Who Decides These Things?

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stormchaser
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Who Decides These Things?

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Who decides these things and how would I file a complaint to get things changed? The logic is mind blowing to me how they apparently decide one intersection warrants it, but others don't (especially when if you use a little common sense, they should). What I'm referring to is shown below.

At the intersection of 84th and F street, there is a stop light with a turning lane that does not have an arrow to turn left (so consequently you have to yield to oncoming traffic in order to turn). Often times this is needlessly dangerous (at best) and sometimes nearly impossible to do with the amount of oncoming traffic - especially near rush hour. I've been told by businesses in the area that they've tried to get a turn arrow here but the city claims there isn't enough traffic turning at that intersection to warrant it. **Spoiler alert** - there isn't enough traffic turning there because you simply can't safely get across at that intersection so people find alternative ways. I mean honestly, it isn't rocket science. You can't just rely on numbers when you should be factoring in common sense (like in this instance). Picture of the specific intersection/light I'm referring to is below:
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To add to the frustration of it all, I come across this intersection on 72nd street every day on my way to work. Apparently a turning lane that literally turns into a wall warrants a turning arrow but not the one at 84th and F. HOW???
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nebugeater
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Re: Who Decides These Things?

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Isn't the lower picture actually for a "U" turn?
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Re: Who Decides These Things?

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nebugeater wrote: Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:19 pm Isn't the lower picture actually for a "U" turn?
Probably - but still seems pretty silly/needlessly dangerous to me to not have an arrow at the intersection of 84th and F...
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City Traffic Engineers ... people with who couldn’t get a real engineering job when they left school