Issue : Crossing is unmarked. No stop bar at controlled crossing. Recommendation : Install new high- visibility crosswalks. Mark new stop bar. Issue : There is concern about drivers not yielding. There is insufficient lighting. Recommendation : Restrict parking in advance of crosswalk. Install/upgrade lighting. Issue : There are no sidewalks on either side of NW 14 th St at this intersection, to the northeast. There is sidewalk on Lee Ave but not necessarily to the intersection. Recommendation : Install new sidewalk along NW 14 th St to connect to existing sidewalks, both sides. Install new sidewalk on Lee Ave to connect to existing sidewalk and to intersection.
Crosswalk
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Sidewalk
Circle Park Boulevard This is a main stop - controlled intersection, so only NW 14 th Street has stop signs. This street consists of two one- way pairs, which leaves large intersections for turning vehicles. To the north, Circle Park B oulevar d leads to Circle Park, Northside Library, and JP Elder Middle School and to Oakwood Cemetery to the south.
Table 5 7 : Circle Park Boulevard Intersection Recommendations Category Issues and Recommendations
Issue : Ramps are only for crossing NW 14 th St not Circle Park Blvd. Recommendation : Install new curb ramps for crossing Circle Park Blvd. Issue : Crossing is unmarked. No stop bar at controlled crossing. Recommendation : Install new high- visibility crosswalk. Mark new stop bar. Issue : There is long crossing distance, about 160 ft to cross Circle Park Blvd. Because of the one-way pairs of Circle Park Blvd, there is concern about driver turning movements and speeds since drivers do not have to stop. There is insufficient lighting. Recommendation : Install curb extensions and median crossing island to shorten crossing distance and provide pedestrian refuge. Install RRFB for crosswalks across Circle Park Blvd. Install advanced pedestrian warning signs. Remove obstacle or widen standing space to improve comfort and safety of pedestrians waiting to cross. Install/upgrade lighting. Study the intersection control here – all way stop or roundabout. Constrain intersection width, restrict turning radii. Issue : No sidewalk within intersection (crossing Circle Park Blvd). Recommendation : Provide separated, accessible route across intersection.
Curb Ramp
Crosswalk
Other Crossing Characteristics
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