We don't feel so safe when walking along the Oak Ridge. Many drivers ignore the speed limit and the STOP sign. A lot of children live in the community, and we pray a safer enviornment here. We hope it's more used by local residents. Local residents generally care more about the neighborhood safety and have more respect about the traffic rules.
Besides the efforts to be agreed and taken from local authorties, I wish we could get GPS apps such as Google Map could change their configuration. I think it's a better solution to use E College then University Drive to go to some places on S Atherton, while GPS always direct the traffic via Squirrel, Oak Ridge and E Branch, even from E College to places on University Drive such as YMCA, the current GPS direction is shorter but winding and it doesn't save time in reality, in contract, E College and University Drive are designed for higher speed and heavier traffic. I hope we'll reduce some traffic by doing so.
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Xiaochuan Hu
6 years ago
My family and I also echo the comments about the stop sign at Squirrel and Oakridge. In short, it is very dangerous. We have almost got hit multiple times in the past several years. People just do not stop at the sign!
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Adolph Hoehling
6 years ago
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I live on Shamrock. I see high speed car travel every day, particularly by delivery trucks but also those cutting through from College Av to Atherton. Mitigation should include speed bumps on both Oakridge and Shamrock, and perhaps on Squirrel Drive.
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Anonymous
6 years ago
The use of Oakridge and to a lesser extent shamrock as a cut though between E College and S Atherton creates several dangerous traffic spots as well a putting pedestrians, bicyclists and playing children. When was the last time you saw kids playing in the yards on Oak Ridge like you do on Shamrock and Cottonwood?
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Bill Lightner
6 years ago
I echo the comments about the stop sign at Squirrel and Oakridge. My family prays on the way up Squirrel that we don't get hit. We've had many close calls over the years. The volume of cars on both Oakridge and Shamrock have increased throughout the years, along with a disregard for the speed limit throughout the neighborhood.
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Andrea Albert
6 years ago
Over the past year I have seen an increase in the number of people neglecting to stop at the stop sign at the corner of Oak Ridge and Squirrel. I have almost been run off the road a few times and had to break and blow horn several times. My worry is that someone coming up Squirrel from College Ave. is going to get T-Boned from a person running the STOP sign. In fact last week, I was coming up the hill and someone ran the stop sign at a high rate of speed and pulled into a driveaway on dead end section of Oak Ridge. Something certainly needs to be done before someone gets injured or even killed.
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Greg Albert
6 years ago
The increase in traffic and speeding is certainly a major problem. The stop sign on Oak Ridge/Squirrel is also a major problem. People run that sign constantly. I have almost been hit 3 times coming up Squirrel from Cottonwood. Someone is going to get seriously injured if something isn't done.
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Cindy Alley
6 years ago
I think in the short term a "cross-traffic does not stop" sign added to the stop sign on Oakridge at Squirrel would help at least some of the stop sign problem - those who do stop or slow down and then go right as you get there assuming you are going to stop on Squirrel. It wouldn't help the ones who run the stop sign, but it seems a quick simple step forward that should not take a committee review to implement.
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Beth Crawford
6 years ago
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Aside from the speeding (I see them on Shamrock and hear them on Oak Ridge) the stop sign at Oak Ridge and Squirrel is completely out of control! I was almost hit 2 times last week by people as I was coming up Squirrel. They don't stop!!!
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Bradford Jones
6 years ago
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Many children live in this neighborhood, and people who use these streets as a cut through often drive dangerously and recklessly. Unless something changes, it's an accident waiting to happen involving small children and reckless drivers.
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Mary Ann Amato
6 years ago
Thank you for creating this petition.
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Sherry Clark
6 years ago
It is dangerous to our community, the volume and speed of traffic cutting through. Something needs to be done!
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Marilyn Mitinger
6 years ago
Thank you so much. I would be happy to serve on the committee if you need support.
Marilyn 238-0112
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Lynn Cole
6 years ago
Dangerous to walk our dogs on Shamrock Ave because of speeding cars, delivery vans, and school buses.
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William stewart
6 years ago
Please help make our neighborhood safer.
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Sterley Cole
6 years ago
Speeding through Shamrock Ave has been an ongoing problem ever since we moved here in 1989.
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Lori Burns
6 years ago
The speeding situation has be an ongoing problem since I moved to Oak Ridge in 1991! I fear for my life and my dogs' lives every time I walk on the street!
We don't feel so safe when walking along the Oak Ridge. Many drivers ignore the speed limit and the STOP sign. A lot of children live in the community, and we pray a safer enviornment here. We hope it's more used by local residents. Local residents generally care more about the neighborhood safety and have more respect about the traffic rules. Besides the efforts to be agreed and taken from local authorties, I wish we could get GPS apps such as Google Map could change their configuration. I think it's a better solution to use E College then University Drive to go to some places on S Atherton, while GPS always direct the traffic via Squirrel, Oak Ridge and E Branch, even from E College to places on University Drive such as YMCA, the current GPS direction is shorter but winding and it doesn't save time in reality, in contract, E College and University Drive are designed for higher speed and heavier traffic. I hope we'll reduce some traffic by doing so.
My family and I also echo the comments about the stop sign at Squirrel and Oakridge. In short, it is very dangerous. We have almost got hit multiple times in the past several years. People just do not stop at the sign!
I live on Shamrock. I see high speed car travel every day, particularly by delivery trucks but also those cutting through from College Av to Atherton. Mitigation should include speed bumps on both Oakridge and Shamrock, and perhaps on Squirrel Drive.
The use of Oakridge and to a lesser extent shamrock as a cut though between E College and S Atherton creates several dangerous traffic spots as well a putting pedestrians, bicyclists and playing children. When was the last time you saw kids playing in the yards on Oak Ridge like you do on Shamrock and Cottonwood?
I echo the comments about the stop sign at Squirrel and Oakridge. My family prays on the way up Squirrel that we don't get hit. We've had many close calls over the years. The volume of cars on both Oakridge and Shamrock have increased throughout the years, along with a disregard for the speed limit throughout the neighborhood.
Over the past year I have seen an increase in the number of people neglecting to stop at the stop sign at the corner of Oak Ridge and Squirrel. I have almost been run off the road a few times and had to break and blow horn several times. My worry is that someone coming up Squirrel from College Ave. is going to get T-Boned from a person running the STOP sign. In fact last week, I was coming up the hill and someone ran the stop sign at a high rate of speed and pulled into a driveaway on dead end section of Oak Ridge. Something certainly needs to be done before someone gets injured or even killed.
The increase in traffic and speeding is certainly a major problem. The stop sign on Oak Ridge/Squirrel is also a major problem. People run that sign constantly. I have almost been hit 3 times coming up Squirrel from Cottonwood. Someone is going to get seriously injured if something isn't done.
I think in the short term a "cross-traffic does not stop" sign added to the stop sign on Oakridge at Squirrel would help at least some of the stop sign problem - those who do stop or slow down and then go right as you get there assuming you are going to stop on Squirrel. It wouldn't help the ones who run the stop sign, but it seems a quick simple step forward that should not take a committee review to implement.
Aside from the speeding (I see them on Shamrock and hear them on Oak Ridge) the stop sign at Oak Ridge and Squirrel is completely out of control! I was almost hit 2 times last week by people as I was coming up Squirrel. They don't stop!!!
Many children live in this neighborhood, and people who use these streets as a cut through often drive dangerously and recklessly. Unless something changes, it's an accident waiting to happen involving small children and reckless drivers.
Thank you for creating this petition.
It is dangerous to our community, the volume and speed of traffic cutting through. Something needs to be done!
Thank you so much. I would be happy to serve on the committee if you need support. Marilyn 238-0112
Dangerous to walk our dogs on Shamrock Ave because of speeding cars, delivery vans, and school buses.
Please help make our neighborhood safer.
Speeding through Shamrock Ave has been an ongoing problem ever since we moved here in 1989.
The speeding situation has be an ongoing problem since I moved to Oak Ridge in 1991! I fear for my life and my dogs' lives every time I walk on the street!