Peter Wattson

Line of sight and lack of adequate trail and pedestrian cross walk markings for both trail users and drivers. There needs to be tree and brush clearing for better visibility. Thank you.

Walking my dog each morning towards LRT trail on Strawberry Lane, we frequently encounter speeding cars and walker/biker/bus/school parking traffic issues. This morning I watched a Mother with 4 kids walking to school get pushed off the road by cars moving faster than speed limit going both directions. (not literally pushed off, but she had to grab kids and jump into yard because of the cars). This picture I took right after it happened, the red car was not involved.

This happens more during morning rush hours, school drop off, and afternoon hours during school season. Removable speed bumps would be a quick solution to slow cars along Strawberry, or a path. I am a concerned Shorewood resident, just don't want to see any pedestrians harmed.

Strawberry lane is in need of rod reconstruction. Potholes, huge bumps in the road and NEEDS a sidewalk with the school nearby and lots of walking families with too much traffic

Many people (my family included) bike and walk along Excelsior Blvd between Vine Hill and Manor Rd. A sidewalk or shoulder is desperately needed for safety. Many families with small children, people with dogs, elderly populations, and many cyclist groups utilize this road to access all that Shorewood and the surrounding neighborhoods have to offer. Excelsior Blvd along this stretch is a high traffic road where people drive very fast (tourists, church goers, uber/lyft drivers, and visitors to the area) yet there is low visibility with all the turns and trees, and it's VERY difficult to see pedestrians.

I’d like to request a sidewalk extension or shoulder to be incorporated into the plans for the road reconstruction along this stretch of Excelsior Blvd. I believe a mill and overlay is scheduled for this fall, to which I am referring.

Very large boulders close to the roadway. Danger to cars, pedestrians and snow plows.

Flooding

MY PARENTS LIVE AT 20925 FOREST DRIVE AND THE PEOPLE ACROSS THE STREET AT 20920 FOREST DRIVE DECIDED TO PUT LARGE ROCKS AROUND THERE YARD ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. THEY PARK IN THE ROAD AND YOU CAN'T GET AROUND THEM. I HAVE A SMALL SUV AND HAD TO GO UP ON THE SNOWBANK TO GET AROUND THEM THIS MORNING. MY MOTHER HAS COPD AND IF AN AMBULANCE HAD TO COME IN THERE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO!!! I KNOW FOR A FACT BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE PAPER THAT YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE ROCKS ON THE ROAD LIKE THAT. THE SNOWPLOW BARELY GOT THRU THERE. HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT SNOW THE REST OF THE YEAR BECAUSE THERE IS NO PLACE TO PUT THE SNOW. THESE ROCKS MUST BE REMOVED SO PEOPLE CAN GET THRU THE DEADEND!!! THE CITY HAS MADE IT A RULE. PLEASE FOLLOW THRU AND HAVE THEM REMOVE THESE ROCKS, THEY ARE AWARE THIS IS AN ISSUE AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEM MOVE THERE VEHICLES BEFORE. I AM NOW COMING TO THE CITY FOR HELP FOR MY PARENTS. THEY HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE OUT THERE AND SO FAR NO ONE HAS CARED. I AM NOW TAKING THIS TO YOU.

Large broken trees are laying on the power lines.

I don’t know if this is allowed, but these two trailers have been parked on the side of Mayflower between Galpin and Chaska for months. Again today people walking their dog had to go in the street with car traffic to get around the trailers.
It does not seem safe.

Several trees have been removed impacting the road buffer and conditions around the homes. One very large old tree was removed late Fall last year and never replaced. This tree was an old oak that provided shelter for animals and served as a focal point on the path. We would like to see a new tree planted to replace it and provide shelter on the path. There was also a large tree damaged in a storm that died and was taken out. This tree provided coverage from the driveway that goes in and out of Badger Park and City Hall to the homes that are across the street. We now get headlights from all the traffic leaving the park directly to our house with the tree gone. Can this one also be replaced?

There are too many trees and shrubs on the trail side of where the trail crosses 62nd street and Cathcart road. It is really dangerous and hard for motorists coming down 62nd street from the church or heading south on Cathcart to see any walkers or bikers on the trail. And bikers and walkers to see cars coming from either direction. It's bad enough that the trail crosses in the middle of a 90 degree corner. Plus STOP signs for bikes and walkers need to be larger and in the middle of the trail to increase compliance with the STOP order. Recently an older cyclist blew through right in front of me, I had to brake hard, and then he flipped me the bird.

There is major flooding in the cul-de-sac on Church road. If it doesn't subside, it may be difficult for certain vehicles to get through. I know that this has been a constant problem for many years, and nothing seems to get done.