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red lights are not timed correctly Open

South Frontage Road New Haven CT 06511, USA - Dwight

The traffic lights need to be either in cinque with each other or cops need to sit and direct the traffic jams occuring on the corners of the new Smilow Center from 4-5pm daily. I sat through 4 lights due to inconsiderate drivers blowing through the caution lights and thus blocking the intersections.

2010-05-06 · Reported by L (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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  The traffic lights in the entire city need to be re-synced. It is impossible to get anywhere in the city in a timely matter due to the lights not being timed properly. Most importantly, the amount of resources (gas) being wasted because of this issue cannot be understated. The city claims it wants to be environmentally friendly, yet cannot even solve simple problems like this. And NO, it does not, and should not, require overtime to fix this problem (and many others).
  
  2010-05-07 · Flag Flagged
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speeders! Open

328 South Frontage Rd New Haven, CT 06519 - Dwight

Traffic heading onto the highway speed everyday, putting cross walkers at risk. Could there be a pedestrian bridge built ?

2008-04-30 · Reported by Laura (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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- Laura (Guest)
  
  I meant to put this at the York intersection, but this whole corridor needs attention!
  
  2008-05-01 · Flag Flagged
- Mark
  
  The Yale Medical Campus Traffic Safety Group, and many other groups representing thousands of citizens, have requested 15 mile per hour speed limits and other significant changes here.
  
  For example, http://downtownnewhaven.blogspot.com/2009/05/biotechnologist-critical-after-crossing.html
  
  Unfortunately, little in the way of real, meaningful progress has been made, despite many millions of dollars spent on new infrastructure and signalization.
  
  2010-10-15 · Flag Flagged
- Mark
  
  http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/downtown_crossing_design_goe
  
  Please take a look at the article and weigh in with your thoughts.
  
  Below is one of the many insightful comments.
  
  Several Elm City Cycling members were able to attend and can answer questions about the details of the Phase 1 plan (like the curb radii), which are not really shown in this article.
  
  Mark
  
  ---
  
  posted by: Steve B on June 10, 2011 1:17pm
  
  Mixed bag overall, some things to like, some progress, but overall I was pretty underwhelmed by what I saw last night. The marketing materials distributed at the beginning called this a “bold” vision. I disagree. If you take for granted the highway stub should be removed, this plan is the least “bold” way to accomplish that.
  
  The upside of the current plan is mainly just that the median is reopened for development, which might sort of accomplish the goal of “stitching” neighborhoods back together, and it will build the tax base.
  
  But the city’s stated goal of improving safety and making the streets more hospitable to pedestrians will not be accomplished under this plan. The stub highway wasn’t the problem, it was the frontage roads, and this plan makes them wider and more dangerous.
  
  Likewise, the city’s stated goal of creating an appealing, walkable neighborhood street will not be accomplished under this plan. They claim that future development will be mixed use (retail, residential, office), but NOBODY wants to live in a building surrounded by eight lanes of high speed traffic and the accompanying noise and pollution. Dream on.
  
  The truth is that the City is simply grossly overestimating the amount of roadway capacity that will be needed in the future. They claim to be concerned about traffic backing up onto 95, but I think other elements of the plan like funneling more traffic onto Orange and George Streets will deal with that threat. Once the city streets are reconnected and traffic is better distributed (Temple, Orange, two-way George, two-way College, and direct routes to Union Station), then Route 34 will be able to operate just fine with much less capacity than it has today. Furthermore, the direct ramps to Air Rights Garage will single handedly remove 4,000 vehicles from surface streets that are there today.
  
  If they took the existing drawings, and replaced one entire lane of traffic in each direction with street parking, I would support the plan. Such a design would slow travel speeds, provide better access to ground level retail, and provide a buffer between sidewalks/bike lanes and auto traffic, and shorten crossing distances. THAT would be a much friendlier street. And I sincerely believe that motorists would not be adversely affected. The current design has unnecessarily generous car capacity.
  
  2011-06-10 · Flag Flagged
- safety first (Guest)
  
  Please sign, related to this:
  http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/petition-for-a-walkable-100-college-street-development.html
  
  2012-06-27 · Flag Flagged
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pothole in left lane Open

South Frontage Road New Haven, CT 06511, USA - Dwight

pothole near storm drain just before light near the smilow cancer hospital light

2010-04-28 · Reported by Anonymous · Share · Flag Flagged
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Drug baggies Open

Park And Elm New Haven, CT - Dwight

There are a number of what appear to be empty drug baggies littering the corner of Elm and Park.

2013-03-24 · Reported by ulmus.americana · Share · Flag Flagged
- BJG
  
  These are all over the city. Everywhere. We have even found heroin needles on Moreland in Beaver Hill, along with gang tagging in the roads. It all goes hand in hand - street gangs, drugs, prostitution (oh, did I forget to mention that we're also always finding used condoms??).
  
  2013-03-26 · Flag Flagged
- townie (Guest)
  
  There's one other thing that goes hand in hand -- the envelopes or bags full of cash.
  
  2013-03-28 · Flag Flagged
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Tree Trimming Acknowledged

2 University Place - Dwight

Removal. Dead tree has mushrooms.

2012-08-16 · Reported by Parks Department · Share · Flag Flagged
- Acknowledged by: City Of New Haven
- Acknowledged URBAN FORESTER City of New Haven
  
  The tree has been inspected and prioritized for action.
  
  2012-10-03 · Flag Flagged
- URBAN FORESTER City of New Haven
  
  URBAN FORESTER City of New Haven assigned this issue to Trimming Priority 2
  
  2012-10-03 · Flag Flagged
- URBAN FORESTER City of New Haven
  
  URBAN FORESTER City of New Haven assigned this issue to Removal Priority 1
  
  2012-10-03 · Flag Flagged
- Parks Department
  
  Parks Department assigned this issue to Stumps
  
  2013-03-28 · Flag Flagged
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Writing about SeeClickFix: Give me your thoughts! Open

101 Howe Street New Haven, CT - Dwight

Dear SeeClickFix users,

I am writing an essay about SeeClickFix, and would love to hear from all of you about your experiences with the website. Please feel free to post on this thread your response to the questions below, and also feel free to email me at zoemercergolden@gmail.com if you have any further thoughts/questions/comments.

1) What neighborhood do you live in, and do your neighbors (and members of your community) use SeeClickFix frequently?

2) What changes to SeeClickFix would you make if you could?

3) What is your best and worst SeeClickFix story-- a time that something was fixed, and a time that something wasn't?

4) Do you have a sense that there are some communities that participate more in SeeClickFix than others? Which communities are more active, and which less?

Thanks so much, all, for your help,

Zoe

2012-11-28 · Reported by Zoe23 · Share · Flag Flagged
- Zoe23
  
  Looking forward to hearing from all of you!
  
  2012-11-29 · Flag Flagged
- Jane (Guest)
  
  I wish SCF w/could incorporate zoning requests and building permits. This would make it easier to keep track of changes in the neighborhood.
  
  2013-03-18 · Flag Flagged
- Ben Westermann-Clark
  
  Hey Folks,
  
  Thanks for posting this (even though it was quite some time ago), and for your thoughts as well, Jane.
  
  Just wanted to post this and see if I can be of assistance in any way--I'm always here to help!
  
  Yours,
  BWC
  
  2013-03-18 · Flag Flagged
- BJG
  
  An essay? Is this for school? Who are you? A student, a reporter?
  
  2013-03-18 · Flag Flagged
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Broken tree limb leaning against utility wires Open

Edgewood At Garden New Haven, CT - Dwight

There is a broken tree limb leaning against utility wires at the corner of Edgewood and Garden. NW? The corner with the empty lot.

2013-03-17 · Reported by Jane · Share · Flag Flagged
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Sidewalk fix please - 442 George to corner of George and Park Acknowledged

442 George Street New Haven, CT - Dwight

Large parts of the sidewalk on the south side of George Street between 442 George the corner of George and Park in New Haven, CT are completely absent, destroyed, and are otherwise almost un-walkable in parts. Would the appropriate department of the city of New Haven please give this high priority and address this issue as the season changes from winter to spring? Thank you.

2013-03-06 · Reported by Mumun · Share · Flag Flagged
- Acknowledged by: City Of New Haven
- Acknowledged Department of Public Works
  
  We've received your issue and will inspect it, weather permitting, as soon as we can. Thanks.
  
  2013-03-06 · Flag Flagged
- Department of Public Works
  
  Department of Public Works assigned this issue to Permanent Repair Related To Major Project
  
  2013-03-15 · Flag Flagged
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Trimming Open

1263 Chapel St New Haven, CT - Dwight

Overgrown branches touching home which is causing squirrels to enter into home.

Tree located on the Dwight side of the home.

2013-03-14 · Reported by Parks Department · Share · Flag Flagged
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Trimming Acknowledged

340-342 Elm St New Haven, CT - Dwight

Overgrown branches...growing onto the roof

2012-10-09 · Reported by Parks Department · Share · Flag Flagged
- Acknowledged by: City Of New Haven
- Acknowledged URBAN FORESTER City of New Haven
  
  The tree has been inspected and prioritized for action.
  
  2013-03-13 · Flag Flagged
- URBAN FORESTER City of New Haven
  
  URBAN FORESTER City of New Haven assigned this issue to Trimming Priority 2
  
  2013-03-13 · Flag Flagged
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