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Poll: The Hunt for the Worst Intersection in America Continues

Read More: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/01/31...ica-continues/

Earlier this week we looked at the intersection of Route 355 and Shady Grove Road near Rockville, Maryland, flagged by Ben Ross at Greater Greater Washington for being especially hostile to pedestrians, even though it’s the site of a bus stop. We asked if it might be the worst intersection in the country and put out a call for readers to send their nominations for the title.

As some readers pointed out, the Rockville intersection at least has sidewalks on all four corners and some refuges for pedestrians caught mid-crossing, so it certainly can’t be nation’s worst. Several other submissions landed in our inbox where the engineers let the sheer car-centricity of the roads overwhelm the meager provisions for pedestrians even more. Wouldn’t you know it: We received three nominations from Florida, which Transportation for America has singled out as the most dangerous state for pedestrians. One reader sent us this stunner: State Route 7 and Forest Hill Boulevard in Wellington, Florida. From this satellite picture, it looks like a walk around this intersection would cross 45 lanes, plus — is that a bike lane?

Which intersection is the worst?

• Route 355 and Shady Grove Road near Rockville, Maryland

• State Route 7 and Forest Hill Boulevard in Wellington, Florida

• Gainesville’s Archer Road and 34th Street

• Bloomingdale Avenue and US 301 in West Brandon, Florida

• 132nd Street, Industrial Road, Millard Avenue, and L Street in Omaha, Nebraska

• Missouri 141 and Gravois Road in St. Louis

• Abercorn Street and White Bluff Road in Savannah, Georgia

• Potrero Avenue and Division Street in San Francisco

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