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. 

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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Coleman’s staff are understandably taking a step back and letting the residents figure out what they want done.  They’re not about to waste valuable city funds to piss people off; better the status quo than inviting a referendum (a la Morse-Bethel connector).

The damn no-left-turn situation has been there for 40+ years.  It doesn’t need to change tomorrow; it also doesn’t need to stay that way for another 40 years.  Grow up already and work together to figure out a solution that works for the community.  Work WITH the professional traffic engineers instead of forming vigilante traffic/pedestrian counters.  Hire a facilitator if it’s that hard to sit in the same room together.  Talk to EVERYONE about your concerns and your suggested solutions instead of inciting your “enforcers” and baiting your neighbors.

Think “what can I do to repair the damage done to Clintonville’s reputation?” instead of “how can I make the other side look like they’re wrong?”

You get the gist…

Two city officials will address the community next month to set the record straight on proposals for improving traffic flow at the intersection of East North Broadway and North High Street.

In a meeting between local leaders and city officials last week, Clintonville Area Commission Chairwoman D Searcy was asked to organize a public meeting regarding the intersection.

At that meeting, planned for 7 p.m. March 18, Columbus Department of Development Director Boyce Safford and Department of Public Service Director Mark Kelsey will talk about traffic problems at the intersection and potential fixes, Searcy said.

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East North Broadway residents who posted signs reading “Thank you, Mayor Coleman” might have acted too quickly.

The signs were placed last week in areas around the intersection of East North Broadway and North High streets, where the city proposed adding a left turn lane onto High Street.

East North Broadway residents were vocal in their opposition to the plan, and the signs were erected after Mayor Michael B. Coleman met with attorney Dana “Buck” Rinehart, who was hired to represent the North Broadway Street Association.

Association president Carole Tomko said Coleman told Rinehart that the proposal was “off the table.”