{"id":6968,"date":"2017-04-27T20:51:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T03:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6968"},"modified":"2020-07-11T14:46:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T14:46:47","slug":"14th-iteration-of-havana-st-guarantees-safety-of-no-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6968","title":{"rendered":"14th Iteration of Havana St. Guarantees Safety of No One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Drivers, bikers and pedestrians may want to steer clear of the latest iteration of the section of Havana St. between MLK and 26th Ave. The latest version, it\u2019s 14th to date, features two concrete medians with signs on them intended to slow traffic and keep bikers and vehicles separated. The problem is, the new design is actually less safe than the very first version of nothing. \u201cNo chance a car doesn\u2019t hit that thing within the first month,\u201d said Eastbridge resident Ryan Sovran. \u201cYou can\u2019t tell at first if it\u2019s trying to separate turning vehicles from those going straight. For those who can tell, that median causes people turning to make a pretty wide turn, risking hitting someone coming from 27th St.\u201d Other dangers exist for vehicles as well, as pointed out by resident Dennis Richardson. \u201cThe sign may give some drivers the impression you are supposed to stop or yield for pedestrians there,\u201d said Richardson. \u201cIt is a perfect storm for someone to stop and then get rear ended by the car speeding through behind them. I really don\u2019t understand what they are trying to do there.\u201d And it\u2019s not just motor vehicles that are in danger. Bikers and pedestrians are also concerned with the new constructs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe bike lane kind of veers off suddenly right,\u201d says Troy Brohman. \u201cIt will be easy to have someone from the cross street be looking for traffic but not look in the bike lane. I can see someone pulling out and hitting a biker crossing on the oddly placed bike lane.\u201d For walkers, they are questioning where they wait. \u201cDo we cross to the median, then go?\u201d asked Sandy Marcks. \u201cOr do we stay on the side of the street? Will people see us and then stop, or are we supposed to make sure there aren\u2019t any cars? It\u2019s really confusing.\u201d City officials seem to be settled on this \u201cfinal\u201d version. \u201cWe have a strong feeling this will be the last or at least second to last version of that section,\u201d said city engineer Craig Elijah. \u201cWe didn\u2019t necessarily consider safety in the design, but we did like the difficulty and expense of creating the medians. Plus, it was one of the only things we hadn\u2019t put there yet.\u201d The Stapletonion will keep you posted on the next version, but until then, try not to drive on Havana St. between 26th and MLK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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