Comments on: Proposed turn lane in Clintonville causes criticism

By: ssnyder5

ssnyder5 — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:49:35 +0000

The mayor, North Broadway and the turn lane

Posted by Mark Ferenchik on May 17, 2010, The City Blog

The leader of the North Broadway Street Association has now asked Mayor Michael B. Coleman to wade into the bitter Clintonville turn lane issue.

At your own risk, mayor.

In a letter written today, Carole Tomko, president of the association, asked Coleman to put the brakes on…
http://blog.dispatch.com/thecity/2010/05/the_mayor_north_broadway_and_t.shtml

By: deraj1013

deraj1013 — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:10:03 +0000

From the Dispatch…

Turn lane stirs Clintonville activism
Many people vote in spirited race for area commission

By Mark Ferenchik

As Clintonville residents and neighborhood leaders raged at each other over street issues, Nora Jones felt moved to act.
Jones ran for a Clintonville Area Commission seat because she was embarrassed by the media coverage that the outbursts at meetings were getting.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/05/10/copy/turn-lane-stirs-clintonville-activism.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

By: Columbusite

Columbusite — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:40:44 +0000

So, let’s spend $380,000 to cater to motorists acting illegally as Motorist points out and let’s not spend that on some plant lined, raised medians to make crossing safer and easier for pedestrians. Why am I not surprised to see Kelsey associated with this?

Left-turn-lane plan irritates many in Clintonville

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 2:52 AM

By Mark Ferenchik

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

After months of meetings, grandiose plans for multimillion-dollar roundabouts and protest ribbons tied around Clintonville trees, Columbus plans to install a left-turn lane at E. North Broadway onto southbound High Street.
That’s making many residents unhappy. Very unhappy.
“It’s wrongheaded,” said Gus DiNovo, 61, a lifetime Clintonville resident who has lived on E. North Broadway since 1985. “It doesn’t alleviate a damn thing. They should leave it as is.”
But city officials say they needed a solution, and the turn lane was the least-expensive option at $380,000.
more

By: Motorist

Motorist — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:06:52 +0000

I’ve lived in Columbus for 7 years and I forget that there is no left turn at this intersection every time I go through it. And I cuss like a sailor every damn time. It seems like it would be an easy enough solution to just make the left lane a turn lane. Most of the back ups that I see here are because someone is sitting out in the middle of the intersection waiting to turn left and other people are trying to get out from behind them.

While they’re at it, the City should get rid of the no right turn at Broad and High. Keep it simple. If it’s a four way intersection, give the option to turn either way.

By: Columbusite

Columbusite — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:33:32 +0000

John, you have a lot to learn about urban planning. You can either make the area attractive for residents, visitors, businesses, developers, etc or you can let it be a traffic sewer for speeding cars. Can’t have both.

By: Roundabout Proposed at High & North Broadway « Xing Columbus

Roundabout Proposed at High & North Broadway « Xing Columbus — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:01:52 +0000

[...] 22, 2009 by johnwirtz The intersection of High Street and North Broadway is in the news again. This time, it’s an alternate proposal from the community to build a roundabout at the [...]

By: Walker

Walker — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:10:06 +0000

Columbus: Roundabout would take years
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 3:53 PM
By JENNIFER NESBITT
ThisWeek Staff Writer

Establishing a roundabout at North Broadway and North High Street, as proposed by a Clintonville Area Commission task force, would take at least five to seven years to implement after funding is found, according to city officials.

By: hivner1

hivner1 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:48:37 +0000

I live on W Longview (2 blocks south of N Broadway). It is absolutely true that people improvise their own detours around N Bdwy and High intersection. There is nothing else possible! I am impressed by the E N Broadway residents ability to organize but turned off when I see that, oh, they have gigantic houses and lavish cars! I wish there was more sympathy for the people who have much narrower streets having to absorb a lot of this traffic.

I agree with many of the people demanding alternitives. The north central part of town has such few E-W connectors. Dodridge will never be finished. Henderson is terrible and is slated for major construction bw High and Olentangy after this year. And then you have to go all the way to 161?!?! Seriously? Let’s get serious about connecting Bethel and Morse with some mega-bridge! Oh wait, old money lives there too… so much for that idea.

By: Walker

Walker — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:32:58 +0000

Columbus: Left turn lane is best fix
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 1:41 PM
By JENNIFER NESBITT
ThisWeek Staff Writer

At a public meeting last week, city of Columbus staff maintained that adding a left turn lane to East North Broadway at North High Street would increase the efficiency of the intersection and reduce cut-through traffic on side streets.

By: Walker

Walker — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:45:57 +0000

Group seeks long-term fix for North Broadway-High
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:57 PM
By JENNIFER NESBITT
ThisWeek Staff Writer

A new group of Clintonville residents is looking to get involved in the discussion regarding the city’s proposed changes to the intersection of North Broadway and North High Street.

Calling themselves the Heart of Clintonville Association, the residents have come together to advocate for changes they believe would improve traffic and mobility in the neighborhood.