Download - Q1 A few of the key existing bicycle routes€¦ · 22 Woodward Heights at the Railroad Crossing is tricky!!! 9/17/2013 9:44 AM 23 Allen Street : Cars drive too fast and police cars

FerndaleMoves!

1/37

Q1Afewofthekeyexistingbicycleroutesarelistedbelow.Pleaseselectanyissuesyoufindwiththeseroutesforbicycles.

(Selectallthatapply)Answered:144 Skipped:107

49.30%35

16.90%12

14.08%10

46.48%33

71

54.35%50

15.22%14

28.26%26

29.35%27

92

65.22%60

10.87%10

22.83%21

33.70%31

92

58.95%56

10.53%10

32.63%31

28.42%27

95

# Other(pleasespecify) Date

1 aboutright 9/26/201310:09AM

2 noissues 9/23/20134:51PM

3 didntknowthesewereexistingbikeroutes.Sincewhen?aretherelanes? 9/22/20136:52PM

Carsdrivetoofastonthisstreet Therearetoomanystopsignsalongthisstreet

Itisdifficultcrossingmajorroadsalongthisstreet Betterwayfindingsignsareneeded

BermudaStreet

CambourneStreet

MarshallStreet

WoodwardHeights

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Carsdrivetoofastonthisstreet

Therearetoomanystopsignsalongthisstreet

Itisdifficultcrossingmajorroadsalongthisstreet

Betterwayfindingsignsareneeded

TotalRespondents

BermudaStreet

CambourneStreet

MarshallStreet

WoodwardHeights

FerndaleMoves!

2/37

4 Pinecrest 9/21/20138:15AM

5 Inappropriateuseofthebikelanes.bikersgoinginthewrongdirection,pedestrainsusingthebikelane 9/20/20139:05PM

6 IdontusethebikeroutesbutIdobikealot 9/20/20135:43PM

7 wouldl iketoseemorebikelanemarkingonthegroundlikeonhilton. 9/19/20131:59PM

8 Installbikelanesoneachstreet,updatesignstogivebikerstherightawayandprovidefreerearl ightsthatworkatnightforlocationresidents. 9/19/20131:23PM

9 Pinecrestand9Mile-verydangerousbikelanesthere. 9/19/20131:06PM

10 Notfamiliarenoughtoanswerthisquestion 9/19/201310:25AM

11 Iwouldl iketoseeabikebathl inedrawnonthesidestreetsl ikeHilton. 9/19/201310:12AM

12 Addingwhitel inestotheroadwil lhelpreminddriversbikesareonthisroadtoo 9/19/201310:10AM

13 clearlymarkedbikelanesareneeded;educationneededtoinformdrivers;bikersneedtofollowrules 9/19/201310:08AM

14 didn'tevenknowthesewereroutes 9/18/20138:28PM

15 ThatjogatMarshallandAllenisdangerous--driverstakeriskswhencrossingE/WacrossMarshall,oftenwithoutlooking 9/18/20139:51AM

16 Haven'tbikedonBermudaorMarshall 9/17/20135:36PM

17 Ifindthatcarspulluptothestreetinsteadofstoppingatthestopsignsfirst,andthenpull ingup. 9/17/20133:23PM

18 Cansignsbepostedsobikersknowtheyneedtoobeythestopandyieldsignstoo? 9/17/20131:04PM

19 Ididn'tknowtheseexisted!Thatwouldbethekeyproblem...wherecanIfindinfoonexistingbikeroutes?Wehavetriedtolookthisupandnotfoundtheinfo.

9/17/201312:25PM

20 IfindFerndaletobeasafeanddesireablecommunityinwhichtobike.Thesignsarehelpful,carsarerespectfulofcyc listsandthenumberofstopssignsdoesnotimpedemyabil i tytorideinFerndaleatapacegearedtowardsfitness.Ithinkitwouldbehelpfultopaintlanesonthestreetsasanadditionalwaytocommunicate"thisisabikeroute".

9/17/201311:36AM

21 Na 9/17/201311:08AM

22 WoodwardHeightsattheRailroadCrossingistricky!!! 9/17/20139:44AM

23 AllenStreet:Carsdrivetoofastandpolicecarsuseitasano-lightshighway--evengoing60mph+.Ihavea3yearoldandIworry. 9/17/20136:28AM

24 Haven'triddenonMarshallbuttheothersareOKtome.IknowwhereI'mgoingsodon'tnoticethesigns. 9/16/20133:04PM

25 Pinecrest 9/16/201312:53PM

26 Ratherthanafewsparselydistributedsigns,whichareeasilyignoredalongwithothersignchatterl ikeparkingrestric tions,maybethecurbscouldbepaintedalongtheroutes.

9/16/201312:50PM

27 ThecarrepairshoponMarshall(justWestofWoodward)oftenhastheroadbackedupwithlotsofcarsbeingjuggledaroundonthestreet. 9/16/201311:57AM

28 CyclistsDONOTobeystreetsign/l ights,YETdriveonthepavedstreets! 9/16/201311:40AM

29 Ibikeonallthesewithoutmuchtrouble. 9/16/201311:33AM

30 WhataboutAllen&Livernoisthesearemajortrunk-linesforbikesAswellascars 9/13/20134:57PM

31 Therearen'tbikelanes,oranypaintontheroadwhichtellsautodriversthat"THISISABIKELANE", 9/13/20139:56AM

32 UniversityandPaxtoncarsdrivetoofastonthesestreets 9/12/20136:17PM

33 Ihavenottraveledbybikeonanyoftheseroads. 9/12/20134:57PM

34 IdonotbicycleinFerndale,sodon'tknowofissueshere. 9/11/201310:02AM

FerndaleMoves!

3/37

1.26% 3

13.45% 32

31.51% 75

49.58% 118

4.20% 10

Q2Whenwalkingalongatwo-laneroad,suchasPinecrestDrive,howdoyoucross

theroad?Answered:238 Skipped:13

Total 238


1 Icrossanywhere,butALWAYSletcarsgofirstifI'moutsideofacrosswalk. 10/17/20136:57PM

2 Icrossatcornersormarkedcrosswalks,thoughthecornersonstreetsl ikePinecrestand9Milearesometimesoffsetoronlyhaveastreetononeside.

10/2/20138:20AM

3 well-markedcrosswalksaredonotexist.Cartraffic istoofast-abovespeedlimit 9/26/201310:12AM

4 atcorners 9/19/201311:03AM

5 clearpedestriancrosswalkswouldbegreat!(l ikedowntownRoyalOak) 9/19/201310:10AM

6 streetsdon'talinesomakesitveryhardtocrossanywhere 9/18/20138:31PM

7 Aslongasthereisnotraffic 9/18/20133:51PM

8 Myfrustrationispedestrianstreatingroadassidewalkandignoringcartraffic ---usesidewalks,people. 9/18/20139:55AM

9 Atsignalsandcrossingswhenfairlyc lose.Verycarefullyotherwise. 9/16/20133:37PM

10 Pinecrestiscrazyonthenorthend.IpickmychildupfromthebusstopatOakridgeandPinecrest,andevenwhenIusethecrosswalkwithstoplightonPinecrest/Ridge,carsflythroughtheredl ighteveryday.

9/16/201312:24PM

11 Someareasneedmorecrossingareas,l [email protected]'drathernotwalkallthewayuptoLewistonwhencomingfromthesouth. 9/16/201311:33AM

12 Idon'tseeaproblemwiththecurrentsetup.Savethemoneyanddon'tdoanything. 9/16/201310:47AM

13 Therearel imitedcrosswalksformetocrossatsoItendtowaitunti ltraffic c learsandcrossthen. 9/13/201311:12AM

14 Needcrosswalksnearparks,suchasbyGearyParkonBreckenridge/Earl&Pinecrest 9/12/20132:24PM

Iavoidcrossing

theseroads

Ionlycrosstheroadat

traffic...

Icrossatmid-blockmarked...

Icrossanywhere

Notapplicable

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

AnswerChoices Responses

Iavoidcrossingtheseroads

Ionlycrosstheroadattraffic signals

Icrossatmid-blockmarkedcrosswalksandtraffic signals

Icrossanywhere

Notapplicable

FerndaleMoves!

4/37

27.71% 64

58.01% 134

3.03% 7

11.26% 26

Q3DoyoufeelaActiveWarningBeaconisanappropriatesolutionforcrossingatwo-

laneroad,suchasPinecrestDrive?Answered:231 Skipped:20

Total 231


1 MotoristsANDpedestriansneedtoberesponsiblefortheirwell-being.IfFerndaleturnsintodowntownAnnArbor,I'mgone. 10/17/20136:57PM

2 goodidea-haveseenusedinotherc itiesandisappropriate 9/26/201310:12AM

3 Onlynecessaryduringhightraffic hours. 9/25/20133:04PM

4 Traffic onmoststreets,inc ludingPinecrestnorthof9Mile,isnotheavyenoughtowarrantthis. 9/19/20138:55PM

5 dontspendthemoney 9/19/20132:03PM

6 Ithinkitsagoodidea,butI'mnotsureifthereisenoughtraffic inFerndaletoneedthis....i fi tisasignificantcost,Iwouldsaydoitthesamewayason9mileinfrontofthecourthouse.Otherwise,ifi tisnottooexpensive,Iwoulddoit.

9/19/201312:30PM

7 Thereisnotenoughtraffic tojustifythat.Peoplewon'tuseit.Itwouldbetooexpensive. 9/19/201311:58AM

8 Couldbeoverkil l ,butsafetyiskey. 9/19/201310:29AM

9 DependsonWHERE-ifi t'saroadthatispoorlyl i t,thenabsolutelythisisgood.Ifi t'swellletatthecrosswalk,Idon'tseethepoint. 9/19/201310:16AM

10 ThisisneededbutnotonroadssuchasPinecrest.ItisneededatcrossingonWoodwardandon9mile-i.e.Woodwardand9mile,WoodwardandCambourne,WoodwardandBermuda,Allenand9mile,Bermudaand9mileplusentrance/exitsofparkinglotsdowntown-i.e.Planavon

9/19/201310:12AM

11 Il ikeRoyalOak'ssolutionofputtingstopforpedestriansignsinthemiddleoftheroad. 9/19/201310:11AM

12 maybeatschoolonly? 9/18/20138:31PM

13 Itreallydependsonthearea.Forexample,it'sveryappropriateatRoosevelt.Ingeneral,speedsaretoohighonPinecrest.Itseemsmoreeffectivetoslowdowntraffic toatrue25ratherthantrytostopthemoutright.

9/18/201310:27AM

14 Abuttonactivatedstopl ightwouldbebetter.I'mnotsuredriverswouldknowtostop. 9/17/20133:26PM

15 Ibelieveinroadsignsstatingthatdrivesmustyieldtopedestrianswouldbehelpfulaswell.AgreatexampleisthesignatacrosswalkinDetroitonJohnRnearMack(behindWholeFoods).

9/17/201311:41AM

16 Onlyforheaviesttraffickedroads,l ikePinecrest. 9/17/20137:48AM

17 Whatisthelegalresponsibil i tyofadrivers?Musttheyyieldtothepedestrianandwil lthisbemonitored? 9/16/20137:26PM

18 Weneedoneat9MileandAllen... 9/16/20133:37PM

19 Ithinkspeedtablesareabetteroption.Theyaremuchliessvisiblyintrusiveforthepeoplethatl ivenearthecrossing,whileprovidingabetterphysicalreminderfordrivers.

9/16/201312:55PM

20 Seemsaboutrightc loserto9mile.ButseemsperfectforWoodward,whichiscrazydangerous. 9/16/201312:24PM

21 WhatistheInitialcostand"Maintainence"?Vandals? 9/16/201311:47AM

22 Wouldn'tl ikeoneoutsidemyhouse. 9/16/201311:34AM

23 Maybejustatspecifiedplaces,thehighschoolforexample 9/13/201311:41AM

24 Really? 9/12/20137:18PM

Thisisoverkill

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Thisisoverkil l

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

FerndaleMoves!

5/37

25 Oncertaintwo-laneroads.ItwouldbegoodalongEastNineMilebyCityHall. 9/12/20135:01PM

26 Mayalsowanttoplaceoneontheright-lanecrossingsof9mile&Woodward. 9/12/20132:24PM

27 Dependingonhowfasttraffic goesandhowmuchthereis,thismightberight.Seemslikeoverkil l forPinecrest. 9/11/201310:05AM

FerndaleMoves!

6/37

22.22% 52

45.30% 106

14.96% 35

4.27% 10

11.97% 28

1.28% 3

Q4Howdoyoutypicallyrideabikeonatwo-laneroad,suchasPinecrestDrive?

Answered:234 Skipped:17

Total 234


1 Ifthebicyclel ightingrequirementandnobikesonsidewalksruleswereenforced,everyonewouldbebetteroff. 10/17/20136:57PM

2 Isometimesfeelsaferonthesidewalkwhenthereisnotabikelane. 10/2/20138:20AM

3 betterwhenthereisabikelane 9/26/201310:12AM

4 both,inlaneandonsidewalk. 9/22/20136:55PM

5 UsuallyintheBikeLane,sometimesonthesidewalk,rarelyintheroad(butsometimes) 9/20/201312:16AM

6 Irideonsidewalksonbusyroads(Woodward,NineMileoutsideofdowntown)andinabikelaneifthereisone,oronsidestreets(usuallyinthestreet).

9/19/201311:58AM

7 cominationofbikelaneandsidewalk 9/19/201311:03AM

8 muchdependsonthespeedlimitofstreetandwithorwithoutkids 9/18/20138:31PM

9 However,Iprefertorideonstreetswithabike.Iwil l rideonaroadwithoutabikelaneforashortdistanceifnecessary. 9/17/201311:41AM

10 Ifnobikelane,thensometimessidewalksiftheyareemptyandmorethanonecarbehindmeorcarscomingbothways. 9/16/20133:37PM

11 Nomore'Curbs'tohop@eachstreetaswhennIwasyoung 9/16/201311:47AM

12 Whenridingbymyself,Irideinthestreet.Whenridingwithmychildren(intrailerorontheirownbikes)irideonthesidewalk. 9/16/201311:33AM

13 Whenridingwithmyyoungchildwealwaysrideonthesidewalk 9/12/20132:24PM

14 Idonotrideabikeinferndale. 9/11/201310:05AM

Ionlyrideintheroad

whenthere...

Irideintheroadwithor...

Irideonthesidewalk

Iavoidridinga

bikeonor...

Idonotrideabike

Notapplicable

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


IonlyrideintheroadwhenthereisaBikeLane

IrideintheroadwithorwithoutaBikeLane

Irideonthesidewalk

Iavoidridingabikeonoralongthesestreets

Idonotrideabike

Notapplicable

FerndaleMoves!

7/37

7.26% 17

78.63% 184

6.41% 15

7.69% 18

Q5DoyoufeelBikeLanesareanappropriatesolutionforbicyclesontwo-laneroads,suchasPinecrestDrive?


Total 234


1 streetsareforcars,notbikes. 10/2/20139:23PM

2 absolutely,feelssafer,especiallyforstudentsgoingtoschool 9/26/201310:12AM

3 parkinglanesneedtoc learlymarked 9/25/20133:04PM

4 notsurewhyit'sbetweencars.doesn'tseemsafe 9/23/20134:53PM

5 idon'tl ikewherethebikelaneputsmebetweenlanesoftraffic ,itfeelsunsafe. 9/20/201312:15PM

6 Checkoururbanizationdocumentarywherethestreetshaveacarlanesidewalkbikelaneandparkingitprotectsbikers 9/19/201311:27PM

7 Bikelanesshouldbewellmaintained(paved)andenforced. 9/19/20136:39PM

8 needtoplaceonWoodward 9/19/20132:03PM

9 Asmarterbikelanewouldbetohavethelaneontheinside.Thatwayitpromotessafetyasthecarswouldbeprotectingthebikers.Thiswouldalsopromotemorebikingonthestreetsbecausethecarswouldshieldthebikers.Thatwouldbeamuchbettersolutionthanputtingthebikelaneontheoutside.

9/19/20131:27PM

10 bufferedlanesneeded 9/19/20131:25PM

11 BikelanesareOKbutnotnecessary. 9/19/201311:58AM

12 Notoodangerousforall 9/19/201311:52AM

13 Sidewalksaresaferandtakestheriskout.Expandthesidewalk. 9/19/201311:29AM

14 thebikelaneneedstobeontheothersideoftheparkedcars,tocreateabufferzonefrommovingtraffic 9/19/201310:10AM

15 Ithinkmanyofusareafraidtorideinthestreetandusesidewalks--butIseecyclistsusingwalkandnotyieldingtocartraffic whencycleisinthewrongplace.

9/18/20139:55AM

16 Thebikelaneshouldbebetweentheparkedcarsandthesidewalk 9/17/201311:31PM

17 ParkthecarsinthebikelaneandputthebikelanebetweenthecarsandthesidewalkastheydoinDenmark 9/17/201311:28PM

18 Lovebikelanes.Notsuredriversknowwhattodowiththem.Useasarightturnlanewhenthereistrafficebehind.Opentheircardoorswithoutlookingforbikers.

9/17/20133:26PM

19 ifcarsobeythebikelaneanddon'tdriveorparkinit 9/17/201312:37PM

20 Onlyifbikesarenotallowedonsidewalks 9/17/201312:36PM

21 Absolutely!Thisisagreatsolution.Itwouldalsobehelpfultoreminddriversofhowtoappropriatedrivewithabikelane.Forexample,itisnotanadditionaldrivinglane.

9/17/201311:41AM

22 scaryanddon'twork 9/17/201311:03AM

23 Loveit! 9/17/20139:45AM

24 lovethebikelanes....justhopeourMichigandriversareawareofBikersrightstotheroad.Gettinghitwouldsuck. 9/17/20137:52AM

Thisisoverkill

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Thisisoverkil l

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

FerndaleMoves!

8/37

25 NothadaproblemonHiltonorPinecrestexceptwhenothersareridingabikethewrongwayonalane. 9/16/20133:37PM

26 Bufferedbikelaneswouldbesafer. 9/16/201312:55PM

27 thebikelaneshouldbebetweentheparkingandthesidewalk,NOTbetweentheparkingandthedrivingcars...(formoreprotection) 9/13/20139:58AM

28 IwouldfeelmorecomfortableusingthistypeoflaneiftheCARSweremoreawareandeveryonedidn'tdrivel ikeignorantjackasses.Seriously.

9/12/20137:43PM

29 Waytoomuchonsuchasmallroad. 9/12/20137:18PM

30 Betterthannobikelanes,butsomewayofeducatingcardriversthatcyclisthavethesamerightmaychangetheculture 9/12/20132:24PM

31 Again,itdependsoncartraffic ,thoughmaybeappropriateevenwheretraffic isnotbadinordertoshowroutestomajordestinations. 9/11/201310:05AM

FerndaleMoves!

9/37

0.85% 2

24.68% 58

35.32% 83

33.19% 78

5.96% 14

Q6Whenwalkingalongathree-laneroad,suchasHiltonRoad,howdoyoucrossthe

road?Answered:235 Skipped:16

Total 235


1 Ialwaysyieldtocarswhencrossingoutsideofacrosswalk 10/17/20137:00PM

2 There'snogoodplacetocrossatHiltonsincemostofthel ightsareblinkingandthey'refewandfarbetween. 9/23/201310:34PM

3 Trytocrossatcorners,but,sometimessafertocrossinthemiddleoftheblockbecauseofcarsturningoffofsidestreets. 9/20/201311:30AM

4 Therearenotenoughcrosswalksontheseroads,soIfindmyselfjaywalkingallthetime. 9/20/201310:44AM

5 Irideabikeandfollowroadrules 9/19/20132:06PM

6 Icrossanywhereiftraffic isl ight,oratacrosswalkifIneedcarstostopforme. 9/19/201312:01PM

7 Ifthereisnotraffic 9/18/20133:52PM

8 Dependsonthetraffic-Hiltonisusuallynotbusy 9/17/201311:35PM

9 Super-dangerousduringdreamcruiseoverflowtraffic . 9/17/201312:05PM

10 Iprefertocrossatmarkedcrosswalks,butmostofthetimeItrytoavoidcrossthisroad. 9/17/201311:43AM

11 MostofthetimebecauseI'mgoinglongenoughdistancestoplanit. 9/16/20133:40PM

12 IrarelytonevercrossHiltononfoot.Il iveEastofWoodwardbutrarelygoeast. 9/13/201311:14AM

13 Atanyintersection. 9/11/201310:06AM

Iavoidcrossing

theseroads

Ionlycrosstheroadat

traffic...


Icrossanywhere

Notapplicable

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%





Icrossanywhere

Notapplicable

FerndaleMoves!

10/37

29.00% 67

62.34% 144

3.03% 7

5.19% 12

0.43% 1

Q7DoyoufeelCrossingIslandsareanappropriatesolutionforcrossingathree-

laneroad,suchasHiltonRoad?Answered:231 Skipped:20

Total 231


1 Itseemsunnecessary.Whynotjustwalktothenextintersection? 10/17/20137:00PM

2 Tocrossastreet,waitunti lnocarsarecoming.It'sassimpleasthat. 10/2/20139:28PM

3 Aflashing,markedcrosswalkl iketheonepicturedinthepriorexamplefeelsrighthere.Iwouldn'twanttoencouragepeopletostopinthemiddleofHilton,forexample,orbreakuptheturnlanefortrucksandcars.

10/2/20138:22AM

4 goodmoveandmightcalmtraffic more 9/26/201310:14AM

5 Thesearegreatwheretherearecrosswalks,butthereneedtobemorecrosswalks 9/20/201310:44AM

6 dontspendmoneyonthis. 9/19/20132:06PM

7 forHiltonRoad-yes 9/19/201312:12PM

8 Wedon'tneedthese.Theycreateweirdstoppingpointsinthemiddleoftheroad,andinthewinter,itwouldbehardertoplow.OnWoodward,itisnecessarytostopinthemedian,unlessyou'rearunner.Butformostwalkingspeeds,thesearenotnecessaryinFerndale.

9/19/201312:01PM

9 neverintheneededspots 9/19/201311:05AM

10 addtheflashingl ights 9/19/201310:11AM

11 ItworkswellforWoodwardandwouldforanylocationwithheavytraffic 9/17/201311:35PM

12 I'mnotsurethereisenoughpedestriantraffic demandtowarrantthis.Idon'tthinkputtingthisinonHiltonwil lincreasepedestrianactivity.Thisisbasedonthebusinesseszonedinthatarea.

9/17/20137:50AM

13 Pedestriansstopinthecenterlane,withorwithoutanisland.Theislandisniceforal i ttleextraprotection. 9/16/20131:06PM

14 It'l l handicapLeftturndrivers 9/16/201311:49AM

15 InselectareasofHiltonsuchasthenorthendwherethereismoreretail. 9/12/20135:02PM

Thisisoverkill

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

Other

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Thisisoverkil l

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

Other

FerndaleMoves!

11/37

34.05% 79

33.19% 77

11.64% 27

9.05% 21

12.07% 28

Q8Whatisyourcomfortlevelwhenridingabikeonathree-laneroad,suchasHilton

Road?Answered:232 Skipped:19

Total 232


1 Again,getbikesoffofsidewalksandl ightthemupatnight. 10/17/20137:00PM

2 MUCHpreferitwithabikelaneorwouldl ikelyfindotherroute 9/26/201310:14AM

3 Ipreferthewayitisnow,withcarsontheleftandnoneontheright(exceptparked). 9/23/201310:34PM

4 DriversofcarsoftendriveinthebikelaneonHilton. 9/20/201311:30AM

5 againdependsonspeedlimits 9/18/20138:32PM

6 Wouldsti l l preferabikelane 9/17/20132:41PM

7 SofarOKthusfarevenwhenIneedtobeinthecenterlanetoturnleft. 9/16/20133:40PM

8 Cornersconcerningmewithbikelanes,rightturnlanesspecifically. 9/13/20139:58AM

9 Idon'tbikeinFerndale,butwouldrideintheroadonHiltonifIdid. 9/11/201310:06AM

Ionlyrideintheroad

whenthere...

Irideintheroadwithor...

Irideonthesidewalk

Iavoidridinga

bikeonor...

Notapplicable

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


IonlyrideintheroadwhenthereisaBikeLane

IrideintheroadwithorwithoutaBikeLane

Irideonthesidewalk


Notapplicable

FerndaleMoves!

12/37

15.04% 34

70.35% 159

4.87% 11

8.85% 20

0.88% 2

Q9DoyoufeelBufferedBikeLanesareanappropriatesolutionforbicyclesonathree-laneroad,suchasHiltonRoad?


Total 226


1 Thereshouldbenobikelanes.Bikescanridealongtherightsideoftheroad. 10/2/20139:28PM

2 saferwhenvehic lespeedisanissue 9/26/201310:14AM

3 seemsdangerouswithcarsonbothsides 9/23/201310:34PM

4 Il ikethebuferedbikelanesbetter,especiallywithkids 9/20/20138:16PM

5 Borderlineoverkil l butmaybewarranted. 9/19/20138:58PM

6 Acoloredbikelanewouldbesuffic ient,butabufferedwouldsuffice.Also,havingstreetparkingalongsideadedicatedbikelaneisdangerousforboththevehic leandcyclist.Ifnotcareful,adrivercanopentheirdoorintoacyclist.

9/19/20136:42PM

7 Thebikelaneshouldbeontheinside.Toallowthecarstoshieldthebikersfromtraffic . 9/19/20131:29PM

8 no 9/19/201311:53AM

9 Bufferedseemssaferbutwhynotjustexpandthesidewalkarea. 9/19/201311:31AM

10 mightalsobeoverkil l 9/19/201310:17AM

11 Ifeelitwouldworkwellforcardrivingalongtheroad-myconcerniscarspull inginto/outofparkingspots. 9/19/201310:15AM

12 Ithinkwhatwehaveisokay.Ittookmesometimetogetusedtoit,butitseemstowork. 9/19/201310:12AM

13 rightdirection,butmoveitontheothersideoftheparkedcars,orevenintothesidewalkarea 9/19/201310:11AM

14 BufferthebikelanebyputtingparkedcarsinthebikelaneastheydoinDenmark.Absolutelysafestway. 9/17/201311:35PM

15 ThiswouldbegreatforWoodward.WhenI'mtravelingNorthfrommyhouse,IhavetoreallygooutofmywaytohitHiltonorPinecrest. 9/17/20133:27PM

16 Il iketheidea.However,I'dl ikeitmoreifthebufferwasonthesideofPARKEDcarsespeciallyonahighlybusystreet.Iwouldn'tbeconcernedonHiltonwithit'scurrenttraffic (fromwhatI'veseentodate).

9/17/20132:41PM

17 Hiltonalreadyhaspaint.Ifwearegoingtodoanythingmore,itshouldbeafull-oncycletrack.Whichisalsooverkil l . 9/16/20131:06PM

18 Thesescaremebecauseuarenotofftotheside 9/16/201312:37PM

19 Itdoesn'tlookthatdifferenttome. 9/16/201311:35AM

20 Ithinkthatjustabikelaneissuffic ient 9/13/201311:41AM

21 wouldratherspendmoneyonimprovingcrosswalks. 9/13/201311:14AM

22 YES,onlymodificationistoputthebikelaneontheinsideoftheparking,notbetweentheparkingandtheroad.sameamountofspacerequired.

9/13/201310:02AM

23 Yes!Orsomeotherwayotherthantheonewhitestripeofdesignatingthelaneasforbikes 9/13/20135:37AM

24 I'mconcernedaboutthec losenesstothebicyclestoparkedcarsintheseimages!I'dratherseebufferbetweenparkingandbikelane. 9/11/201310:06AM

Thisisoverkill

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

Other

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Thisisoverkil l

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

Other

FerndaleMoves!

13/37

12.72% 29

53.95% 123

25.88% 59

3.07% 7

4.39% 10

Q10Whenwalkingalongadividedhighway,suchas8MileRoad,howdoyou

crosstheroad?Answered:228 Skipped:23

Total 228


1 Iyieldtocarswhencrossingoutsideofacrosswalk. 10/17/20137:03PM

2 alwaysveryscary 9/22/20136:58PM

3 EightMilehastobethebiggestdangertopedestrians.Peoplecrossthisstreetallthetimewithoutal ight,andmanypedestriansarehitbycarsanddie.AnyonewhoattemptstodartacrossEightMileshouldbescolded.Itisdangerousnotonlyforpedestriansbutalsofordrivers.

9/19/201312:06PM

4 veryscarywhenpeopleboltacrossindarkc lothesatnight! 9/19/201311:15AM

5 Ifind'deadspots'betweenthel ightsweretraffic doesn'tbuildupasmuch,andcrosswhenc lear 9/18/201310:30AM

6 IwouldloveadaywhenIcanfeelsafeallowingmychildtocrossWoodwardindependently 9/18/20139:57AM

7 Dependingontraffic . 9/17/201311:39PM

8 Generallyatmarkedcrosswalks--thoughnotalways. 9/16/20133:45PM

9 Noonestopsorlooks!It'scrazynottoX@lights!! 9/16/201311:55AM

Iavoidcrossing

theseroads

Ionlycrosstheroadat

traffic...


Icrossanywhere

Notapplicable

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%





Icrossanywhere

Notapplicable

FerndaleMoves!

14/37

11.89% 27

73.57% 167

7.05% 16

7.49% 17

Q11DoyoufeelaPedestrianHybridBeaconisanappropriatesolutionforcrossingadividedhighwaylike8Mile


Total 227


1 Let'snotaddanymoretraffic stopstoWoodwardor8Mile. 10/17/20137:03PM

2 stophinderingvehic letraffic . 10/2/20139:33PM

3 toomanyaccidentsnowwithoutidentifiedcrossings 9/26/201310:17AM

4 Highspeedsl ike8milerequiremoreprotectionforwalkers 9/20/20135:53PM

5 thel ightsareconfusing 9/20/201310:00AM

6 il ikethefirstbeaconbetter. 9/19/201311:31PM

7 Theseshouldbeusedsparingly-onlywherehighpedestriantraffic isexpected. 9/19/20139:02PM

8 Thisisverycomplicated,andIamafraiddriversmaynotunderstandthesystemofl ights.ReplacingthedoubleredandsingleyellowlightwithatraditionalRYGsignalwouldworkmoreeffectively,asmotoristsknowhowtorespondtothem.

9/19/20136:46PM

9 No.Thereareenoughlightsthatwalkingtoanexistingcrosswalkisnottoobigaburden.Also,drivershaveenoughdifficultynavigatingEightMilewiththemerging(especiallyatPinecrest,gettingontoEightMilegoingeast)...don'taddtothemess.

9/19/201312:06PM

10 testitbeforeinvestinginmany 9/19/201311:15AM

11 Tooconfusing.Motoristsarenotgoingtoknowwhattodo. 9/19/201310:21AM

12 Aslongasitisatintersectionorlongstretcheswithoutanintersectionandnotdisruptingflowoftraffic 9/19/201310:19AM

13 Myfearisthatmanypeopleon8milewil lblowthroughthesel ights.Iseeallsortsofpoordrivingon8mile,especially. 9/19/20139:49AM

14 Yes-StateFairplease!!! 9/18/201310:30AM

15 Unlessthestopl ightsareveryfarapart 9/17/201311:39PM

16 AslongasthereareanappropriatenumberofcrossingsalongWoodwardwouldthisbeappropriate 9/17/201312:40PM

17 Itseemsthatthiswouldcreateatonofvehic letraffic backups....howaboutPedestrianBridges? 9/17/20138:04AM

18 Il ikeit,butdon'tknowifmostmotoristwouldunderstandapedestrianhybridbeacon,andIthinktherewouldbeissues. 9/16/201311:29PM

19 Animprovement,esp.iftraffic stopsonlywhenpedestriansorcarsneedtocrosstheroad.Asadriver,stoppingfornoonefeelswasteful. 9/16/20133:45PM

20 CostvsCommonSense 9/16/201311:55AM

21 verydisrespectfuldrivers 9/12/20136:24PM

22 WeneedHAWKsignalsandothertraffic calmingmeasurescombined 9/12/20138:55AM

Thisisoverkill

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Thisisoverkil l

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

FerndaleMoves!

15/37

1.32% 3

12.28% 28

27.63% 63

46.93% 107

11.84% 27

Q12Whatisyourcomfortlevelwhenridingabikeonadividedhighway,suchas8Mile


Total 228


1 WhentravelingWoodwardor8Milewithabicycle,Iwalkit. 10/17/20137:03PM

2 withbufferduetovehic lespeed 9/26/201310:17AM

3 thereisnobikelaneon8milesoirideonthesidewalk 9/20/20135:53PM

4 Iftherewereadedicatedbikelane,Iwouldrideinit.However,thereisnosuchlane. 9/19/20136:46PM

5 agianferndaleneedsabikelaneonwoodward. 9/19/20132:10PM

6 IneverbikeonWoodwardunlessit'sunavoidable.Seemslikeaskingtobekil led. 9/19/201311:16AM

7 Idonotrideondividedhighwayinrushhour 9/19/201310:19AM

8 Iavoid8milespecifically,notallroadsl ike8mile. 9/18/201312:02PM

9 VerynervousonWoodward.Peoplepulloutofshopswithoutstoppingatsidewalk.Veryscary. 9/17/20133:29PM

10 Thereisnotasidewalkonmostof8miletoevenmakethatanoption 9/17/201312:32PM

11 Ionlyrideinabikelaneinthissituation. 9/17/201311:45AM

12 Irideanadjacentroad(LikeMarshall)....waysafer. 9/17/20138:04AM

13 Southof8Mile,Irideintheroad;northof8Mile,Iavoidtheseroadsl iketheplague. 9/16/20131:16PM

14 I'duseabikelaneiftherewereone 9/16/201312:58PM

15 NOBICYCLESHOULDBEON8MILE!!!40MPH+?!?Nobikewil lmaintainthatspeedandorobeytraffic signals. 9/16/201311:55AM

16 Irideintheroadwithvehic letraffic whenneeded,butfeelunsafe. 9/12/20138:55AM

Irideintheroad

withvehicle...

IrideintheBike

Lane(when...

Irideonthesidewalk

Iavoidridinga

bikeonor...

Notapplicable

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Irideintheroadwithvehic letraffic

IrideintheBikeLane(whenpresent)

Irideonthesidewalk


Notapplicable

FerndaleMoves!

16/37

3.59% 8

62.78% 140

21.97% 49

11.66% 26

Q13DoyoufeelaOne-WayCycleTrackisanappropriatesolutionforbicyclesonadividedhighway,suchas8MileRoad?


Total 223


1 Iwouldlovetoseeacycletrackon8mile. 10/23/201310:46AM

2 Letthebikesusethesidwalks.Stopeliminatingtraffic lanes. 10/2/20139:33PM

3 goodplanningforsafety 9/26/201310:17AM

4 Speedoftraffic isveryhighforbikerssafety 9/25/20133:07PM

5 Il ikethisevenbetter! 9/20/20138:18PM

6 thisiswhatneedstobeonwoodward. 9/19/20132:10PM

7 YES!!!Thisisbyfarthebestsolutionandpromotesbiking.PleaseimplementthisinFerndale!!Youcanalsohavebikestationsatmajorintersectionswheretherearebusinesses.Thatwaypeoplecanparktheirbikes,alsocoordinatewiththelocalbusinessesnearthebikestationstoprovidebikepumpsandanyotheremergencygearneeded.

9/19/20131:32PM

8 IwouldnotridemybikeonEightMilenomatterwhat.Iwouldrideonthesidewalk. 9/19/201312:06PM

9 Thespeedlimitistoohighforabikelaneon8mile. 9/19/201311:21AM

10 maybe,buttestit. 9/19/201311:15AM

11 Peopledrivetooirresponsiblyon8Mile.Thismightbedangerous. 9/19/201310:18AM

12 Peopledrivecrazyon8mile,Idonotthinkbikingshouldbeencouragedonthestreetthere. 9/19/201310:15AM

13 nowyou'regettingsomewhere! 9/19/201310:14AM

14 YESYESYES 9/17/201311:39PM

15 However,ifthebikelaneisbetweenmovingtraffic andparkingalongthestreet,thispresentsanothersetofdangersandI'dprobablyendupridingonthesidewalk.

9/17/20132:45PM

16 Wouldsti l l notfeelcomfortable,driversaretoocrazy&notraffic lawenforcement 9/17/201312:32PM

17 Thisisanexcellentidea 9/17/201312:25PM

18 Again,informationtoreminddriverstorespectthebikelaneandthatitisnottobetreatedasanotherdrivinglane. 9/17/201311:45AM

19 8mileistoodangerousforbicycles. 9/17/201311:39AM

20 Carswil lprobablytendtoparkalongthecurboutofhabit,blockingthebikelane. 9/17/201310:11AM

21 Notsureitsworththelossofavehic lelane.Idrive8mileeverydayandIneverseebikesonit. 9/17/20138:04AM

22 Withabufferonthesewideroads. 9/16/20133:45PM

23 Thecycletrackshouldhavecurbsonbothsides,notjustpaintl iketheimageshownwiththissurvey. 9/16/20131:16PM

24 KidsrideBikesTOOyouknow!!NOBIKESON8MILE!! 9/16/201311:55AM

25 Iwouldratheraprotectedcycletrackispossible 9/13/20135:01PM

26 Thisisexactlywhatferndaleneeds 9/13/201310:03AM

Thisisoverkill

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Thisisoverkil l

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

FerndaleMoves!

17/37

27 8Mileistoobusyforthis. 9/12/20137:20PM

28 Unsureifi tsenoughbecausedriversseemtobelesscautiouson8Mile.NotsureIwouldeverridemybikeon8Mile. 9/12/20132:37PM

29 Bufferstripingalonewouldnotbeenough,theparkedcarbarrierorotherseparationwouldbeneededformosttofeelsafe. 9/12/20138:55AM

30 Ifcyc letrackisseparatedfromparkedcarsortraffic lanesonlybypaint,NEEDSLOTSOFENFORCEMENT.Ifc ityisn'twil l ingtohavethepolicevigorouslyenforcetheselanes(againststanding/deliveryvehic les,usebyright-turningtraffic ,parking,etc)thentheydomoreharmthangoodbygivingcyclistsfalsesenseofsecurity!

9/11/201310:09AM

FerndaleMoves!

18/37

14.41% 32

68.47% 152

4.50% 10

12.61% 28

Q14DoyoufeelaTwo-WayProtectedCycleTrackisanappropriatesolutionforbicyclesonadividedhighway,suchas

WoodwardAvenue?Answered:222 Skipped:29

Total 222


1 Letthebikesrideonthesidewalk. 10/2/20139:33PM

2 wouldbeconfusingtocarsenteringbusinessesorturningonto/offmainroad 9/26/201310:17AM

3 Thisisnicebuthardtoimplementandcostly. 9/20/20135:53PM

4 Iwouldworrythatpeoplewouldn'tuseitproperly(walking,ridingonthewrongside),possiblymakingthingsworse. 9/20/20131:31PM

5 il ikethisideawherewecouldmergeandit'sprotected. 9/19/201311:31PM

6 Thisisabetteroptionthanthepreviousoption,asthephysicalbarrierprovidesmoresafety 9/19/20133:48PM

7 sameanswer.testit.doafewmilesseveraldiffernentways,seewhatworksbest. 9/19/201311:15AM

8 Likethisbetter 9/19/201310:50AM

9 Ifeelaone-wayprotectedcycletrack,oneachsideoftheroad,wouldbebetter. 9/19/201310:21AM

10 IavoidridingonWoodwardduetolackofphysicalbarrierbetweencarsandbikes-wouldLOVEtoseethisonWoodward! 9/19/201310:19AM

11 seeabove. 9/19/201310:15AM

12 yay!(aslongasitisonthecurb-sideoftheparkedvehic les-notdirectlynexttotraffic 9/19/201310:14AM

13 Ifeelthatthisisaphase2project-thefirstphaseisgettingcarsusedtohavingcyclistsridingintheirownlanesonthestreet,butgoinginthesamedirection.

9/19/20139:58AM

14 Great! 9/17/201311:39PM

15 IthinkIpreferthistotheone-waytrack. 9/17/20135:40PM

16 Better! 9/17/20133:47PM

17 Loveit.Oneareaforbikes. 9/17/20133:29PM

18 Wouldpreferthisoption,especiallyiftherewasnoparkingontheoppositesideofthebikepath. 9/17/20132:45PM

19 Stil l mightbeuncomfortablebikingonaroadaslargeasWoodward 9/17/201312:32PM

20 Yes!Please! 9/17/201312:25PM

21 IwanttoseeacycletrackonWoodward...ItseemslikeOne-Wayprotectedwouldbethebettersolution. 9/17/20138:04AM

22 Notsurethiswil lbewellsupported,especiallyifthisistakingupparkingspacesalongWoodward-however,therearesofewtherealready,itmayhaveanegligibleimpactonavailabil i ty.

9/17/20138:02AM

23 Bikelanesshouldonlybeonewaywithtraffic 9/17/20137:52AM

24 ThatwouldbeSOawesome! 9/17/20136:30AM

25 Thisseemsdangerous 9/16/20131:58PM

Thisisoverkill

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Thisisoverkil l

Thisseemsaboutright

Thisisnotenough

Notsure

FerndaleMoves!

19/37

26 Comparingtwo-wayandone-waycycletracksismoreofaquestionofwherebiketraffic istravell ingtoandlessaquestionofhowmuchprotectionisneeded.Putcurbsbetweenthetrackintraffic ineithercase.

9/16/20131:16PM

27 Idon'tl ikethisoptionatall 9/16/201312:45PM

28 AnotherBUSYroadthatcannotsupportbicycles!!Canyouseeyour10yrolddaughterridingherbikeonWoodwardor8Mile?!! 9/16/201311:55AM

29 Thislooksconfusing. 9/16/201311:36AM

30 Iwouldratheraprotectedcycletrackispossible 9/13/20135:01PM

31 Howwoulditaffecttraffic congestiononWoodwardand8Mile 9/13/20135:42AM

32 bollardsandadditionalspaceforcyclistsmakesthisseemmoreappropriate. 9/12/20138:55AM

33 Again,requiresalotofenforcement. 9/11/201310:09AM

FerndaleMoves!

20/37

79.74% 185

20.26% 47

Q15AreyouaResidentoftheCityofFerndale?


Total 232

Yes

No

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Yes

No

FerndaleMoves!

21/37

Q16Usingthemapaboveforreference,pleaseindicatethenumberoftheareaorthenearbycommunitywhereyouliveandwork.IfyouDONOTliveand/orworkinanyoftheseareaspleaseselect"Other".


Usingthemapabove,pleaseindicatethearea

19.91%45

9.73%22

4.42%10

12.39%28

18.14%41

16.81%38

1.33%3

1.77%4

0.44%1

0%0

0%0

0%0

9.73%22

1.77%4

0%0

3.54%8

226

3.92%8

3.92%8

2.94%6

2.94%6

5.39%11

3.92%8

0.98%2

16.18%33

1.47%3

0.49%1

0.49%1

0.98%2

1.47%3

4.41%9

0%0

50.49%103

204

Usingthemapabove,pleaseindicatethearea

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Detroit HazelPark

HuntingtonWoods MadisonHeights OakPark PleasantRidge RoyalOak

RoyalOakTownship Other

AreaILIVE

AreaIWORK

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Detroit HazelPark

HuntingtonWoods

MadisonHeights

OakPark

PleasantRidge

RoyalOak

RoyalOakTownship

Other Total

AreaILIVE

AreaIWORK

FerndaleMoves!

22/37

0.44% 1

3.54% 8

67.26% 152

24.34% 55

4.42% 10

Q17Pleaseindicatewhichofthefollowingbestdescribesyourcircumstance.Forthepurposesofthisquestion,ahouseholdisconsideredanytypeofresidencewithone

ormoreoccupants.Answered:226 Skipped:25

Total 226

Iamlessthan18

yearsold

Iamafulltimecollege

or...

Iampartofahousehold

without...

Iampartofahousehold

withschool...

Iamasenior

citizen...

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Iamlessthan18yearsold

Iamafulltimecollegeoruniversitystudent

Iampartofahouseholdwithoutschoolagechildren

Iampartofahouseholdwithschoolagechildren

Iamaseniorc itizen(over65)

FerndaleMoves!

23/37

43.61% 99

54.63% 124

1.76% 4

Q18Genderthatyoucurrentlyidentifywith:


Total 227

Male

Female

Other/Prefernottoanswer

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Male

Female

Other/Prefernottoanswer

FerndaleMoves!

24/37

16.74% 38

10.13% 23

39.21% 89

20.26% 46

4.41% 10

5.29% 12

3.96% 9

Q19Howfarisyourcommutetowork?Answered:227 Skipped:24

Total 227

Lessthan2Miles

2to6Miles

6to15Miles

15to30Miles

Over30Miles

Iworkathome

Notapplicable

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Lessthan2Miles

2to6Miles

6to15Miles

15to30Miles

Over30Miles

Iworkathome

Notapplicable

FerndaleMoves!

25/37

Q20Whatisyourprimarymodeoftransportationforthefollowingtypesoftrips?Pleaseselectwalking,bicycling,

bus,motorcycle,driveyourself,passengerorother.Ifyoudon'ttypicallymakea

particulartriptypeselect"NotApplicable".Answered:229 Skipped:22

ToWork

Education/School

Shopping&PersonalBusiness

FerndaleMoves!

26/37

9.21%21

2.19%5

5.26%12

0.88%2

0.44%1

78.95%180

1.32%3

0.44%1

1.32%3

228

67.92%144

2.83%6

2.36%5

0.94%2

0%0

21.70%46

2.83%6

0%0

1.42%3

212

0.44%1

13.33%30

13.78%31

0%0

0%0

71.11%160

0.89%2

0.44%1

0%0

225

0.44%1

30.53%69

31.42%71

0%0

2.21%5

32.30%73

0.88%2

1.77%4

0.44%1

226

13.45%16

15.97%19

38.66%46

0%0

4.20%5

26.05%31

0%0

0%0

1.68%2

119


1 Ibikeforfun,orwhenIdon'tfeell ikewalking. 9/27/201312:04PM

NotApplicable Walking Bicycling Bus Motorcycle DriveYourself

Carpool Passenger Other

Leisure&Recreation

Other

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

NotApplicable Walking Bicycling Bus Motorcycle DriveYourself Carpool Passenger Other Total

ToWork

Education/School

Shopping&PersonalBusiness

Leisure&Recreation

Other

FerndaleMoves!

27/37

2 Commutetoworkbybikewhenweatherpermits 9/26/201310:48AM

3 GoingtobarsorshoppinginFerndale,Iusuallywalkorbike. 9/23/201310:37PM

4 ibikearoundferndalealmosteveryday.lastsatitook5tripsonbike. 9/23/20134:59PM

5 banking,someerrandsbywalking.grocerybycar 9/22/20137:00PM

6 Il ivedowntownsoIwalkifwegooutbutiamanavidrunneralloverferndale 9/20/20135:57PM

7 Drivingforlongererrandsandinthewinter 9/20/201310:47AM

8 IfshoppingordininginFerndale,wewalk.However,wedrivetoothershopping,diningandrecreationlocations. 9/19/20139:07PM

9 Exerc ise 9/19/20133:54PM

10 WhentheweatherisappropriateIridemymotorcycletowork.Ialsoworkfromhomeonedayperweek. 9/19/20133:07PM

11 IfIamnotdrivingtowork,Irideabikeorwalk. 9/19/20132:14PM

12 Exerc ise 9/19/201312:45PM

13 sometimesridetoworkbutcrossingWoodwardisahassle 9/19/201312:14PM

14 localerrands,visitsbybikeorfeetingoodweather 9/19/201311:19AM

15 WalkanytimegoingintoROorFerndale,drivetotargetetc 9/19/201310:51AM

16 SometimesI'l l biketoFerndaleorROforleisure. 9/19/201310:37AM

17 Barnights,noDUIforwalking! 9/19/201310:21AM

18 trytobikewhenverpossible.timepermitting 9/19/201310:20AM

19 Ihavetwopart-timejobs.OneIdriveto,andoneIcanwalkto. 9/19/201310:00AM

20 Ibiketobarsandrestaurants 9/19/20139:55AM

21 Medical,shoppingforitemsnotavailablelocallyortoobigtodowithoutacar 9/17/201311:43PM

22 Iwil lbiketoschooliftheweatherisnice,ordowntowniftheweatherisabittoocoldtowalk.Orwewil lbiketovisitfriendsorforfun. 9/17/20133:31PM

23 LikewalkingorbicyclingtodowntownFerndaleforfun,coffee,exerc ise,etc.(unlessit'stoocoldout,thensometimesjustwalking) 9/17/20132:31PM

24 Alternativedrivingmechanism. 9/17/201312:09PM

25 Ipreferbicyclingforshopping,personalbusiness,leisureandrecreation,iftheappropriateassetsexisttoencouragebicycling,i.e.bikeracks/bikeparking,safecyclingroutes.

9/17/201311:51AM

26 Bars:Walking 9/17/20139:49AM

27 LovewalkingandbikingFerndale.BiketoRoyalOakandZoofrequently. 9/17/20138:07AM

28 BarHopping 9/17/20137:55AM

29 Irunonthestreetsatleastthreetimeperweek. 9/17/20136:32AM

30 Idrivemyselftoworkifweatherdoesn'tpermitbikingorifIknowIhaveerrandstorunthatrequireacar. 9/16/201311:33PM

31 ItrytowalktoplacesindowntownFerndaleasmuchaspossible.LovethatIcanwalktoplaces. 9/16/201311:04PM

32 Campaigningforofficeacrossthec ity. 9/16/20133:48PM

33 Mosttripsunder5miles(roundtrip),Iwil l takeabike.ThiscoversallofFerndale.IfIleavethec ity,Il ikelydrive. 9/16/20131:21PM

34 localstore,downtown 9/16/201311:58AM

35 walkingandbikingareimportantforthoseofuswholivec loseto9&Woodward.Butfundsarel imited-Iwouldmaintain&improvethealleysfirst,thentheroads,thenbikelanes

9/16/201310:52AM

36 goingtodestinationsdowntown 9/13/20138:35PM

37 Ontheweekends&afterworkIridemybikeandwalkasmuchasIcanformypersonalbusinesswithinFerndale. 9/13/20135:04PM

38 WhendoingstuffinFerndaleRecreationally,Iusuallywalk. 9/13/201310:08AM

39 Biketoworkonmanydayswhenweatherandschedulepermits 9/12/20135:04PM

FerndaleMoves!

28/37

Q21Pleasedescribehowfrequentlyyouwalkandbicycleforthefollowingtypesof

trips:Answered:228 Skipped:23

42.11%96

45.18%103

5.70%13

6.58%15

0.44%1

228

10.22%23

43.11%97

15.11%34

15.56%35

16%36

225

8.56%19

49.10%109

20.72%46

12.16%27

9.46%21

222

7.62%17

28.25%63

17.49%39

21.97%49

24.66%55

223

Daily Weekly Monthly Rarely Never

Walkforfunand/or

exercise

Walktoworkand/orthe

store

Bicycleforfunand/orexercise

Bicycletoworkand/or

thestore

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Daily Weekly Monthly Rarely Never Total

Walkforfunand/orexerc ise

Walktoworkand/orthestore

Bicycleforfunand/orexerc ise

Bicycletoworkand/orthestore

FerndaleMoves!

29/37


1 bicycletoresturants 9/20/201312:29PM

2 Iridemybikeonceinawhile,buttransportationformeusuallymeansusingmyowncar.SometimesI'l l walktothecornerstoreordowntownFerndale,butusuallyIdrive.

9/19/201312:09PM

3 Ihavenogoodreasonnottobike,especiallywithnew(awful)parkingkiosksandpotentialthatc itywil ldoawaywithparkingpasses. 9/18/201310:00AM

4 Itwasn'tanoptionabove,butIl iveinBerkley. 9/17/20135:43PM

5 TogointoDetroitonweekdaysforvariousevents,I'l l mostoftenuseSMART.Weekendchurch--thecar. 9/16/20133:48PM

6 Inthesummer,Iamonmybikealmostdaily.Inthewinter,itisalmostweekly.Isplitthedifference. 9/16/20131:21PM

FerndaleMoves!

34/37

Q23IfthereareanyadditionalthoughtsorideasregardingtheCityofFerndale'sMulti-ModalPlanthatyouwouldliketosharewiththedesignteam,please

describebelow:Answered:78 Skipped:173

# Responses Date

1 AssomeonelookingtopurchaseahomeintheCityofFerndale,recentimprovementstoLivernois,9MileandthefutureoftheMuli-ModalPlanmakeFerndaleahighlydesirablecommunity.Abike/pedestrianfriendlyc itywithdiversityisexactlywhatmywifeandIarelookingforandFerndaleisthebestoptioninSEMichigan(inmyopinion).MyonlysuggestionfortheMulti-ModalplanismakingWoodwardsafer(whichyouaddressedinthissurvey).Acycletrackwouldgoalongwaytoaddresssafetythere.Isthepossibil i tyofBRTonWoodwardalsobeingfactoredintotheCity'splans?

10/23/201310:52AM

2 Pleasedon'tturnFerndaleintoAnnArborintermsofpedestriansafety.Enforcebicyclel ightingrules,stoppeoplefromridingonsidewalks.Il ikethebikelanesonPinecrestandHilton.Allenshouldberecognizedasabicycleroute.

10/17/20137:08PM

3 Themoreyoueliminatetraffic lanesonthemainstreets,themorepeopleuseresidentialstreetstoavoidtraffic backupscausedbeturningfour,andfivelanestreetsintotwolanestreets.Themainstreetsweredesignedtocarryvehic letraffic ,notbicycles.Iyouwantabikelanemakethestreetswider.MakingNineMileatwolanestreethascreatedapermanenttraffic jam.Youpeoplehavelostyourminds.

10/2/20139:45PM

4 KeepGoing!Thiswil lmakeFerndalesaferandmoreofadestinationc ity.THANKS! 9/26/201310:49AM

5 Thebiggestproblemispeopledrivingtoofast.Hopefullytheseideaswil lbeimplementedinordertohelpthepublic safety. 9/23/201311:10AM

6 Weneedlesscarlanesonalotofroads.Forexample,9MileshouldgoonaroaddietEastofWoodwardallthewaythroughHiltonwithasimilarconfigurationofbikelanesandtraffic lanesasHiltonRdhas.Livernoiscouldbereducedbasedontraffic .Weshouldconsiderturningsomestreetsnearthedowntowninto1-waystreetsandusetheextralanestoaddmoreon-streetparking.

9/23/201312:10AM

7 Bringiton!Themorebicyclefriendlyourc ityisthehappierIwil l be.Youcanalwayscountonmeformyopinion.Thanksfordoingthis. 9/22/20138:57PM

8 Pleasetryandgetthisfundedthroughstateorfederalmonies.Ferndaleitselfcannotaffordthesekindsofstudiesandexpenses.thanks 9/22/20137:01PM

9 AnyimprovementstoWoodwardneedtobemadekeepinginmindtheeffecttheRapidBusTransitwil l haveonWoodward.Probablyloseatleast1laneeachway.Combinethatwithabikelaneoneachsideandwoodwardisallofasuddentwolaneseachway

9/21/201310:11AM

10 Therearealotofsmallimprovementsthatcanbemadenowtoincreasesafetyforwalkers/runnersandbikersbutalongtermplanisneededtomakeFerndaletrulyawalkablecommunity.

9/20/20136:03PM

11 TrashcansalongHilton,EastandWestMarshall,Bermuda,Pinecrest,Planavon.Also,parkbencheshereandtherewouldbewelcome. 9/20/201311:39AM

12 Il iverightbyHiltonRoad,andIwalkacrossitalmosteveryday.Iamreallyeagertoseepedestrian-orientedimprovementsalongthiscorridor--traffic l ightsandcrosswalksarefewandfarbetween,andatbusytimesofday(morning&eveningrush+endofschoolday)thetraffic isheavy.Plus,streetparkinginfrontoftheautoshopsandindustrialbuildingsoftenmakeitdifficulttoseeoncomingtraffic withoutphysicallysteppingintotheroad,whichisdangerousformeandmydog.Also:WeoftenusethealleywaydirectlytotheeastofWoodwardtowalkintotown(Googleevenmapsitasawalkingroute),andweseeLOTSofpeopleonbicycleandonfootdoingthesameeveryday,especiallyduringsummerfestival+eventseason.Unfortunately,thealleywayisprettyugly,dirty,andinsomeplacessmelly,anditcanbedangerouswithcarszippingthroughittoavoidtraffic duringrushhour.Ihavenoideaifi t'spossible--Iknowbusinessesusethealleywayfortrashandfordeliveries--butIwouldlovetoseeabeautification/pedestrianimprovementplanforthis"desirepath"throughFerndale!Iwouldevenbewil l ingtovolunteermytimeandefforttosupport.

9/20/201310:59AM

13 Pinecrestlooksl ikeitusedotbea3laneroad,astherearesti l l l inemarkingsforit.Somedriverstreatitasa3laneroad,whichisadangertocyclistsinthebikelane.Themarkingsneedtobefixed.

9/20/201310:03AM

14 weneedbikeracksontroyindowntownferndale 9/20/20136:34AM

15 IlovethatFerndalehasbikelanestreetsaswellasbikeracks.WeliveandworkinFerndaleandarehugesupportersofbiking.Ifeelinc ludingprotectedbikelaneswil lmakemefeelsaferandencouragethecommunitytobikemore!IwouldbehappytohelpinanywayIcan.Thankyou!:)

9/19/201311:41PM

16 pleasedothecompletestreetsrenovations!!itwouldbeashameifwedidn'ttakeadvantageofalltheplanningmdotdidthisyear.woodwardisnotabikefriendlycommuteandIwouldfrequentferndalemorefromroyaloakifi twere!!!

9/19/201311:34PM

17 I'mworriedallofthenewplansforninemilearetakingawaybikelanes.It'sdreadfulnow! 9/19/201310:50PM

18 Ihaveknownthreelocaladultswhohavebeenhitbyacarthismontheitherwalkingorridingabike.Wehavetodosomethingtomakewalkingandbikingsaferinthiscommunity.Inmypersonalexperience,theintersectionof9mile&Pinecrestisparticularlydangerous,especiallyatpeaktimes.IhaveseveralchildrenattendingFerndaleMiddleSchoolandFerndaleHighSchoolanddonotallowthemtobikeorwalkacrossthatintersectionduetoaccidentsandnear-accidentsIhavewitnessed.

9/19/201310:26PM

19 Iknowitwouldbesomewhatdifficult,butaddingawaytowalkacrosswoodwardbetweenMarshalland9milewouldbeniceanditwouldcutdownonpeopleplaying"frogger"anddodgingtraffic .

9/19/20137:56PM

20 Makingsurecyclinglanesarewellpaved,freeofdebris,freeofparkedvehic les,andwellmarkedisimportant.Ihopethattheseissuesmaybeaddressed.

9/19/20136:49PM

21 BikelanesonWoodwardwouldcertainlybeonthetopofmyl istofneededupdates! 9/19/20134:20PM

22 Please,providemorecrosswalksoroverpassesacrossWoodwardforpedestrians. 9/19/20133:51PM

23 GladtoseethatFerndaleisconsideringtheseimportantoptions.Iwouldl iketoseethissortofthingcarryovertoPleasantRidgeandothercommunities.CompleteStreetscan'thappensoonenough.

9/19/20133:08PM

24 Itwouldbenicetohavemorebikelanesanddistance/milemarkers.AndabikelaneonWoodwardfrom8mileto696. 9/19/20132:17PM

25 Yes!WeneedbetterbussheltersalongWoodwardAvenue.I'mfreetobecontactedwithanyquestionsortogivemorec itizeninput. 9/19/20131:36PM

26 Iwalkmydogeveryday.Il iketoridemybike.ButIdrivemostly.Idon'thaveanyproblemswiththewaythingscurrentlyare.Ithinkyou'retryingtomakethembetter,butforthemostpart,everythingisfine,soitwouldbemoreimportanttofocusonotherthings.

9/19/201312:11PM

27 Forwoodwardtraffic ,itmightbenicetohavemorel ightsoutoftheresidentialstreetsontoWoodward-sometimeswiththeparkingalongsideWoodward,itisdifficulttoseeoncomingtraffic .Ifsomeadditionall ightswereplacedonstrategicstreets,andtriggeredonlybyvehic lespresentorbypedestrianbuttonactivation-itcouldalleviatetheproblemwiththefoot/bicycleflowaccrossthelargeWoodwardspan,andalsoallowvehic lesal i ttlemoresafetywhenpull ingoutontothemainroad.

9/19/201312:07PM

FerndaleMoves!

35/37

28 Shorterl ightatAllenandNineMileinevening.Pleasedon'topenLivernoistothrutraffic ,keeptheneighborhoodquietandsafe.Ihopeyouarenotdependingononlineonlyanswers.ManyresidentsItalkwithhavenoc luewhatisgoinon.Agoodoldfashionedmailerwouldhelp.Iseenogoodwaytoeducateoutsidevisitorsontheconfusingparkingsystemandsti l l see4-6peoplecuedatpaystationsintheevening.Ihopeguestarenotjustleaving.

9/19/201311:33AM

29 Keepupthegoodwork,hopefullyothercommunitieswil lfollow. 9/19/201311:23AM

30 OntwowaystreetasarunningadultIdon'tmindcrossingwherever.Butifwearelookingatsafetyfactorsforkids...TheonlywaytomakepeoplepayATMseemstobeatraffic l ight.Almostgothit2timesrunningthisweekend...Bothtimebycarsjustnotcaringorthinkingtheyhadtherightofwayoverpedestrians.

9/19/201310:53AM

31 Iamadog-walkerinthec ityofFerndaleandalsoanavidbiker.TheimprovementsbeingconsideredareGodsends.Thankyou.Ferndaleisac itywithanenormousamountofbikeandfoottraffic ,yet,motoristsdriveincrediblyfastandwithoutregard,particularlyalongwoodwardbetweenI-696and8mile,andonPinecrest,betweenNineandOxford,it'sanightmare...thereareparksandschoolsandevenbikelanes,andsti l l ...carsteardownthatstreetatoutrageousspeeds.IoftenwonderwhyINEVERseeapatrolcarpull inganyoneoverforspeedinginthatarea...youcancreateallthe"islandsofsafety"forbikersandpedestriansthatmoneycanbuy,butifyoudon'tSLOWDOWNTHEMOTORISTS,andgetthemconditionedtodrivingnofasterthanthepostedspeeds,Ifearitwil l allbefornaught.Butthankyousomuchforaskingouropinionandfortheprogress!

9/19/201310:47AM

32 Asafrequentdriver,Isupportbikeimprovementsbutthinkthec ityneedsordinancespenalizingthemostdangerousformofbiking:onsidewalks,againsttraffic .Allowingthis,especiallybykids,isarec ipeforaccidentsandinjuries,andplacesridiculousstrainondriverstryingtotraverseintersections.

9/19/201310:36AM

33 Afewyearsagothec ityhadapushtomakesureallsidewalkswere3feetwide.However,therearealotofplaceswhereresidentshaveplantedtreesorotheritemsthatgrowoverthesidewalkseithersignificantlyreducingtheamountofsidewalkspacethatisavailable,orgivingyoutheopportunitytosmackyourheadonatreel imb.Whilethismaynotbethepurposeofthec ity'scurrentsurvey,itwouldbenicetopushresidentstoensurethatsidewalksarec learoftrippingandheadbanginghazards.

9/19/201310:26AM

34 Ilovetheideaofaphysicalbarrierbetweenbi-directionalbikepathonWoodward,butwonderifwecouldsendtherollerbladersintothisaswell-sidewalksgetverycrowdedforwheeledtransport.

9/19/201310:23AM

35 http://seedmagazine.com/content/artic le/where_the_sidewalk_ends/Curblessstreets.Kindofl ikePortland'sFestivalStreet.Therearenolanesorl inespaintedonthestreetandpedestrianscanwalkanywhereandit'sopentotraffic .Ideaisthatdriver'spaymoreattentionwhenit'sasharedusearea.

9/19/201310:23AM

36 govisitTheNetherlands.Rideyourbikearoundthec itiesthere.ComebackanddesignoursysteminFerndale-theygotitright,inmyopinion.

9/19/201310:17AM

37 IfeelthatbikingonBurmudacanbeal ittlebitdangerous,especiallyatthebendjustsouthof696.Ithinksomeestablishedlanel inesandbikelaneswouldhelp.ItwouldbegreattoseeFerndalecontinuetoimproveit'sbikerfriendliness!(Iwishotherc itieswouldfollowsuite.)

9/19/201310:04AM

38 PLEASEconveytheimportanceofaproperintersectionatLivernoisand9Mile.ThereisSOmuchdeadspacewiththatgigantic parkinglotandit'sSOunsafetobike/walkthruthere.Itdoesn'tmakesensetomegiventhepotentialofthatintersectionandthelackofattentiongiventoit.IfanyoneeverneedstoproperlyenterintoNWFerndaleonfootorbike,theyneedtogoallthewayovertoPinecrestofPlanavon.ALivernoisintersectionproperwouldbeSOFANTASTIC!(((c learlyIhavestrongfeelings/opinionsaboutthis)))))Pleaseletmeknowwhoelseweshouldcontactwithinthec itytoaddressthisissue.

9/19/20139:55AM

39 Ithinkit'sanexcellentidea!Asapersonwhobikesforleisure,Ialwaysfeell ikeI'mgoingtoberundownbycarsdrivinginthearea.Also,asadriver,itwil l beveryhelpfultohavealanespecificallyforbikessotheydonotcauseanydangerousslowdowns(especiallyonhighwayslikeWoodward).

9/19/20139:54AM

40 Thepoliceneedtoinforcethecarelessbikeridersjustastheydomotorists.TheycrossonRED's,theydon'tbelieveoryieldfortherightofway.andtheycanbeageneralnuisance

9/19/20139:48AM

41 WhyisWoodwardnotinc ludedinthebicyclesurvey?WoodwardisthestreetthataffectshowmostresidentstravelinFerndale.Woodwardisalsoextremelydifficulttocrossexceptforat9Mile.ThereshouldbeadditionalcrossingsandCambourneshouldbefixedsosomeonecouldcrosswithoutrunning.Woodwardisamajorreasonthatpeoplewil lnotridetheirbikesindowntown.WhywouldFerndaleresidentsbikeon8MileotherthangoingtoMeijer?

9/18/201312:11PM

42 WoodwardNEEDStobemorewalkableandbikeable 9/18/201311:55AM

43 Havingbikelanes/bikefriendlyroadsdonotaccommodatebikersifthelanesareinterriblecondition.RidingonHiltontowards8mileisanunpleasantexperiencebecauseyouhavetododgethedraingrates,unevenpavement,andpotholes.ThesamecanbesaidforMarshallbetweenWoodwardandAllenandthePinecrestbikelane.

9/18/201310:59AM

44 Itisexcitingtoseethisprocessstarted.OneofthebigfactorsinmovingtoFerndalewashowaheadoftheregionthisc ityisatout-of-the-carplanning.However,inthelastfewyears,itseemslikesomeotherburbsarepull ingaheadofus.EvenNovi!(onpaperatleast).PleaseletmeknowifIcanhelpinanywaywiththis.

9/18/201310:42AM

45 Iwouldloveforpedestrianstousesidewalksandtomakeitsafeforcycliststobeinthestreetwherewebelong--asamotoristIresentthefearIfeelthatifIstrikesomeonewhoasapedestrianoracyclistisn'twheretheybelong.

9/18/201310:04AM

46 Thankyoufordoingthis.Anetworkofintegratedbikelaneswouldbegreat.Andweverymuchneeddedicatedanewpedestrian/bikecrossingofWoodwardnorthofCambourne.BikelanesonWoodwardwouldbeveryhelpfulifthat'spossible.

9/18/20139:09AM

47 ThankyouFerndale. 9/17/201311:44PM

48 BikeSharing!!!!!!! 9/17/20134:20PM

49 Iloveit.Idohopethatwecanpushsomeeducationregardingbikesafetyforeveryone.Thedrivers,thebikersandthepedestrians.Aswellasdriverspull inguptothestreetandnotstoppingforstopsigns,Ioftenseebikersnotstoppingforstopsignsandactingabitl iketheyhavenorules.I'mtryingtoteachmyson(8)bikesafety,anditwouldbehelpfulifeveryonewasfollowingthesamerules.

9/17/20133:34PM

50 Ifyouneedadditionalfeedback,I'dbehappytohelp.Ihaven'tl iveintheareatogetafullfeelforbikingaroundthearea.I'dl ikeonedaytobeabletocommutesafelytowork(10+TelegraphandsoonDetroitdownWoodwood)viabike.WhileI'mnotholdingmybreath,withcommunityeffortsl ikethis,we'l l getthere.

9/17/20132:52PM

51 TheimportanceofhavingmultiplecrossingsalongWoodwardAvenuebetween8and10Mileisparamounttoincreasingfoottraffic andsafetyforFerndale.Also,haivngseenthiswithgreatsuccessinotherc ities,c losingparts9MilebetweenWoodwardandPlanavonand/orAllenstreetswouldincreasefoottraffic ,businessandsafety...ifonlyforweekends.Ihaveheardmultiplepeoplediscussandcomplainabouthowterriblevehic letraffic isinthisarea,especiallyvisitorstoFerndale,whowouldjustl iketowalkaroundandshop,eat,orotherwisespendmoney.

9/17/201312:48PM

52 Iworryaboutmyhusbandbikinginthemorningbecausecarsdonotcometoafullstopatthesignsintheneighborhoodsandgotoofast.Especiallyveryearlyinthemorningwhenthey'rehurryingtoworkandit'snotquitel ightoutyet.Bettertraffic enforcementmustbeakeypartofanyplan.

9/17/201312:37PM

53 Anyorallofthebikelanesproposedwouldbeamazing-myfamilybikesaroundfrequentlyandwehaulourbabysoninatrailer.Bikelanesareagreatwayforustofeelsafegettingaround.Also,apedestrianandbikecrossingatHiltonand8MilewouldbeagreatwayforaccessingthenewMeijers-rightnowit'svery,scarytotryandcross8milenearthatintersectioneitheronfootoronabike.Thanksfortheworkyouaredoing,Ican'twaittoseetheresults!

9/17/201312:31PM

FerndaleMoves!

36/37

54 WhileIcurrentlyl iveinFarmingtonHil ls,IamplanningtomovetoFerndaleinearly2014.IworkinDetroit,butspendmuchofmysocialtimeinFerndale.Ienjoybicyclingforsportandleisureandamlookingtol iveinacommunitythatencouragessuchal ifestyle.Ferndaleseemstoofferthemostsafe,bike-friendlyc ityinthemetroDetroitarea.I'mexcitedtoseehowtheCityofFerndalewil lpotentiallyexpanditsinterestinacyclingandpedestriancommunity!

9/17/201311:54AM

55 SomeofthefirstquestionsIansweredwereaboutcarsdrivingtoofastonresidentialstreets.I'dreallyl iketoseespeedbumpsonresidentialstreetstoslowdowncartraffic andmakeissaferforwalkers,runners,andcyclists.Nottomentionthekidswhoplayintheiryardsandwildlifethatl ivesamongus.

9/17/201311:26AM

56 It'sdifficulttouseabiketotravelanydistancewithoutbeingabletouseWoodwardor10MileRoad.Neitherisatallbikefriendly. 9/17/201310:18AM

57 NeedBikeRacksoutsideofeverystore.RiteAid,CVS,etc. 9/17/20139:50AM

58 thereshouldbemuchmoremonitoringofspeedandstreetsigncompliancethroughouttheneighborhoods.AllenStandMarshallinparticulararedangerousinmyopinion,basedonthespeedsthatpeopledrive.Ievenseepoliceoffic ialsbeingculpritsofthataswell.It'snotsafe.

9/17/20139:47AM

59 AsacyclistmybiggestconcernisthatMichigandriversdonotknowcyclistsrights,theydonotlookforcyclists,andtheygenerallydon'tcaretosharetheroad.IworkalongNorthwesternhighwayandIseewaytoocarsDRIVINGdownthebikelaneduringrushhour.IloveFerndaleandIlovethatFerndaleisafrontrunnerindevelopingcyclistinfrastructure.IcurrentlydonotbikeonWoodwardor8mile....nordoIthinkit'snecessarytojamabikelaneonthesemajorthoroughfairs.ItakeMarshallinleiuof8mileandforNorth-Southtravel(Livernois,Pinecrest,Paxton,Bermuda,Hilton)inleiuofWoodward.Thistopicinterestsme(andmyfamily)greatly.

9/17/20138:26AM

60 ItisextremelyhardtoridebikesalongWoodwardbecauseoftheonstreetparkingandthesummerpatiosTheonstreetparkingnotonlytakesupvaluablesidewalkspace,carsthatarepull ingoutofthecrossstreetshavetopullupintothecrosswalkstobeabletoseeon-comingtraffic .Iftheparkingcontinuesthecrosswalkshouldbepushedbackfromthecorners.Alsoneedtolookattheremovingthepatios,eventhoughIdigthem,iftheparkingstays.SeemslikethesidewalkspaceonWoodwardisjustwaytocongestedonweekendsoranytimethereissomesortofeventisgoingon.DoesWoodwardreallyneedtobe4lanesthroughPls.Ridg.,Ferndale?

9/17/20138:06AM

61 HasFerndaleconsideredinstall ingbikesforrental,l ikeNashvil ledoes--abikeshare?http://www.bcycle.com/Also,thepoliceneedtostopspeeding(60+mph)downAllenStreet.Smallchildrenl iveonourstreet.Thecriminalscanwaitafewseconds.

9/17/20136:35AM

62 Ithinkalotofpeopleinourc itydoenjoygettingaroundtownviabikingandthereisobviouslyplentyoffoottraffic inthedowntownarea,andmakingthec itymorewalkableandbikefriendlywouldhelpimproveourc ityespeciallyifourdowntownareaexpands.

9/16/201311:35PM

63 IwouldlovetoseeFerndalebecomeanoffic ialBicycleFriendlyCommunityundertheguidelinesoftheLeagueofAmericanBicyclists.ThiswouldsupportthegoalsoftheFerndaleMoves!project,andwouldalsobeanothermarketingplusforourc ity,puttingusinthesamecirc leasotherMichiganCoolCitiesl ikeAnnArbor,GrandRapids,Lansing,Midland,PortageandTraverseCity.It'ssomethingthatMillennialsarelookingforwhendecidingwhethertostayinMichiganaftercollegeorleaveforotherplaceswithmoreoptions.

9/16/20134:09PM

64 IwantbicyclesOFFthedowntownsidewalks.Irideon9MileRoadforwhatl i ttlebikingIdodowntown,almostalwaysonthewaytoalleysorsidestreetsasalternatives.ForWoodward,Idousethesidewalk--carefullyandIopenlygivecarsandpedestrianstherightofway,stoppingatcornersiftherearecars.(Mostofthemdon'tevenlookforwalkers.Catchingtheireyesisimpossiblewhetherwalkingorbiking.)I'mpleasedtoseethissurvey.Iappreciatedthegenderquestionphrasing--yeaFerndale!

9/16/20133:55PM

65 Primaryfocusshouldbeonkeepingautotraffic moving.Keepthebikesonsidewalks.Donotremoveanautolaneforbikesanddon'twastetaxpayermoneyinanymoreoftheseridiculousbikelanes.tgif

9/16/20133:16PM

66 Icouldseeaslightimprovementwithsignageforthebikeroutes(curbpaintingsothatbikeroutescanbeidentifiedmid-route),butotherwisethinkFerndale'sbikefac il i tiesarealreadytopnotch.Exceptforthestatehighwaysthatbisectourc ityandthe696/Woodwardcrossing,Ithinkthatourroadshavemorethanadequatebikelanes,markings,andsignage.Addingprotectedcycletracksto8MileandWoodwardwouldremedyouroneshortcoming.IhavemydoubtsthatI'l l everseecycletrackson8MileorWoodwardsincetheyarestateroads.InsteadI'dl iketoseeFerndalefocusonslowingtraffic insomeofourneighborhoods.Traffic alongMarshall,SaintLouis,LaPrairie,andSouthPinecrestmovesmuchfasterthanthepostedl imit.I'veseenthisissuealongthosestreetsfirsthand,butIsuspectthatitistrueforanystreetwithtrafficcomingoffofWoodwardor8Mile.Traffic alongthosestateroadsismovingmuchfasterthanwhatisallowedintheneighborhoods,andIthinkpeoplehavetroublemakingthetransitiontoaslowerspeed.IwouldlovetoseeaspeedtableorspeedcushionatthemouthofeveryneighborhoodstreetthatintersectsWoodwardor8Mile.

9/16/20132:02PM

67 Iwouldlovetopartic ipateinmorediscussionsonthistopic.IspendalotoftimerunninginFerndale,andalsobikingwithmykids.Iamacivilengineerandhavestudiedpedestrian-friendlyandhandicap-accessiblewalkingpathsextensively.OnmyrunsthroughFerndaleI'venoticedmanyareasthatarenotatallfriendlytodisabledpeopleorevenparentswithstrollers.Thanksforlookingattheseissues!

9/16/20131:39PM

68 BicyclistsneedtobeencouragedtoRIDESAFELY-NOTonsidewalks,NOTwhilel isteningtoearbuds,NOTintooncomingtraffic .IthinkthatFerndaleisaverywalkable/bikeablecommunityandIexpectdoingmoreofthiswhenmykidsareolderandIfeelmorecomfortablewiththemridingintheroad.Bikelanesareagreatideabutpeopleneedtobeeducatedhowtousethemproperly.Therulesoftheroadapplytomotorvehic lesandbicycles-riderscan'texpecttoonlyfollow*some*oftheruleswhenit'sconvenient.(I'mverypro-bikeevenifthismessagedoesn'tsoundthatway!I'veseensomeveryscarybehaviorlatelyfrombicyclistandit'sveryconcerning.)

9/16/201312:50PM

69 FocuseffortsonINFORMINGbicycliststhatIFtheychoosetorideonaroad,thattheymustOBEYthedrivinglawsasamotorvehic lemust(i.e.Stopatredl ights/stopsign,etc).WhenIwasakid,werodeonsidewalksandhadtojumpeverycurb.Nowadays,every'curb'isflattenedforADAaccessibil i ty.IseeveryfewcasesthatthesidewalkisTOObusyw/pedestriansthatridingonthesidewalkwouldbeaproblem(MaybeDowntownNineMile).

9/16/201312:04PM

70 Pleasantwalking/bikingpathsinparks.Somethingforpeoplenotonsportsteamsorwithsmallchildren. 9/16/201311:39AM

71 PayattentiontothealleysandspendmoneyonupgradingoldalleysthattheCitystoppedmaintainingyearsagowhenitwasshortonfunds.ThoseareasareaneyesorefortheCityandtheyarefrequentlyusedbybikers&walkers(morethanthemainroads).

9/16/201310:54AM

72 Considervehic lelawpublic educationprogramtoincreaseawarenessofbicycleriders'rightswhileontheroad.Toomanydriversdisrespectbicyclists.

9/16/20138:34AM

73 AnyeffortstomakeFerndalemorepedestrianandbikefriendlywil lfurtheradvanceFerndalesstatusasaprogressivecommunityandadestinationforfamiliestol iveandwork.

9/13/20135:08PM

74 ThelargestproblemwehaveinFerndaleisonWoodwardNorthofCambourne.Wedonothaveacross-walktoconnecttheEast/WestpartofDowntowntogether.IwouldwalkfarmoreregularlytobusinessesontheWestsideifthatwerethecase.

9/13/201311:19AM

75 Ithinkit'sreallyimportanttobeabletohavestreetmarkedbikelanes.onaweeklybasis,carshonk/yellwheni 'mintheroadriding,notawarethatbikessharetheroad.Ithinkthathavingpaintedl inesandmarkingsonthestreetmakeadifferenceforthedrivers.I'mabigfanofhavingaprotectedbikelanebetweenthestreetparkingandthesidewalk.IridetoworkregularlyandridetodowntownFerndaleandRO.Inmyopinion,it'snotaboutthequantityofbikelanes,itsaboutthequalityofthelanes,I'dratherhaveafewstreetsthatgoNorth/SouthandEast/Westthatprovidegreatbikecoverage/protection/sinage,thanhavemoreofthecurrentgreen"bikelane"signs,whichreallydon'tdoanything...

9/13/201310:08AM

76 IWOULDLOVEFORFERNDALETOALSOPARTICIPATEINASTUDYGROUPFORPAINTEDBIKELANESONMAJORSTREETS,TOGAGEACCEPTANCEANDOBSERVANCEOFTHESELANESBYMOTORISTS.IAMACYCLISTTHATRIDESSTREETS95%OFTHETIME,ANDTHEADDITIONALNOTIFICATIONSTOMOTORISTSWOULDBEHELPFULANDSAFER.

9/13/20137:02AM

FerndaleMoves!

37/37

77 Speakingformyarea,#5,thelackofsafecrossingsbetween9Mileroadandthel ightatPearsonisveryproblematic ,coupledwiththepositioningofturnaroundsitmakesfornearmissesalmostdailyofpedestrianstryingtocrosswhilecarsarepull ingoutfromthoseturnarounds.Anothersafetyissuethatmayimprovewalkandbikabil ityisthenumberofdistractionsateachcornerthatdriversneedtoprocessbeforepull ingout-trees,brickwalls,buildings-makesthemhavetopulloutfartherintoWoodwardtosee,blockingwalkwayswhiledoingso.

9/13/20135:49AM

78 Morebikelanes...inanyform...wouldbeGREAT.IncreasedAWARENESSofbikers(highervisibil i tylanes,etc.)intraffic isgood.Increasedtraffic CALMINGwithinthec ityshouldbeimperative.PeopledrivetoofastonALLstreets,makingwalkingandbikingamore-than-it-should-beriskieroption.

9/12/20137:51PM

Download - Q1 A few of the key existing bicycle routes€¦ · 22 Woodward Heights at the Railroad Crossing is tricky!!! 9/17/2013 9:44 AM 23 Allen Street : Cars drive too fast and police cars

Top Related