DPW000053938

Report Neighborhood Roadway Safety Concern

CompletedClosed July 24, 2020

Requested: June 25, 2020
Subtype: New Speed Control
Location: 1714 Dinwiddie Ave, 23224; As reported by the submitter and published by the City. May be the submitter’s address or another party’s; the City does not anonymize to block level.
Council District: 8
Neighborhood: Oak Grove

Description

I have requested this already and it was shot down but I strongly urge you to take a look again at making Dinwiddie Ave one lane, one way. Drive down Dinwiddie at 5:30 pm yourself, and you’ll see that two cars cannot easily pass by each other along with the cars parked on either side, the street isn’t wide enough. My neighbors and I have been side-swiped and our side mirrors knocked in multiple times. It will only get worse as the city sells the empty lots it owns in Blackwell and more houses are built. Chicago is one way. Or hey, widen the streets—whichever one you like better.

History

June 25, 2020
The service request is submitted.
June 25, 2020
The service request status has been changed to Assigned to Department.
July 24, 2020
The service request status has been changed to Completed.

Comments

Staff · June 25, 2020
Cityworks ID: 421523
Staff · July 24, 2020
A one-way street conversion plan for the streets in the Oak Grove Community has been developed. The study borders are Maury St, Harwood St, 15th St and Jeff Davis Hwy. Dinwiddie St is a main collector between Jeff Davis Hwy and Commerce Road and at this time will remain two-way. Speed limit signs and more truck restriction signs are planned. Speed samples do not reflect the need for traffic calming measures such as speed tables. I have alerted the Police Department of the side-swipe crashes.

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