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The intersection of Fountain, Alden, Harrison & Philip in front of the post office is a free-for-all of running red lights, illegal parking and illegal standing. It is all the time during weekdays. We need some enforcement here.
The intersection of Fountain, Alden, Harrison & Philip in front of the post office is a free-for-all of running red lights, illegal parking and illegal standing. It is all the time during weekdays. We need some enforcement here.
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OMEGADraco (Usuario registrado)
Anonymous (Invitado)
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r. j. bradley (Invitado)
Greg Dildine (former Ward 25 Alderman) (Usuario registrado)
The light on a vertical pole at Harrison seems to confuse folks and was added relatively recently.
There is very mixed opinion on the "illegal" parking. Many believe these spots should be available.
Offset intersections are always trouble.
I'll contact TT&P about light timing options.
NHTA did replace the missing no-turn-on-red sign for eastbound Fountain at Alden.
E (Usuario registrado)
Actually RJ, the light - going up Fountain towards Dayton - in front of the post offices changes red at the same time that Harrison light turns green. There is no delay. There needs to be a red light delay of all lights before Harrison turns green to give the Fountain traffic to pass through the very large intersection. This bus and Poland Spring truck where at the light before the post office, they were not originally parked in front of the post office.
We also need to start getting the police to issue tickets for cars parking in front of the post office. This is a no parking zone and people continue to be lazy and not give a crap. Maybe if we start issuing tickets that will change.
rjb (Invitado)
Greg Dildine (former Ward 25 Alderman) (Usuario registrado)
Email me via my website: www.dildine25.org
E (Invitado)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Usuario registrado)
Installing bollards and/or striping a clearer no parking zone (combined with ticketing) would eliminate the illegal parking activity here.
Regarding the ticketing -- illegal parking that endangers others, either by blocking sightlines or obstructing crosswalks, should have a far higher fee assigned to it.
Many injuries and even some deaths in New Haven have been caused by illegally parked vehicles that obstruct visibility, and a $30 fine is not nearly high enough of a penalty for these cases.
I would support lowering fines for parking meter violations and dramatically raising them (e.g., to $200) for violations that have the potential to cause serious injuries or deaths.
In the longer term, reducing speeds on Fountain and Alden to speeds that are appropriate for a densely-populated urban core with a nearby school would also help, as it would provide drivers and pedestrians with more reaction time and significantly reduce the severity of crashes. We should petition the DOT to design Fountain Street in a manner that is compatible with the city's Complete Streets Order.
Greg Dildine (former Ward 25 Alderman) (Usuario registrado)
Westvillelocal (Usuario registrado)
anonymous (Usuario registrado)
Chris Heitmann (Usuario registrado)
TT&P Signal Division, please acknowledge this issue!
In the short-term, the solution seems to be to at least add a few seconds to the light at Harrisoon to turn onto Fountain so that the intersection can be "clear" of Fountain Street traffic before the light turns green.
Parking enforcement will help, too, but some longer-term solutions need to be looked at as well with regards to the No Parking zone in front of the post office. If the safety of the intersection is paramount, which it should be, bollards blocking off the area, as suggested above, or a large bumped-out section of the sidewalk there, or even a curbed and striped area might be the way to go. Not sure there is a safe way to have this function as a "load zone", which is essentially what it is now.
Jon-Jay Tilsen (Usuario registrado)
Reconocido Chief Dominguez (Usuario registrado)
Also I am ticketing cars running the red light on Fountain at Alston. Currently out here (5:30pm) during what I imagine is a busy time when most violations occur. I will continue to monitor this issue.
Guest1000 (Invitado)
I just noticed the officer out there watching the light. The bigger problem is during the day. Cars parked just about everywhere...around corners, handicapped, double parked, and basically in the intersection from all directions. You name it.
Running the red light is from all directions also. Harrison, Alden and fountain. The right on red off of Harrison is a big problem also. You get the speeder up fountain and the illegal right turn off of Harrison is a problem waiting to happen.
Keren (Usuario registrado)
libby.p (Usuario registrado)
Jon-Jay Tilsen (Usuario registrado)
Westvillian (Usuario registrado)
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Westvillian (Usuario registrado)
Again, no action on this ongoing issue! This is a constant problem - people parking in front of the post office attempt to drive away whenever traffic permits. My car was nearly hit this week while I drove through the green light from Harrison Street, because a person was pulling out from illegally parking in front of the post office. They looked confused and surprised that they didn't have the right of way.
There are two schools in this area with children walking or riding bikes with their parents, and often having to dodge cars at this crossing. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. It is illegal for cars to park there. WHY aren't they being ticketed and towed?
I spoke up in person about this at one of the community meetings several months ago, and the local Police Sgt said that this issue is very devisive and that I would have a hard time getting this enforced. This was astonishing... there is a clearly marked No Standing sign in front of the post office -- why would the police NOT enforce it?
A suggestion, in addition to the Jersey Barriers mentioned above. Move the post boxes into the parking lot of the post office. It would be a safer way to allow for easy access to the boxes, and not put in peril the safety of the people who move through this confusing intersection each day.
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