Comments on: Jackson Avenue: MDOT Stays in Its Lane

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:32:52 +0000

Me too, with some reservations. I disliked her sneery tone and the tone of some of the discussion there–but it really changed my view of this town forever.

By: Tom Brandt

Tom Brandt — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:22:03 +0000

I miss AAIO.

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:57:00 +0000

Here's one piece of info on the JHNA: [link]. Note it's from 1999 though. I think they registered with the city and campaigned for a while to get people to slow down on Huron (as smirkily remembered here), and, like many groups that depend on the passion of individuals, have been sort of dormant ever since.

By: Vivienne Armentrout

Vivienne Armentrout — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:40:34 +0000

re (15) the scaleup costs would be horrendous.

By: David Cahill

David Cahill — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:23:56 +0000

Another amazing piece of data analysis by the Chronicle!

I sure hope you stay local and don’t go national (where this quality belongs).

By: Daniel O'C.

Daniel O'C. — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:16:49 +0000

The “Jackson-Huron Neighborhood Association” is a new one to me. I’d be curious (if someone knows) when that Association came into existence and the other purposes to which the Association dedicates itself, other than questions of traffic in that narrowly defined corridor (Huron and Jackson, from Main to Maple). Thanks.

Thanks also to Dave for his in-depth reporting on the history of the issue. It seems to me a major issue for people who live along that road (my parents still live on Fairview, between Jackson and Dexter), along with the post-5:00 congestion on westbound Jackson. Often (around 5:30) this congestion extends from Maple all the way back to Worden and beyond, even with two lanes all the way down. I wonder whether the MDOT has any thoughts (in terms of timing the lights at Jackson and Maple, or whatever) about how to ease that congestion during the evening rush hour.

By: Eric Boyd

Eric Boyd — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:56:47 +0000

@11: Yes, I confused the two parks. Sorry!

By: Jim Rees

Jim Rees — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:29:42 +0000

This will be a welcome improvement. I hope some day we can get some proper crosswalks along this stretch too. Right now it’s a 16 minute walk from the crosswalk at Revena to the one at Maple.

I’d also like to note that this is really a four-to-five lane conversion, and will result in significantly more capacity for bicyclists.

By: Susie

Susie — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:40:27 +0000

@9: Do you mean Veterans Memorial Park?

By: DrData

DrData — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:49:39 +0000

Yikes.

I will fall into the older driver pool next year – >59. But, I can also fall into either column – biker or driver. Let’s hope I don’t fall into either – as an crash statistic.