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Pulaski and Granville Crosswalk
Crossing Pulaski at Granville has become tedious. Currently there is a bumpout on the southeast corner. At the very least there needs to be one installed on the northwest corner as well.
Currently the crosswalk is on a diagonal, which forces pedestrians to take a longer route to the other side of the street. It needs to be straightened.
Other calming measures are included in the rendering.
Again, there is a church on the northeast corner and a nursing home on the southeast corner.
The measures would also help families cross Pulaski safely to get from the North Park neighborhood to Sauganash Park and All Aboard preschool.
https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/cdot/street/general/ToolsforSaferStreetsGuide.pdf
Same at Glenlake & Rosemont on Pulaski.
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I support this.
I'll support any proposal that would help make that "T" intersection safer for the community.
Also, anyone who has attempted to pull out onto Pulaski from westbound Granvile would agree. It's often impossible to see if any vehicles are approaching on Pulaski, and/or how fast they might be traveling. Parked vehicles and parkway trees make it a dangerous guessing game.
What would be the drawback of just adding (permanent) stop signs on Pulaski at Granville?
Wouldn't that do more for safety and cost less?
I would welcome anybody's thoughts on that.
Thanks!
Conversation with John
Stop signs would be beneficial but I think some infrastructure is necessary to physically alert drivers what they are supposed to do. Also, I wonder why there is only a crosswalk on the south side of Granville?
That's a good point John. Some drivers definitely need to pay more attention. That's a tough problem to tackle.
My concern with traffic calming devices is the negative effect it has on emergency vehicles. I don't know how much consideration was given to this during the Department of Transportation studies, but it can definitely cause safety issues. (time sensitive emergencies, ambulances with patients, large fire vehicles, etc.)
Thanks again for bringing this to everyone's attention.
Something to consider for sure but the sheer number of pedestrians that cross there compared to the number of emergency vehicles that need to pass in emergency situations is negligible.
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