Issues: road safety

Large tree from neighbors yard rooted up and fell leaning and lying on all electrical wires since Saturday. DTE has been contacted daily and has not been able to assign someone to remove. Private contractors won't touch until DTE comes out; Fire Dept hands are tied and this is a danger to all concerned in the area where fire hazard is concerned. We talk about Safety Town and "Safety First" yet this type of situation sets as though it is not that serious of an issue.

Street Light 239047 (the pole number) has been out of service for over a year. There is an open lot next to it on Lake Houston and teenagers and others use it as a hangout at night. On the other side is a house that has been vacant for 4 years (Although there appears to be no vandalism so far.) This out of service light has been reported many times. It is a public safety issue.

Since a section of Brinton Lake Road is closed, traffic is being detoured onto Mill Road. Speeding has always been an issue on Mill Road but the additional volume of traffic makes the problem worse. Lower the speed limit from 40mph to 35mph.

The stop sign is obstructed by tree branches and shrubs. This needs to be fixed for safety.

i am unemployed at this time and all day cars and trucks are speeding down the road at between 40mph plus! the speed limit is 25mph. wow the boro could make money everyday to make improvements in this town.

Walk this street on a regular basis. Always cars speeding. Speed limit is 15MPH but every car is going faster, much faster than this.

Almost every day and sometimes late into the knight young teens and some older young adults hang out in the road here. They block access to driveways and cars have to stop and wait for the kids to get their skateboard rails and ramps out of the road. This is a safety hazard not to mention the annoyance factor of having to wait to enter your driveway or hearing their constant rattle as skateboards hit the street. Isn't there a skate board park these kids can hang out at instead of the middle of the street?

I watch and hear people speed up and down this street all day long. Some of the offenders include a red Focus SVT hatchback that lives around the corner who speeds consistently around 10pm every night, a guy on a scooter without a helmet that tops the vehicle out, and a loud vehicle after 10pm that accelerates fast through 1st and 2nd gears. There are bikers, children, as well as wild life and neighborhood cats that roam around. This street is part of the City bike route, and it should be better patrolled to let people know they can't get away with cutting and speeding through this residential area.

Speeders taking a short cut from Drahner Rd to Indianwood Rd using Deer Path Trail. 25 MPH they are going 45-60 MPH. Weekends, mornings and evenings are the worst time for people walking this street, kids playing and for dog walkers. Sheriffs need to patrol this street.

Bushes planted on the corner of (east corner) E. Bayberry and Heatherstone Dr. hinder drivers the ability to safely make a turn. You cannot see around the line of trees or the shrubberies. This is an accident waiting to happen, as there is also no speed bumps to slow the traffic coming down the hill.

My wife and I would like to report a green/black pool left unattended in the neighborhood for about a month now. With the high volume of cases of West Nile Virus, this is a safety concern for all, especially my grandchildren who visit me and want to play outdoors. Please contact this location to solve this serious health issue. The message of "Going Green", does not include the pool.
I thank you in advance for your attention to this matter

Shoulders have washed away after recent flooding, leaving deep ruts which could result in an increase in traffic accidents

Shoulders have washed away during recent flooding which could cause an increase in traffic accidents

Corrected and revised submission:
When leaving the offices (many medical) at 400 Patroon Creek, Albany, there is a road east of the Alexander Apartments. The road merges with an inner road parallel to Washington Avenue. The problem there is the yield sign. I believe it should be a stop sign because there is a sharp angle which makes it very difficult to see on-coming traffic traveling west. I've discussed this with many people, and they all agree that it is very difficult and dangerous to merge there. It is an accident waiting to happen. Can this be changed for safety's sake?

Glenwood St. is 2 blocks long. The 2nd block is one-way(out) and right along side of School 19. It is a "speedway"; no matter what time of day or night!! I feel the only way to solved this MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE is to put in speed-bumps like they did in the Town of Colonie, on Delatour and the next street over (can't think of the name). The residents of the block have complained and complained to the police.......and NOTHING has been done. Are they waiting until there is a major accident causing a fatality to do something?
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure......

Due to high traffic volume, speeding drivers on Rt.155, and improper traffic signal light timing we are having problems getting out of our neighboorhood in the AM . How can we get a brake? The light at Washington Ave. Ext/Rt 155 does not time with the light at Charles Park /Rt155. Also a yield sign leaving the park heading east is really a merge into RT155 that causes many problems. Actually it causes many near misses because drivers dont know the difference between a yield sign and a merge.

The sidewalk on the East side of N.Main Ave by St. Andrew's Church is broken up. Some slabs are raised up two inches above the adjoining slab. I witnessed a woman tripping yesterday. This sidewalk is a safety hazard and should be repaired before someone is seriously injured.

A crossing signal is desperately needed here. When a shift change occurs many people will to go the bus station to take the bus and there are many people crossing the street and I have seen many near misses where a car will not yield to a pedestrian. A few years ago I was the pedestrian and was hit by a car that didn't yield for me when in was in the crosswalk.
It's terrible that in front of once of the largest employee in Albany and where the bus stations are there are no crossing signal for safety of their employers and visitors.

Residents and passerbys on Marion Ave are constantly treating the road like a racetrack. With the amount of walkers and dogs on this street, this is creating a hazard that should be addressed.

Children from Myers Middle School cross Hackett here, often dodging speeding cars and inattentive drivers. Move traffic light from Ramsey Place to Clayton Place and install pedestrian control so children can cross Hackett safely.

people use aston mills as a cut through,NEVER see cops over here unless on official business,if they need a ticket quota they should come sit over here.

there ar no sidewalks on mount rd and its a badplace to walk commercial trucks scare the people

Need a Traffic Light at Henry Ford High II. For the safety of students some one should install a traffic light at this location before a major accident.

trash, bird droppings, trash fill the sidewalk of the railroad underpass, 3rd st near UofL north of Winkler Ave. Needs cleaned for walk safety. Gaps in sidewalk pose hazard for walkers.

****Please be advised that the Red Beacon (air safety clearance light) on Tower #2 is not on. It was shut off during rountine inspection and was never put back on.

Thank You,

There is often really awful graffiti painted all over the children's play area. And on several occasions I have seen youth smoking something off in the bushes across from the park.

Speeding is still an issue on Wise Drive.

The streetlights on Winchester between Chicago Ave. and Augusta have been off for the past 4-5 nights. It's a safety issue, which I assume is because they're broken or not working.

There is a broken street light outside 41 Commonwealth Avenue that has been broken for some time now. Aside from aesthetically unpleasing, it is a safety hazard as well. The pains of glass surrounding the bulb have become unhinged and could possibly fall onto a passerby or the street and shatter. Please fix A.S.A.P! Thank you.