This is good to know, thanks so much. With this information in hand, we will contact our County Supervisor. On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 4:10 PM, Ohtaki, Peter I wrote: > Hi Eric, > I agree that currently this is a dangerous intersection as the crosswalk > is too far from Sharon Road also. Because Sharon Road is unincorporated > San Mateo County, the County transportation department released the > attached proposal to move the crosswalk with a new HAWK light system on Aug > 28. > [image1.JPG] > I do not know the timeframe, but I know our city staff will be working > with county staff on this. > > Peter Ohtaki > Menlo Park City Councilmember > > Sent from my iPhone, so please forgive typos and blunt language. > > On Oct 4, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Eric Richert > eric.richert_at_(domainremoved) > > Dear City folks, > > I am writing to alert you to a dangerous crosswalk on Santa Cruz Avenue > near Sharon Road. This is the crosswalk that many La Entrada kids from the > University Heights neighborhood use to get to and from school each day. My > wife Sandy Sloan and I spoke a couple of times with Reuben Nino before he > retired, but there has been no noticeable change as a result of those > discussions. > > Our granddaughter and a friend were almost hit by a car this afternoon, > which is why I'm writing. With crosswalk lights flashing, 3 cars went > right through the crosswalk even as the kids had started across. Sandy had > to grab them to prevent them from getting hit. > > The problem is two-fold: traffic moves along this stretch of Santa Cruz > at a good clip, and the lights that are supposed to alert drivers to > pedestrians at the crosswalk (blinking lights on a sign and lights in the > pavement) are too dim to be easily seen. The solution may be to install > brighter lights on both the sign and in the crosswalk. A similar setup at > the downtown post office crosswalk seems much brighter and more effective. > Also, it would be great to lower the speed limit. > > In any case, this is a situation that needs attention. We ask that > someone in the City attend to this problem. > > Thank you, > Eric Richert > 321 Stanford Avenue > > -- > Eric Richert > cell 650 380-2008 > > -- Eric Richert cell 650 380-2008 Received on Wed Oct 04 2017 - 16:32:44 PDT
