Public Meeting # 1 6-7:30 p . m ., Thursday , March 7 , 2024 East Library and Recreation Center 1817 New York Ave ., Arlington , TX 76010
What are Arlington ’ s top safety issues ?
Note : Team numbers are provided for two sections of this report but do not necessarily represent the same team numbers in the following section .
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• Stop signs hidden by trees .
• Intersections with little support for crossing , i . e . twoway stop
• Narrow sidewalks do not mix well with oncoming traOic .
• Bike lanes marked in bus and car lanes .
• Lacking alternate transportation options
• Quality condition grade maintenance of bike lanes
• Lack of sidewalk continuity
• 303 / Matlock / Cooper ... big mess lacking markers
• Pedestrian lights to cross streets
• Turn lanes at I-30 and Cooper ... high accident numbers .
• Pioneer and 303 have no sidewalks or bike lanes but folks still use / walk / bike in highway .
• Car is prioritized in high pedestrian environments .
• Cars getting larger and more dangerous .
• Public pushback against bike infrastructure
• Sidewalks on Collard Rd . oO Park Springs
• Red light camera gone .
• Crossings at Sable , New York near middle school cross a lot to the bus station .
• Lack of dedicated l eft turn lanes at major inters ections
• Poor maintained striping
• Poor lighting , an example is Cooper Street
• Flashing stop signs needed .
• Flashing lights at mid-block crossing needed .
• Needing pedestrian signal
• Automatic pedestrian signal
• Lighting on streets
• Distracted driving
• Dedicated turn lanes at major intersections
• Congestion lights
• Synchronize and coordinate signals .
• Lack of enforcement
• Ignored pedestrian signs .
• Right turns into crosswalk during crossing signal .
• Wide streets diOicult to cross both for vehicles and pedestrians at Collins Street , Cooper Street , Randol Mill , etc .
• Lack of pedestrian refuge islands
• Awkward sidewalk ramps
• ADA crossings buttons
• Breaking up large wrecks and crosswalks
• More lights and visibility
• Not enough safe crosswalks
• More lights on larger roads like Cooper Street by UTA ... under the bridge
• Some narrow roads by Arlington High School
• Making emergency buttons more accessible for people with disabilities
• More pedestrian islands with crossing islands
• Timing at crosswalk button
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