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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-04-22 Public Comment - A. Williams - Oak & Flanders MillFrom:agenda@bozeman.net To:Agenda Subject:Thank you for your public comment. Date:Tuesday, January 4, 2022 4:17:40 PM A new entry to a form/survey has been submitted. Form Name:Public Comment Form Date & Time:01/04/2022 4:17 PM Response #:1486 Submitter ID:47386 IP address:154.27.107.73 Time to complete:18 min. , 43 sec. Survey Details Page 1 Public comment may be submitted via the form below, or by any of the following options. Public comment may also be given at any public meeting. Email: agenda@bozeman.net Mail to: Attn: City Commission PO Box 1230 Bozeman, MT 59771 First Name Amy Last Name Williams Email Address amyselting@gmail.com Phone Number 4062093566 Comments I am commenting about the traffic dangers by GHS at the corner of Flanders Mill and Oak Street. I was involved in a car accident at this intersection June 2021. I was traveling east on Oak and had the right of way. The other car "t-boned" my car by entering the intersection despite my vehicle having a clear right of way, as verified by the on-scene officer and accident report. This driver was a GHS student and claimed she did not see my car. I was very lucky I was not killed or seriously injured. The car is still under repairs, 7 months later. The responding officer stated that there was an accident at least every week at this intersection and urged me to reach out to the city to share my concerns. What baffles me about this intersection is that the city had to foresight to develop a roundabout at the next intersection (to the West) and has stoplights at the intersection to the East, but no reasonable traffic controls here. This is a major crossing area for pedestrians and vehicles and yet the setup requires drivers to dart across FOUR lanes of traffic while drivers are waiting to turn as well as entering or exiting Oak. It is incredibly congested, unsafe and needs a change to the short and long-term traffic controls. Someone will be killed here unless this is changed. Please put in a roundabout, 4 way stop, stoplight, or morning/afternoon police officer to direct traffic. The west end of Bozeman is only going to get busier and GHS will be getting more full. This is dangerous and these accidents are totally preventable through good planning. If you would like to submit additional documents (.pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .gif, .jpg, .png, .rtf, .txt) along with your comment, you may alternately address agenda@bozeman.net directly to ensure receipt of all information. Thank you, City Of Bozeman This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email.