Yesterday we experienced a very close call at 300 W. Main Street. A tractor trailer came down Mill Street and turned right onto Market Street and couldn't make the turn, so what else is new, right.This time, however, he scraped the bottom of my overhang as he made the turn and rode up onto the sidewalk.
I have asked the Mayor and City Council to please consider denying ANY tractor trailer traffic onto this roadway as it is only a matter of time before serious damage occurs. There is absolutely no way for these larger vehicles to make the turn, period.
The Council has brought this up in a work session but nothing has been done about it yet. Too close for comfort!
Better yet,
ReplyDeleteHow about they fix the road and make it a radii that can actually be taken by cars, trucks and even semi-trailer trucks...
How about they actually mill the existing pavement before they put new pavement so that way the curb isn't flush with the road as it is in this area...
Put a concrete pipe pole on the outer edge of your sidewalk! Problem solved!
ReplyDeleteAlso, you don't need 6 to 8 feet of sidewalk either...
ReplyDeleteADA is 5 foot, and you can go down to 3 foot if you have what they call bump outs ever so often so others can pass or when there is a wheel chair on it...
Cut back some of that needless sidewalk and they won't run it over... for the hitting of your over hang... that is bad but at the same time, this is another reason to fix the downtown area period!!!
Call the mayor's office. This is a public safety problem that has an easy fix -- a sign or two, with enforcement.
ReplyDeleteIf you take any more of the sidewalk away there's no question the building would be hit. Besides, a tractor trailer cannot legally make the turn no matter what is done.
ReplyDeleteThis is why areas like this have restrictions on them. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for a truck of this size to come through this area anyway.
11:43, wider sidewalks are more pedestrian friendly and are good for a downtown. If you take those sidewalks to the minimums it would have an adverse impact on an already struggling downtown! The point of a downtown is to be walk-able from shop to shop.
ReplyDeleteThat street needs to be closed off like main street. Open to bikes and foot traffic only. It is past time for this area to go green.
ReplyDeleteI say sue the city for damages to your building. That should get their attention!
ReplyDeleteThe schools that train these drivers can only assume that they have common sense to go along with what they are taught.This is absurd.I personally would'nt need a sign telling me not to drive a truck down that section of street that goes by your office.Even if I managed to negotiate the turn,what about oncoming traffic?Unless he has x-ray vision,he has no idea what's coming around the bend
ReplyDeletesorry about this , now I know why , I had asked if they were breaking the law , they have broken the law . They hit your building.
ReplyDeletehaving lived in Urban historic neighborhoods the weight and wear of buses and trucks on streets paved over cobblestone and buildings built in horse and buggy days just don't hold up
ReplyDeletesidewalks and mortar crumble doorways and windows shift
there is no good reason large trucks need to come down that street
they get paid by the mile let them take them long way around
Glad no one was on the sidewalk when he road up on it yesterday. Has Jimbo or the council thought of this?
ReplyDeleteThey must be following GPS instructions. No truckers wants to go down streets that are hard to maneuver.
ReplyDeleteAnd if they've never been here before, how are they supposed to know? City needs to put up some signs.