This short 4 block section of Alameda experiences a high accident rate, parents reporting near misses of vehicles almost hitting school children, requires bikes to co-mingle in traffic lanes due to lack of bike lanes, pedestrians have to use roadway due to unusable sidewalks, and traffic having to negotiate around left turning vehicles and lane reductions. All this put cyclists and pedestrians at undo risk.
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Electronic Feedback signs needed to be effective
While progress was made by the reduction of speed to 25 mph, it is imperitive that electronic feedback signs be placed on the road way to provide motorists that reminder and feedback for a proper speed. It might be that the electronic signs recently placed on Alpine Rd (solar) or similar, be placed in 2 or 3 locations north bound and at least 2 locations southbound.
This needs to be a priority if the speed limit is to be effective.