Portola Valley: Crosswalks in the cross hairs

The solution is clear. We need to construct tunnels at these intersections, particularly where LTR meets Alpine and at Alpine-Portola. A bridge would be unsightly and unnecessary. There is no excuse for the town to not act and get this done—maybe get funding from the county. This is a safety issue that affects us all.

CROSSING GUARDS & MORE SHERIFF PRESENCE MIGHT HELP ( ESPECIALLY IF TICKETS WERE ISSUED ).

If drivers can't figure out how to obey standard crosswalks and stop signs, the city needs to step it up a level and install red lights. Car drivers generally pay more attention to those.

Disregarding the troll comments above, the best solution is some sort of crosswalk either over or under the road. You can’t have the sheriff or crossing guards there 24/7, and there will always be people in a rush. ESP workers coming in, many are in a hurry and disregard basic rules of the road

Add signal lights embedded in the road surface to greatly improve pedestrian visibility when crossing.

Reducing the speed limit is a bad idea because nobody is in the crosswalk 99.99% of the time.

Not one consistent comment/solution. Therein lies the problem of asking for resident input. Everyone is an ‘expert’! When laws exist and they are disregarded, it’s hard to justify any action short of Sheriff enforcement.

Definitely decrease the speed limit on the major roads (e.g., Alpine). I drive the speed limit and I always have cars right behind me as though I'm driving too slow. People drive too fast. This is a rural town. I like what they did on Alameda de las Pulgas to slow down traffic near the residences there, effectively lessened the speed limit to 25 mph.

I'm fine with people walking their children in strollers on the trails, and I am a horse owner. I'd much prefer that to seeing them in the street. However, I would ask that they (including nannies) take off any earphones. It scares the crap out of me when I see people walking in the bike lane with double wide strollers, wearing earphones, especially when they are not facing traffic. Taking away your own awareness of traffic of all types, be it cars, bikes, horses, joggers, or hikers with/without dogs, is at best rude and at worst dangerous. Enjoy the outdoors---don't isolate yourself from it.

Regarding crosswalks, I have found the flashing crosswalk by the Ladera Shopper to be a vast improvement in visibility, both as a walker and when driving. Orange flags would be helpful at other crosswalks until this can be implemented elsewhere. Thank you!!

How come the flashing lights work consistently at La Mesa & Alpine Rd in Ladera, but the ones by the Priory - Portola Rd & Brookside Dr are alway out of order ??

“"Basically everything is driven by the notion that we're all supposed to stay alive, and there's no amount of convenience that can override that,"

What a manifestly idiotic statement. Leave it to Dave Boyce to emphasize it without comment. What was your point, David?