Comments on: End of Paint Branch Pkwy Saga? http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/1775/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Bob http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/1775/comment-page-1/#comment-181185 Bob Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:47:53 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=1775#comment-181185 I am not surprised that others were injured, I felt that all the new items in the highway there just seemed to cause a "visual clutter" effect and made it more difficult to tell when someone was actually about to try to cross the highway. Over in Arlington, they built a walking bridge over Route 50, a very busy highway in such a way that someone in a wheelchair, riding a bike or walking could cross using the bridge. I like those Hawk lights, but I think it will be a temporary solution and not workable once more traffic is on the highway. I would support setting those up in a portable solution that the "State" could actually move to another location later. This should be able to be designed that way. Perhaps it could be a University/CP/State collaboratively funded effort, in that the lights could be used during UM or other CP Events when and where needed after a pedestrian bridge is installed at that location? Why can't they be mobile? Perhaps someone smarter than I could try to find funding for this type of solution? What a great project for some UM students to find, help write and research such grants and or funding. Traffic on that highway is only going to increase significantly, especially if East Campus ever comes to fruition, since they were supposed to "try" and push all or a most of the traffic onto it instead of Route 1. Plus there will be the Purple Line coming through there as well. I would rather see a pedestrian bridge, built taking into consideration the possibility of the future widening of the highway and the Purple Line as well. I think that would be the way to go.... I am not surprised that others were injured, I felt that all the new items in the highway there just seemed to cause a “visual clutter” effect and made it more difficult to tell when someone was actually about to try to cross the highway.

Over in Arlington, they built a walking bridge over Route 50, a very busy highway in such a way that someone in a wheelchair, riding a bike or walking could cross using the bridge.

I like those Hawk lights, but I think it will be a temporary solution and not workable once more traffic is on the highway. I would support setting those up in a portable solution that the “State” could actually move to another location later. This should be able to be designed that way.
Perhaps it could be a University/CP/State collaboratively funded effort, in that the lights could be used during UM or other CP Events when and where needed after a pedestrian bridge is installed at that location? Why can’t they be mobile? Perhaps someone smarter than I could try to find funding for this type of solution? What a great project for some UM students to find, help write and research such grants and or funding.

Traffic on that highway is only going to increase significantly, especially if East Campus ever comes to fruition, since they were supposed to “try” and push all or a most of the traffic onto it instead of Route 1. Plus there will be the Purple Line coming through there as well.

I would rather see a pedestrian bridge, built taking into consideration the possibility of the future widening of the highway and the Purple Line as well. I think that would be the way to go….

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]]> By: Dan http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/1775/comment-page-1/#comment-180759 Dan Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:23:17 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=1775#comment-180759 This morning the signal had a larger permanent looking sign saying that it was disabled. Does anyone know why? Doesn't really matter, I stopped hitting the button, pushing it just made it more dangerous having one or 2 cars stop, when the rest are just rushing past. This morning the signal had a larger permanent looking sign saying that it was disabled.

Does anyone know why?

Doesn’t really matter, I stopped hitting the button, pushing it just made it more dangerous having one or 2 cars stop, when the rest are just rushing past.

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]]> By: Robert Catlin http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/1775/comment-page-1/#comment-179023 Robert Catlin Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:39:47 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=1775#comment-179023 Updated regs should require a new analysis. Then the only issue should be the cost of any upgrade. A new cost of $50,000+ I believe, means it might not happen soon. Updated regs should require a new analysis. Then the only issue should be the cost of any upgrade. A new cost of $50,000+ I believe, means it might not happen soon.

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]]> By: David Daddio http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/1775/comment-page-1/#comment-179018 David Daddio Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:09:18 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=1775#comment-179018 Bob, do you predict any movement on this based on updates to the MUTCD? Bob, do you predict any movement on this based on updates to the MUTCD?

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]]> By: Robert Catlin http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/1775/comment-page-1/#comment-178905 Robert Catlin Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:26:50 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=1775#comment-178905 The County says no more embedded flashing lights will be installed. A maintenance headache. The County says no more embedded flashing lights will be installed. A maintenance headache.

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