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It's very hard to see whether or not cars are coming up and down Orange St when trying to cross from one side of Bishop to the other. Is there potential to have a traffic light put here?
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It's very hard to see whether or not cars are coming up and down Orange St when trying to cross from one side of Bishop to the other. Is there potential to have a traffic light put here?
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Sam (Visitante)
Jon (Visitante)
Fechado Valencia (Visitante)
Brian Tang (Visitante)
Reopened CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utilizador Registado)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utilizador Registado)
There are pictures of what a possible solution could look like on this issue, which was reported about 2 years ago for Bishop Street, and is still open.
http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/759.html
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utilizador Registado)
http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/759.html
Porncock. (Visitante)
cranky (Visitante)
It's still an issue!
It's dangerous on a daily basis for those of us who live in the neighborhood.
Nica's delivery trucks are the offenders. They're illegally parked in a bus stop. The city was allegedly contacted, and periodically there are traffic people ticketing cars, but the trucks seem immune.
What is up with this??
juli (Utilizador Registado)
a traffic light, though, probably wouldn't solve it. nicas needs to solve its delivery truck problem, and traffic calming would help a lot (the center median idea is a good one, brian)
Fechado Linnea (Visitante)
This issue is all about a traffic light.
Juli does not think a traffic light is a good solution.
Let's move on to more important issues.
Reopened juli (Utilizador Registado)
i'm reopening this issue because it is an important one to continue discussion on for people in the neighborhood who deal with it every day.
Linnea,
i'm afraid i don't see your point. elaborate.
roger huzendubel (Visitante)
cranky (Visitante)
try driving west on bishop street, and at orange, when there are one or more delivery trucks blocking your view, you'll get a feel for the situation.
it is dangerous.
i live near this corner, and drive through this intersection daily. i hear the skidding and screeching of cars who didn't see another oncoming car,
pedestrian, or cyclist.
if you're coming out of bishop, you have to get way out into orange street to see if it's clear.
there have been a lot of accidents here, and i suspect there will be more.
seriously.
idiothater (Visitante)
Simon B (Visitante)
idiothater (Visitante)
Anonymous (Visitante)
cranky (Utilizador Registado)
it's a blind corner. it is dangerous when pulling out of bishop street.
that is the point of this post.
i drive in manhattan regularly. these delivery trucks would not be tolerated there for a half an hour.
here? years.
(and nobody said driving down orange was a problem!)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utilizador Registado)
Simon B: I'm not sure your argument holds up to the data. New Haven typically has a higher per capita level of overall traffic fatalities than New York City. I think there's plenty of cause for concern here.
Bishop and Orange, and some of the other corners along Orange Street where vehicles regularly park illegally, is a crash waiting to happen.
Brian Tang's suggestions, above, would solve the problem by ensuring vehicles don't park illegally at the corners. Temporary curb extensions could be installed until funding was made available for permanent infrastructure.
In many cities, dangerous areas are given temporary traffic calming, which can last 2-10 years until funds become available for permanent construction.
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utilizador Registado)
BB (Utilizador Registado)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utilizador Registado)
Donald Harvey (Utilizador Registado)
A member of the Bishop-Hine Block Watch is stepping up to head the development of a CS proposal not just for this intersection but for the block between it and Humphrey -- which includes dealing with Nica's delivery trucks, etc.
Anyone who wants to join in on the work cand email me at dharvey001@gmail.com
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utilizador Registado)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utilizador Registado)
Any update on the proposal to fill out a request form here? I like Brian Tang's ideas, above, of adding "bump outs" (curb extensions).
Currently, the crosswalks are too wide, making it likely that a pedestrian will get hit by cars turning onto Bishop from Orange or vice versa. The current situation also increases the risk of car crashes, as noted above.
Ideally, the crosswalks should be raised as well. This would have a major traffic calming impact on the street as a whole (raising property values), and also make it easier for people to cross Bishop when walking down Orange.
Example of "bumped out" sidewalks and raise crosswalk used together: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2365/2238158788_ba1601db58.jpg?v=0 (this is what nearly every street in London looks like)
If we want to see property values rise, we need to make this street an attractive place to live, work and walk along with families, not just a great place to speed down and get into crashes with cars crossing at Bishop.
Shoeleather Sam (Visitante)
I know this post will just be deleted since it doesn't propose the city spend thousands of dollars making the roads more accommodating to pedestrians, but perhaps... just maybe... some of these pedestrians might gather enough savvy to LEARN HOW TO CROSS A STREET?
I cross that intersection several times a day... pick your spot and hustle across the street. Pretty simple. You might have to wait a minute or two, but it really isn't all that tough.
It's ridiculous the idiocy I see with folks trying to cross streets in this town. Running out in front of speeding cars, then rushing back to the sidewalk, or just sauntering out into traffic and expecting everyone to stop for them... Not looking over your shoulder for turning cars...
Seriously... Learn how to cross a street.
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utilizador Registado)
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Reopened Jon (Visitante)
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