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SMART road closures arrive in Santa Rosa

Note to readers: This column has been updated. SMART rail line construction work has arrived in Santa Rosa, and that means for the next few weeks certain roads will be completely closed for a few days at a time where the streets cross the railroad tracks. Drivers will [...]

By | October 17th, 2012|4 Comments

Mailbag: Is Porter Creek Road sinking? Sonoma Avenue lanes

Here's a question from a reader: I drive daily from Graton to St. Helena via Mark West Springs Road/Porter Creek Road and am writing in hopes you will bring additional attention to a serious road hazard on Porter Creek Road.  I contacted County Roads of Sonoma County and reported this [...]

By | September 21st, 2012|9 Comments

West Santa Rosa intersection getting extra police attention

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city's most collision-prone intersections --Cleveland Avenue at Guerneville Road, which last year was tied for fifth worst with 9 collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, special enforcement program, Officer Jeff Adams says officers particularly [...]

By | August 24th, 2012|1 Comment

More drivers trying to beat the red light

I’ve heard people joke that a green light means go, a yellow light means go faster and a red light means stop. But I don’t think it’s a joke any longer: More people seem to be trying to beat red lights and they’re stepping on the gas when the light [...]

By | August 6th, 2012|28 Comments

Santa Rosa police target intersection with high number of collisions

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city's most dangerous intersections -- Guerneville Road at Marlow Road, which last year was third worst with 11 collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, special enforcement program, Officer Jeff Adams says officers particularly will [...]

By | July 22nd, 2012|0 Comments

Sound off: Readers’ gripes, comments

ARE THESE BICYCLISTS RIDING LEGALLY? I am sending you this letter and attachment in the hope that you will help educate the biking community to their responsibilities under the law. I  understand and support the individual bicycler’s right to share the road with me. But I do expect [...]

By | April 7th, 2012|27 Comments

Coddingtown intersection under police scrutiny

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city's fifth most dangerous intersections -- Cleveland Avenue at Guerneville Road, which last year had 9 collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, special enforcement program, officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing [...]

By | March 3rd, 2012|1 Comment

West Santa Rosa intersection monitored by police

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city's third most dangerous intersection -- Guerneville Road at Marlow Road, which last year had 11collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, special enforcement program, officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing seat [...]

By | January 28th, 2012|0 Comments

Santa Rosa’s 25 most dangerous intersections

Here are Santa Rosa's most dangerous intersections, based on the number of collisions at each in 2011 as reported by the Santa Rosa Police Department. Each week during the year, Santa Rosa motorcycle officers typically spend part of their day at one of these intersections, looking for traffic violators, with [...]

By | January 16th, 2012|0 Comments

Coddingtown intersection targeted by SRPD

Santa Rosa police traffic officers this Monday through Sunday are scheduled to monitor Guerneville Road at West Steele Lane, which last year was tied with six traffic collisions as the city's 10th most dangerous intersection. As part of a weekly special enforcement program, officers particularly will be looking for drivers [...]

By | December 4th, 2011|0 Comments