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Badger or Rimrock Road. There are no connections which facilitate local east-\vest movements with the exception of East Badger Road. The lack of local street connectivity impacts emergency service access, and thus the actual and perceived levels of safety within the neighborhood. Town of Madison Fire and Ei\tIS on Fish Hatchery and City of j\Iadison Fire and Ei\tIS services on South Park Street travel south on Park/ USH 14, take a C-turn onto northbound USH 14, and a second U-turn onto the Oregon Road slip lane to access the neighborhood. The indirect routing adds to response times, decreasing the effectiveness of police, fire and EMS servIces. The few local streets which do serve residential areas within the Town of i\tladison are excessively wide. Pheasant Ridge Trail and Deer Valley Road originally featured on-street parking, but this was eliminated to combat challenges such as loitering, drug dealing, and prostitution. As a result, these roads are excessively wide, encouraging higher and inappropriate vehicular speeds. The intersection design of Pheasant Ridge Trail and Deer Valley Road also encourages higher vehicular speeds. Southbound Pheasant Ridge Trail traffic turning right onto Deer Valley Road and eastbound Deer Valley Road traffic turn right onto Pheasant Ridge can maintain a high speed due to the dedicated right turn lane with a large curb radius. These free-Row right turns and high travel speeds make crossing the intersection difficult and dangerous for pedes trians. Clausen Street and Maloney Drive currently experience significant cut-through traffic. Southbound drivers on Rimrock Road seek to avoid the queue and delay of those stopping to turn left at the Rimrock Road/Oregon Road intersection. Clausen Street has been used as a bypass to get "upstream" of the Rimrock/ Oregon intersection. A left-turn restriction on Ski Lane at Rimrock Road restricts local access and may contribute to Clausen Street cut- through. The City of Fitchburg recently reconfigured the Clausen Street/ Oregon Road intersection to be right-in/ right-out only on Clausen Street, with the intention of reducing this cut-through traffic. Preliminary traffic patterns suggest that cut-through traffic has decreased. Finally, residents of the Ski Lane condominiums noted that cars have been abandoned in their parking lot. Since the parking lot is private property, the abandonment of cars must be confronted by the condo owners. It is recommended that the condo association coordinate with Town and City police to address this issue. Worn Path from Pheasant Ridge Trail to Lake George Drive Be/tline Frontage Road and Be/tline Pedestrian Overpass Deer Valley Road/Pheasant Ridge Trail Intersection _ JULY 2008 --