There are numerous reports about the danger in this area, going back over a year. Is the city going to do anything about it?

I have lived in this neighborhood for decades speeding drivers on High Street has always been a problem and I have personally witnessed numerous accidents. In the last couple of years things have gotten worse with not only excessive speed but now extremely reckless driving. My own truck was rear-ended while parked on High street we have had two vehicles crash through the steel and concrete wall of Lincoln Park. On High St there are two parks frequented by young children two elementary schools and a pre school. Action wasn't taken by the city at Lincoln School until a child was struck and seriously injured by a vehicle it would be tragic if that was the case on High Street as well. This is a problem our overworked, underfunded and under staffed Police Department can positively impact. Wreckless drivers are occurring at all hours of the day and night we certainly can't have traffic officers posted 24 hours a day exclusively on High Street. I'm not a traffic engineer please hire one and take action.

As someone who lives at exactly this intersection, these descriptions are only the tip of the iceberg. I think the most scary thing I’ve seen is cars are passing each other at high-speed and nearly avoiding oncoming traffic. It seems like we are only a matter of weeks away before someone is seriously hurt or killed.

Simple - make it a 3-Way 🛑 stop. City needs to step up it's game with the pending increase of traffic due to new housing units.

City Planners should have Developers of all the new housing add to the "kitty bank" for more traffic & infrastructure improvements.

Thank you for your request to improve roadway and pedestrian safety in Alameda. We appreciate your input and hear your concern.

In accordance with Alameda’s Vision Zero policy, the City uses crash data to prioritize traffic safety improvements where they are needed most. You can see maps of the high injury corridors and high crash intersections here: www.alamedaca.gov/VisionZero#section-4

The good news is that High Street, from Fernside to Santa Clara, is not a high injury corridor according to ten years of crash data. However, that means the City is focusing efforts on other streets with higher crash rates, for now. Locations that are not part of a high injury corridor can still be considered for improvements and inclusion into future Capital Improvements Programs. Street Safety Concern reports, including yours, will be used to supplement crash data and equity indicators to select projects and prioritize efforts. When the time comes, Public Works will determine the most feasible solution per standard industry practices, taking into account any data collection that might be relevant to the decision.

In the meantime, all crosswalks along this stretch of High Street have been updated to high-visibility crosswalks for pedestrian safety. Also, the Active Transportation Plan draft recommendations show this stretch of Fernside being upgraded from a standard bike lane to a buffered bike lane. Implementation of this change may offer an opportunity to make other safety changes to the intersection of High and Fernside. More information is here: www.activealameda.org/Recommendations#section-3. The full draft Active Transportation Plan should be released in spring 2022. Join the mailing list here: www.alamedaca.gov/Subscribe

For more information and a list of current and planned transportation projects, see www.AlamedaCA.gov/SaferStreets

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Sorry but the City/Public Works is behind the times. Make the big developers building thousands of new units, adding to traffic but not the infrastructure - pay for seriously needed improvements. Alameda is lacking in pedestrian & traffic safety.

I have personally witnessed vehicle accidents with injuries. we have to wait until more people are injured? Two months ago we had a single vehicle rollover accident on High St at Liberty with the vehicle sliding on its roof! I'm sure that driver was injured. The two drivers that plowed into the steel fence and the driver who rear ended my parked truck were both injured! Police responded to all those and I'm sure most of the accidents I've witnessed over the years. How many injures does it take?

Derek Pope - their response was weak & frustrating. Lip service at best. All we can do is keep reporting, documenting and hope to God they do something. High Street is a drag strip - just like Encinal, Lincoln and so many other main street arteries in town.