• It is recommended to daylight intersections to improve pedestrian visibility by restricting parking in advance of marked crosswalks. This can be achieved either through paint or by installing curb extensions at intersections. Bicycle Facilities 14 th Street is a designated as a bike route, however, no bicycle facilities were observed. Because of the surrounding residential land use, observed low speed along the corridor, and presence of on - street parking, • I t is recommended to treat the corridor as a bike boulevard and install sharrow pavement markings. Intersection - Focused Recommendations The following observations were made at specific intersections along NW 14 th Street: N Main Street This is a main stop - controlled intersection, so only NW 14 th Street has stop signs. There is a Trinity Metro bus stop on the southeast and northwest corners of this intersection. This intersection falls between two signalized intersections on N Main Street and is within walking distance of MG Ellis Park and Marine Park as well as MG Ellis Elementary School. The c rosswalk on the intersection’s northern side is signed as a school crossing. Both of KSI crashes on the NW 14 th Street corridor occurred at this in tersection and involv ed a pedestrian. Based on the proximity to the school and other signals on this corridor, it is recommend ed to study this intersection for full signalization.
Table 52: N Main Street Intersection Recommendations Category Issues and Recommendations
Issue : Curb ramps are not aligned with crossing. Missing curb ramps for southern leg. Recommendation : Reconstruct existing curb ramps. Install new curb ramps for proposed crosswalk across the southern leg. Issue : Crossing across southern leg is unmarked. Recommendation : Install new high- visibility crosswalk across the southern leg to match existing crosswalks. Issue : There is long crossing distance across the western leg, almost 50 ft to cross two lanes. There is parking that blocks the sidewalk. There is insufficient lighting.
Curb ramp
Crosswalk
Other Crossing Characteristics
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