Dwight, Vern,<br>Thanks for the responses. They were very informative! It's a relief to hear that these two areas are already on the town's radar. I also wasn't aware that the state was responsible for 410 and its related issues.<br>
<br>Regarding the crosswalk, it should, at least, be equiped with some warning lights. A quick google search returned the following example from Seattle:<br><a href="http://www.streetfilms.org/seattle-crosswalk-tap-foot-lights-blink-cross-street/">http://www.streetfilms.org/seattle-crosswalk-tap-foot-lights-blink-cross-street/</a><br>
<br>I've seen others that are initiated by the pedestrian pressing a button on either side as well. Anything, really, to provide more visibility to the pedestrians and provide visual clues that drivers need to stop.<br>
<br>Best,<br>Fred<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Vernon Archer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:varcher@gmail.com" target="_blank">varcher@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>Fred,</div><div> </div><div>You put your finger right on a nightmare crosswalk at 58th and SH 410 that is, just barely, within town boundaries. This last December one of my students was in fact hit by an automobile while she was walking home. Miraculously she not only survived but is back in school, and almost back to normal. </div>
<div> </div><div>I've tried to use this near tragedy to galvanize State Highway to study this entire intersection and take more control of this problem area. I believe that the intersection needs a traffic light, but State ultimately will decide. We are in the mean time trying to step up police presence in the area and are looking at several other short term alternatives to reduce the threat of injury or death there.</div>
<div> </div><div>Regarding the median cut just west of the bridge on 410, Dwight's assessment is right on target--let me emphasize we are also in conversation with State Highway about real concerns that this has the potential to lead to tragedy.</div>
<div> </div><div>Best wishes,</div><div> </div><div>Vern<br><br></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Dwight Holmes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com" target="_blank">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class="gmail_quote">Fred, others can speak with actual authority but I will share what I have learned about the Beale Circle/410 situation. Apparently the cut in the median was made for emergency vehicles. As you say, though, others are making use of it which is extremely dangerous. I wrote the State Highway Admin about it and got a prompt reply that they will check it out. That's been a couple of weeks now. I believe that our town officials have also asked for a fix to the problem as well.<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Fred Holcomb <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fred.j.holcomb@gmail.com" target="_blank">fred.j.holcomb@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class="gmail_quote"><div><div>
Since we're discussing road issues around town, I thought I throw in a few of my own. <br><br>Is the crosswalk across 410 east of Kenilworth Ave. under Riverdale Park jurisdiction? (Sorry if that's a dumb question -- I'm fairly new around here.) If so, I'm wondering if there's ever been any enforcement there. God forbid anyone try to actually use it. Traffic on 410 will absolutely not stop for pedestrians there. I once slowed to allow a pedestrian to cross and was almost rear-ended immediately. The cars in the other lanes didn't slow at all. To avoid causing an accident, I sheepishly continued through the crosswalk. The pedestrian smartly remained safely waiting on the median.<br>
<br>Also, there is a cut in the median in 410 near Beale Circle. Does anyone know the purpose of this? I see many folks using it to turn left onto Beale Circle from the westbound lanes of 410. For a while in the recent past, there were cones on the median blocking these left turns, but those have since disappeared. At the end of the day, are these left turns legal?<br>
<br>Best,<br>Fred<br>
<br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
TownTalk mailing list<br>
To post to the list, send mail to <a href="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org" target="_blank">TownTalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br>
<a href="mailto:TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org" target="_blank">TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org</a> is for automated subscription processing only<br>
<a href="http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk" target="_blank">http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk</a><br>
<br>
For more information about Riverdale Park, visit <a href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info" target="_blank">http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info</a><br>
<br></blockquote></div><br>
<br>_______________________________________________<br>
TownTalk mailing list<br>
To post to the list, send mail to <a href="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org" target="_blank">TownTalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br>
<a href="mailto:TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org" target="_blank">TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org</a> is for automated subscription processing only<br>
<a href="http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk" target="_blank">http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk</a><br>
<br>
For more information about Riverdale Park, visit <a href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info" target="_blank">http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info</a><br>
<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br>Vernon Archer, Mayor<br>Town of Riverdale Park, Maryland
</font></span></blockquote></div><br>