ScottSep 15, 2023
I wanna brag and shout out @inliuofjoan and myself (and others!) for the intersection of Franklin and Pearl street in #EastSomerville - the initial pearl street reconstruction plan included no treatments for this intersection which leads to two schools and a corner store. We advocated for a raised crossing, and now that it’s in, driver yield compliance has improved markedly! #safestreets #somerville #infrastrucure #walkablecities
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@scottsthoughts @inliuofjoan 🧐 fully raised intersection? Nice! Sharp curb radius too, kinda need something like a bollards to keep turning trucks off the sidewalk though?
Sep 15, 2023 at 12:58pmWeb
Show threadJoan LiuSep 15, 2023
@enobacon @scottsthoughts there are bump outs so maybe that forces some wider turns anyway? But yeah, turning across the sidewalk does worry me some
Show threadJoan LiuSep 29, 2023
@enobacon @scottsthoughts definitely noticed some tire marks from turns on the sidewalk in front of that convenience store
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@inliuofjoan @scottsthoughts so what's the difference between a raised intersection and a mountable sidewalk?
Show threadScottOct 1, 2023
@enobacon @inliuofjoan
Probably these (recently installed at a nearby raised crossing, so it’s possible they’re planning on adding bollards to pearl street as well - I can follow up with the city)
Show threadJoan LiuOct 1, 2023
@scottsthoughts @enobacon apparently these were put up not for people with poor turning abilities, but general "people won't know the road ends" situations 🤦​
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@inliuofjoan @scottsthoughts I'm worried that the Engineers think trucks need to be able to drive on the sidewalk and not that babies in strollers need to have no trucks or trailers on them.