How often do you travel through the Lower Town area?
Weekly
Do your trips typically start or end in the Lower Town Area (in pre-pandemic times)?
Trip typically passes through a portion of the study area, but does not begin or end in the study area
How do you typically travel through the Lower Town area?
By car
If you have traveled through the Lower Town study area by car, what issues have you experienced?
Very minor. I was confused one time by the traffic signals for turning left onto Barton while traveling north on Plymouth -- my recollection is that there's something atypical about them, like a flashing red left while green straight or some such thing. Mostly it's easy.
If you have traveled through the Lower Town study area as a pedestrian, what issues have you experienced?
The big roads near the bridge are too exposed. The wide-open spaces near the bridge make it feel like a space for cars, not for me. The feeling is reinforced by having to push buttons to cross streets -- the traffic lights expect cars but pedestrians have to announce themselves.
And it's very unpleasant in the summer.. Narrower roadways, separation between sidewalk and roadway and trees to provide shade would all make it feel more like a place where pedestrians are expected rather than grudgingly tolerated.
Walking on Longshore Drive near the river is a pleasure and always makes me think this would be a great neighborhood to live in if it just had a grocery store again :)
If you have traveled through the Lower Town study area by wheelchair, what issues have you experienced?
No response.
If you have traveled through the Lower Town study area as a bicyclist, what issues have you experienced?
Broadway Bridge is difficult to traverse. I'm not comfortable with cyclists and pedestrians on the sidewalk (it's too narrow for us both) and cars honk their horns at me when I use the roadway. I'm not sure if they're angry that I'm there or just trying to warn me that they themselves are there, but either way I feel unwelcome.
Plymouth has no bike lanes and biking along it is terrible. When I need to go to my workplace further along on Plymouth, I bike the long roundabout way of Glen-Fuller-Beal-Hayward-Hubbard-Dean-Baxter-Green whenever possible because it's safer. When I do end up taking the Broadway Bridge and Plymouth I'm frightened.
It's just outside your study area but Division has a one-block gap in the bike lane just south of your boundary (between Ann and Catherine/Miller). Cyclists find themselves suddenly with no roadway in front of them and are in danger of being hit by a car approaching from behind.
If you have traveled through the Lower Town study area by public transit, what issues have you experienced?
I haven't done this often, but I have taken the AATA route along Plymouth. I recall the bus stops as unpleasant -- feeling like I was exposed along a highway -- but don't have any other insights.
Which spots do you consider to have good conditions and which spots are problematic for you when traveling in the Lower Town area?
G - Good Conditions
P - Problematic areas
What ideas do you have to improve mobility in the Lower Town area?
No response.
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How often do you travel through the Lower Town area?
Do your trips typically start or end in the Lower Town Area (in pre-pandemic times)?
How do you typically travel through the Lower Town area?
If you have traveled through the Lower Town study area by car, what issues have you experienced?
Very minor. I was confused one time by the traffic signals for turning left onto Barton while traveling north on Plymouth -- my recollection is that there's something atypical about them, like a flashing red left while green straight or some such thing. Mostly it's easy.
If you have traveled through the Lower Town study area as a pedestrian, what issues have you experienced?
The big roads near the bridge are too exposed. The wide-open spaces near the bridge make it feel like a space for cars, not for me. The feeling is reinforced by having to push buttons to cross streets -- the traffic lights expect cars but pedestrians have to announce themselves.
And it's very unpleasant in the summer.. Narrower roadways, separation between sidewalk and roadway and trees to provide shade would all make it feel more like a place where pedestrians are expected rather than grudgingly tolerated.
Walking on Longshore Drive near the river is a pleasure and always makes me think this would be a great neighborhood to live in if it just had a grocery store again :)
If you have traveled through the Lower Town study area by wheelchair, what issues have you experienced?
No response.If you have traveled through the Lower Town study area as a bicyclist, what issues have you experienced?
Broadway Bridge is difficult to traverse. I'm not comfortable with cyclists and pedestrians on the sidewalk (it's too narrow for us both) and cars honk their horns at me when I use the roadway. I'm not sure if they're angry that I'm there or just trying to warn me that they themselves are there, but either way I feel unwelcome.
Plymouth has no bike lanes and biking along it is terrible. When I need to go to my workplace further along on Plymouth, I bike the long roundabout way of Glen-Fuller-Beal-Hayward-Hubbard-Dean-Baxter-Green whenever possible because it's safer. When I do end up taking the Broadway Bridge and Plymouth I'm frightened.
It's just outside your study area but Division has a one-block gap in the bike lane just south of your boundary (between Ann and Catherine/Miller). Cyclists find themselves suddenly with no roadway in front of them and are in danger of being hit by a car approaching from behind.
If you have traveled through the Lower Town study area by public transit, what issues have you experienced?
I haven't done this often, but I have taken the AATA route along Plymouth. I recall the bus stops as unpleasant -- feeling like I was exposed along a highway -- but don't have any other insights.
Which spots do you consider to have good conditions and which spots are problematic for you when traveling in the Lower Town area?
What ideas do you have to improve mobility in the Lower Town area?
No response.