tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post7613429950507123580..comments2024-02-28T11:29:36.860-05:00Comments on just up the pike: without crosswalks, east-west highway is the street where everybody jaywalksDan Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-46456815333736928692016-07-11T12:43:13.802-04:002016-07-11T12:43:13.802-04:00A year later, new crosswalks on EW highway have st...A year later, new crosswalks on EW highway have still not appearedtdactshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314754269500883949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-90550949266395912862015-07-11T11:41:10.177-04:002015-07-11T11:41:10.177-04:00There is a new island across from the Veridian. It...There is a new island across from the Veridian. It looks like it may be the beginning of a crosswalk. tdactshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314754269500883949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-79425832622888071162015-01-29T18:54:10.360-05:002015-01-29T18:54:10.360-05:00East West Highway needs crosswalks but that doesn&...East West Highway needs crosswalks but that doesn't mean pedestrians won't ignore them. There's a crosswalk at 2nd and Colesville and 2nd and Cameron but pedestrians regularly jay walk between them.<br />Woody BrosnanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-32064112093058306822015-01-29T14:21:35.412-05:002015-01-29T14:21:35.412-05:00Thanks for addressing this, Dan! We've been w...Thanks for addressing this, Dan! We've been working with the State Highway Administration (E-W Highway is a State and not a County road), and they are planning two crosswalks for 2015. Good news!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801600799304986334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-11702234752771838032015-01-29T11:49:47.075-05:002015-01-29T11:49:47.075-05:00I think the other larger issue is the "super ...I think the other larger issue is the "super block" that the lack of pedestrian access over the train tracks creates. The fact that the MARC bridge (which closes each night) is the only place to cross the tracks between Colesville and Georgia (which causes up to a 10 minute walking detour) depresses pedestrian traffic in this area.<br /><br />Also, so many 70/79 buses stop coming down the hill at Colesville on East West, that the ruts/bumps in the turn lane and right lane make this stretch extremely hazardous for cyclists.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537237863929349140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-77287569535107097092015-01-29T11:46:10.752-05:002015-01-29T11:46:10.752-05:00Sarah Garcia's comment about the Blair's c...Sarah Garcia's comment about the Blair's crosswalk being dangerous was dead on. The eastbound light stays green longer than the westbound one at the end of the cycle, which gives pedestrians (who wait a long time) a false impression that they can start crossing as they see one light turning red. I asked the county to put up a sign ON THE SIDEWALK to warn peds of this, and got the usual response that it's a state road, and it's not their problem. The county could also change the light timing, but seemed uninterested.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537237863929349140noreply@blogger.com