Raised Traffic Circle Need ► Open

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  faye (Guest)

  I agree. The sidewalk near the front of my house is very uneven and an accident waiting to happen. The potholes at the beginning of the street have become larger and is in serious need of fixing.

  2013-06-19 · Flag Flagged
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  faye (Guest)

  Oops sorry, above comment was meant for below issue (uneven sidewalks) not sure how to delete

  2013-06-19 · Flag Flagged

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Large elm stump remains despite driving hazard ► Open

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Speeding Cars ► Open

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  KMF (Guest)

  Yes...this has become quite he problem in the area, unfortunately until a tragic incident happens, nothing will be done...sad but true

  2010-04-08 · Flag Flagged
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  Mark

  From what I've seen in this area, I would agree. If speeding and disregard for pedestrian safety continues to be an issue here, the neighborhood should fill out and submit a "complete streets" request form at http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/Engineering/completestreets.asp.

  Getting these types of requests on the official public record will really help the city improve the safety of these crossings over time, while significantly raising property values. If you need help completing the form itself you may want to contact your local alderperson or newhavensafestreets at gmail.com.

  If funding is not sufficient to immediately build a bump out, median, or other traffic calming measures, a temporary one can be constructed (like much of Boston does) using sand barrels, etc.

  Slowing speeds on these streets, to levels that are appropriate for a residential neighborhood, would reduce both the frequency as well as the severity of crashes here.

  This should be done both with posted signs as well as re-engineering techniques (which, contrary to the city's assertions, do not need to be expensive to install).

  Appropriate speeds are well defined by many progressive local and national governments throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. For example, 20 mile per hour speed limits are increasingly required in residential neighborhoods throughout the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In Darien and Greenwich, Connecticut, the lives of children are apparently more valuable than they are in New Haven, so many residential areas have 15 mile per hour design speeds. In other words, there are many examples that New Haven could draw from if it were to adopt a policy that placed the needs of residents of all ages and abilities above the needs of speeding drivers.

  In NYC, the city is implementing 20 mile per hour speed limits in 75 neighborhoods beginning this year. The city's top traffic engineer has said that 20 mile per hour speeds would have absolutely no impact on the city's ability to move cars.

  Unfortunately, until these sorts of progressive measures happen, we will continue to see speeding and severe crashes and pay an enormous price for them.

  2011-03-29 · Flag Flagged

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Wrong way drivers ► Open

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  mom (Guest)

  With an elementary school and a police substation nearby, this should be one of the easier problems to fix/enforce!

  2013-03-26 · Flag Flagged
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  me (Guest)

  You would think so.... 15 meetings later no help at all

  2013-04-26 · Flag Flagged

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Arrow Turns Sign is half out of its metal bracket ► Open

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  Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking

  The State DOT District 3 office has been contacted.

  2013-04-22 · Flag Flagged

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Excessive speeding down one-way hill ► Open

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CT15 - Enterance 59, Southbound ► Open

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  Mark

  If you can not merge safely into the speeding traffic here, wait until the cars pass. Your safety is worth more than someone's convenience. If people have to wait in a line of more than 10 or 15 minutes to get past this ramp (which is a perfectly acceptable amount of time in more congested cities), they will start using another highway entrance.

  In the long term, speeds should be reduced by narrowing the travel lanes, increasing enforcement and installing speed control devices. Not only would lower speeds save lives, they would allow us to use less asphalt. Many other industralized countries have taken these steps to make their highway systems safer and more efficient, and their policies are paying off because they have smaller budget deficits. They have also invested in transit and better regional land use policies, which is far more efficient as well.

  We can either consider measures like these, or continue to plunge our children into greater debt.

  2010-07-08 · Flag Flagged
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  E

  The biggest problem is drivers going southbound on CT15 often continue to drive in the right lane (where the onramp is located) even when they have ample room, time and what not to actually drive in the left lane to allow drivers to get on...like you are supposed to do. The best thing about SCF is that maybe now people realize the problem and will be a bit more respectful of people trying to get on. I always (of course when able) get over when coming up on an onramp...wish more drivers would.

  2010-07-08 · Flag Flagged
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  guest (Guest)

  the bottom line is this is rte 15- wilbur cross/merritt parkway. It is designed deliberately to be this way. the more changes that are made to steamline it (And I know -- what is it, Norwalk? -- has that long on-ramp) the more its original character is ruined. The speed limit on this highway is 55. If speeders make it difficult to get on, they need to drive slower or we need to wait for an opening.

  It is not like other highways. It is a historical landmark. It is a parkway

  2013-02-10 · Flag Flagged
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  Mark

  Changes should be made to the road to encourage slower driving - like narrower lanes. You can either have a modern, 75MPH highway with massive lanes and on-ramps (which costs many millions to maintain), or you can have a traditional car parkway where lanes are narrow and speeds kept to 40-50MPH. Having a design that is somewhere in between (e.g., combining old access ramps with modern highway geometry) is a very bad idea. Let's hope DOT fixes this.

  2013-02-11 · Flag Flagged

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Light needs retimed BAAAAD! Sign needed. ► Open

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  takin my taxe $$ elsewhere (Guest)

  the city got 3 million from the feds to synchronize traffic signals in New Haven. Now that your done laughing think about if any lights anywhere in NH are timed good??
  In NYC they time them better than here.

  2010-11-16 · Flag Flagged
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  Anonymous

  still not fixed, in almost 2 years :(

  2012-07-19 · Flag Flagged

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Traffic is too fast- Public Meeting on 2/21 @ Davis St. School ► Open

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  nick (Guest)

  I agree. I live on Davis street and even the school buses speed down there...I've seen people traveling at approximately 50-55 miles per hour down Davis.

  2013-02-06 · Flag Flagged
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  Cheryl

  I live in the Lawncrest and Fountain area and the Traffic is just terrible. When it snows, it's even worse. Someone is going to get hurt there, either walking or in the car. Something needs to be done to improve the flow of traffic. What was done made it worse to me.

  2013-02-06 · Flag Flagged

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