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The crosswalk at Lewis St Park has no ADA curb cut on the Oyster Cove Condo side. Pushing a baby carriage, one is forced to walk into oncoming traffic that doesn't stop at the stop sign at Lewis and Front as one maneuvers to make the driveway curb cut at the Oyster Cove active driveway.
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DEZ (Visitante)
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Brian Tang (Utilizador Registado)
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http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=84048
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David Streever (Utilizador Registado)
Brian Tang (Utilizador Registado)
Brian Tang (Utilizador Registado)
Brian Tang (Utilizador Registado)
I should note that this is what was recommended by the 2008 report produced by the community:
http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/TrafficParking/pdfs/FairHavenTrafficCalming0608.pdf
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zakstone333 (Utilizador Registado)
Reconhecida Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Utilizador Registado)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utilizador Registado)
Thank you for the update. Would the city consider tabling the entire intersection? Doing that could eliminate curbs altogether, improve walkability, slow traffic tremendously and create a real vibrant community hub around the park.
This is a typical solution for small park areas in other cities but would require a commitment to reduce traffic speeds on Front Street down to about 15 miles per hour, which is the desired speed anyways.
Lee (Visitante)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utilizador Registado)
Federal guidelines showing tabled intersections and other popular improvements:
Innovative Intersection Safety Improvement Strategies and Management Practices: A Domestic Scan
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/intersection/resources/fhwasa06016/chap_6.htm
The images here don't show bollards, which are another popular feature around the edges of intersections, especially tabled or raised intersections. They prevent vehicles from entering the pedestrian zone, increasing pedestrian comfort and preventing drivers from parking at the edge of the intersection.
Cambridge, MA, which has snowfall, climate and demographics similar to New Haven, recently converted several of its intersections to tabled intersections. Their transportation department did surveys before and after their installation. The surveys showed dramatic increases in perceived safety. Also, their data showed that the number of speeding vehicles declined from about 60% of vehicles to less than 10% in some cases.
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