07.715ZWuffiehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Wuffie
<p>I'd add to this wish list the removal of the Yield signs on the path at a couple of those intersections. Drivers have interpreted those signs to mean that once they've come to a stop on the other side of a broad intersection that they can continue through the intersection even if there is traffic on the path because the traffic on the path has a Yield sign. I was nearly run over, berated and then physically threatened one morning by a driver in these circumstances.</p>
<p>I'd add to this wish list the removal of the Yield signs on the path at a couple of those intersections. Drivers have interpreted those signs to mean that once they've come to a stop on the other side of a broad intersection that they can continue through the intersection even if there is traffic on the path because the traffic on the path has a Yield sign. I was nearly run over, berated and then physically threatened one morning by a driver in these circumstances.</p> I just spoke to the CPD Proje…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-04-21:2211490:Comment:10515162017-04-21T18:30:32.446ZJoelShttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JoelS
<p>I just spoke to the CPD Project Manager for the LFT separation project. He believes that the entrances are teh city's responsibilities ans is checking into it. In the conversation, he told me that the separation runners from bikers project will begin this summer and will essentially shut down the trail from Berry to LaSalle rerouting bike traffic to the west side of LSD. they are still getting the plan together and will publish schedules and routes in the coming weeks. Tough news after last…</p>
<p>I just spoke to the CPD Project Manager for the LFT separation project. He believes that the entrances are teh city's responsibilities ans is checking into it. In the conversation, he told me that the separation runners from bikers project will begin this summer and will essentially shut down the trail from Berry to LaSalle rerouting bike traffic to the west side of LSD. they are still getting the plan together and will publish schedules and routes in the coming weeks. Tough news after last summer's incremental closing for re-surfacing. Ill cross post to another thread</p> Great that you remembered tha…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-04-20:2211490:Comment:10515962017-04-20T21:48:03.498ZJoelShttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JoelS
<p>Great that you remembered that. Placement could be outside the crosswalk but i just want the cars to have something to slow them down. Please give them a ring if you can. I'm calling every day. This is such a cheap solution to save someone. </p>
<p>Great that you remembered that. Placement could be outside the crosswalk but i just want the cars to have something to slow them down. Please give them a ring if you can. I'm calling every day. This is such a cheap solution to save someone. </p> While the signs are good to a…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-04-20:2211490:Comment:10513292017-04-20T21:36:11.906ZMarkhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Mark314
<p>While the signs are good to alert drivers, I actually thought of them as a physical hazard for trail users. If the signs are replaced, they should somehow be farther away from the LFT cross walk or installed on sign posts on the edges of the street.</p>
<p>While the signs are good to alert drivers, I actually thought of them as a physical hazard for trail users. If the signs are replaced, they should somehow be farther away from the LFT cross walk or installed on sign posts on the edges of the street.</p> If you have a moment call the…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-04-20:2211490:Comment:10513282017-04-20T21:23:53.758ZJoelShttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JoelS
<p>If you have a moment call the CPD. It will take 1 minute to leave the message. We get 10 callers and they just might do something.</p>
<p>If you have a moment call the CPD. It will take 1 minute to leave the message. We get 10 callers and they just might do something.</p> I think better light timing a…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-04-20:2211490:Comment:10514932017-04-20T21:20:29.632ZTricolorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Tricolor
<p>I think better light timing and signaling would help, but I could say that about a lot of intersections in the city.</p>
<p>I think better light timing and signaling would help, but I could say that about a lot of intersections in the city.</p> Agreed. They re-routed the pa…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-04-20:2211490:Comment:10514622017-04-20T21:17:44.712ZJoelShttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JoelS
<p>Agreed. They re-routed the path about 10 years to cross the entrance. The trail used to around the lot. <br/>This crossing is avoidable but maybe not preferable. </p>
<p>Agreed. They re-routed the path about 10 years to cross the entrance. The trail used to around the lot. <br/>This crossing is avoidable but maybe not preferable. </p> All the intersections from Be…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-04-20:2211490:Comment:10514892017-04-20T21:10:47.485ZTricolorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Tricolor
<p>All the intersections from Belmont Harbor to Foster are tough if you don't slow down for them. Sometimes even if you do, but at least you have a better chance to be seen or see if the driver's looking desperate. In the mornings off duty buses in particular seem good at pulling in front of trail traffic, while during rush hour there are some very impatient drivers that get stuck at those stop signs. The last time warning signs were placed in the crossings they were run over so many times…</p>
<p>All the intersections from Belmont Harbor to Foster are tough if you don't slow down for them. Sometimes even if you do, but at least you have a better chance to be seen or see if the driver's looking desperate. In the mornings off duty buses in particular seem good at pulling in front of trail traffic, while during rush hour there are some very impatient drivers that get stuck at those stop signs. The last time warning signs were placed in the crossings they were run over so many times they fell apart and that's why they're gone today. I don't know if more of them is a good idea. Maybe larger stop signs and more prominent paint for the crosswalks would help. Anything other than the terrible joke Evanston inflicted on Sheridan Road.</p>
<p>That said I'd like to see better managing of the traffic light at LaSalle. Lots of cars trying to get out of the parking lot are trapped by bikes and walkers that don't see the special green light that traffic gets for only about eight seconds every cycle.</p>