Originally Posted by
skidder
Seriously it doesn't sound like its a big deal. Before you start complaining to the City of Kenosha, go to the City's Public Works Department (or whatever department is responsible for road maintenance) and ask for the accident data they have for that intersection. If there's no abnormal spike in the number of accidents/collisions at it compared to other intersections in the city, then they probably won't do anything about your complaint. Heck, it sounds like you have a nice off-street bike path, too; that's gotta count for something, or someone at City Hall paying attention to bicycles!
It might be more fruitful to ask for the intersection's grade (delay time for motorists). If it is possible to put in a bike-specific signal without creating a failing grade for the intersection (waits of over 85 seconds), then all you have to do is find the funds and convince the traffic engineer to make it so (or the elected officials who are his ultimate bosses).
We've got the same thing here in Eugene. Our so-called premier bike path terminates at an intersection in a similar way. Our recently departed traffic engineer, who was allowed to resign when it became public that he had worked the past eight years without the required engineering license (his third trip to that rodeo), refused to put in the necessary bike-specific signal because it could occasionally cause delays of slightly over 85 seconds for motorists. This actually conflicts with city policy, but our elected officials generally refuse to get involved with insubordination on the part of city staff because it would then look like the city is poorly run, which would reflect poorly on them.