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Cars coming off the 980 on Northgate are generally going fairly fast, and there is a curve right before the street crosses Sycamore. Pedestrians trying to cross Northgate at that intersection cannot see whether cars are coming around the bend, and it is a major safety hazard. Either a mirror should be installed there, or a lighted crosswalk, or--best--a traffic signal.
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Anerkannt City of Oakland (Verifizierter Beamter)
Herbert Marcuse (Registrierter Benutzer)
jordan (Registrierter Benutzer)
Herbert Marcuse (Registrierter Benutzer)
Yeah, this is really bad. It needs to be changed!
I suspect we may have to press state authorities to get action here, because this intersection may be state property (connected to the highway). I'm not sure, but it's so bad...
Hillary A (Gast)
Herbert Marcuse (Registrierter Benutzer)
Herbert Marcuse (Registrierter Benutzer)
Herbert Marcuse (Registrierter Benutzer)
In another forum, Casey Farmer, who works for City Council member Lynette Gibson McElhaney, just told me this:
"Please send a detailed memo describing the issues to Wlad, the Director of Oakland's Transportation Services Department at wwlassowsky@oaklandnet.com. From what I have heard from other constituents, due to the number of other requests and the type of expert analysis needed to follow up on each request, this process takes about 2 months."
I just wrote Wlad and I encourage you to do the same. A little bit of pressure should go a long way.
Sonia (Registrierter Benutzer)
Thank you very much, Herbert! And thank you for that history... I will write to Wlad, and encourage others who voted for this issue to do the same!
Much appreciated.
sonia
Herbert Marcuse (Registrierter Benutzer)
Herbert Marcuse (Registrierter Benutzer)
Sonia, I'm trying to determine if this is actually city property. Caltrans owns a lot of property around here and this intersection may actually be under its jurisdiction (i.e., part of Highway 24 / 980). We'll need to figure out who is responsible in order to figure out who to press for corrections.
If you have any ideas about how to figure out who is in charge, it'd be very grateful. I'm starting to dig, but haven't yet got anywhere.
Seth Munki (Registrierter Benutzer)
Has anybody received a response?
http://www.fixnorthgate.com/
Another accident happened yesterday.
Sonia (Registrierter Benutzer)
Daniel Stauber (Registrierter Benutzer)
Herbert Marcuse (Registrierter Benutzer)
I'm so glad to see that people are getting mobilized to fix this! The intersection is way too dangerous, but the problem can be fixed easily with a stop sign or stop light.
Some of us have also started a website to put pressure on the city to address this. I encourage everyone to visit the site.
Also, it would be a big help, if everyone could do the following things:
– Submit a service request through the City of Oakland (look for “TE – Traffic Signal Request (non-emergency)”)
– Sign our petition: https://www.change.org/p/city-of-oakland-install-a-stop-sign-or-stop-light-at-sycamore-and-northgate?just_created=true
– Contact Lynette McElhaney’s office. Write Zachary Wald at ZWald@oaklandnet.com (her “Chief of Staff”) and let him know we want this addressed!
– Send photos of accidents to this website (send them here: fixnorthgate@fixnorthgate.com). We’ll put them in the “Accidents” page.
Thanks so much!
Geschlossen City of Oakland (Verifizierter Beamter)