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illegal parking at intersection Acknowledged

Second St @ Howard & Greenwich Ave New Haven, CT 06519 - City Point

I was just rear-ended due to the fact that I had to inch my way out to cross Howard: visibility impeded by cars constantly parking beyond "No standing at anytime" signs. Gray car, Conn. plate # 701-UZS parks illegally EVERY night at same sign @ Second & Greenwich.

2009-03-24 · Reported by christopher schaefer · Share · Flag Flagged
- Acknowledged by: City Of New Haven
- christopher schaefer (Guest)
  
  Cars continue to park illegally at "No standing anytime" signs along, in front of, and across the street from Eddy's. Different vehicle now parks illegally at such sign @ Second St. & Greenwich Ave., Conn. plate # 953-XSE
  
  2009-12-21 · Flag Flagged
- christopher schaefer (Guest)
  
  I notice that police ticketed 1 vehicle for illegal parking at Eddy's last month. Thanks, but that's not at all adequate. This needs DAILY enforcement. Side benefit would be a reduction in the illegal loitering, which sometimes is so bad that people are standing in the street so that cars cannot get by.
  
  2010-03-22 · Flag Flagged
- Acknowledged Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking
  
  Acknowledged By the Transportation, Traffic and Parking Department.
  
  2010-03-29 · Flag Flagged
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dangerous intersecion Open

Kimberly Ave & Greenwich New Haven, CT 06519 - City Point

need traffic light @ greenwich & Kimberly plus pedestrian crosswalks. Very difficult for cars to exit greenwich onto kimberly or for pedestrians to cross here, particularly when cars are parked illegally in front of tiptop. [parking ban here is not enforced.]

2008-06-25 · Reported by christopher schaefer · Share · Flag Flagged
- chris schaefer (Guest)
  
  no change
  
  2008-07-18 · Flag Flagged
- chris schaefer (Guest)
  
  I imagine the city needs to fund a $200,000 "study" of the problem first, then pay someone another $100,000 to write up a grant application to apply for state & federal aid to fix the problem??
  
  2008-08-16 · Flag Flagged
- christopher schaefer (Guest)
  
  has transportation dept. even done a study of this intersection??? A nightmare both for pedestrians AND motorists.
  
  2009-05-29 · Flag Flagged
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dangerous intersection Open

Intersection Of Greenwich Ave. & Kimberly Ave New Haven, CT 06519 - City Point

very difficult for motorists & pedestrians to cross here. Need painted crosswalks & light timed with light at Kimberly & Lamberton. Cars illegally parked in front of Tip Top store need to be ticketed agressively by police because these cars reduce visibility to zero when exiting Greenwich Ave. [Traffic here increased considerably when intersection of 2nd St. & Kimberly eliminated.]

2008-06-11 · Reported by christopher schaefer · Share · Flag Flagged
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- christopher schaefer (Guest)
  
  Last Hill South Management Team meeting before summer break is Wed., June 16, 2010, 6PM @ Betsy Ross School. Perhaps residents can ask why this issue has not been addressed.
  
  2010-05-23 · Flag Flagged
- christopher schaefer
  
  An opportunity to fix these chronic problems! Next Wednesday, Jan. 26th, 2011 Mike Piscitelli and Jim Travers from the City's Traffic, Transportation and Parking Department and Douglas Haslauden and Mark Abraham from Safe Streets will meet with residents to discuss the pros and cons of the various traffic calming measures available for our neighborhood and to provide an overview of the Safe Streets program. TIME:
  5 pm: MEET ON THE NEW HOWARD AVE. BRIDGE over I-95 for a quick walking tour with city officials, where we residents can explain our specific concerns. THEN at 5:30 PM AT THE SOUND SCHOOL LIBRARY, 60 South Water Street, a meeting to discuss traffic-calming options that we can pursue. I hope to see many neighbors there!
  
  2011-01-19 · Flag Flagged
- christopher schaefer
  
  Due to the snow storm that is scheduled for this Wednesday/Thursday, we are going to reschedule the Traffic Calming Meeting (and walking tour). We are working to reschedule for February, 2011. I will let everyone know.
  
  2011-01-24 · Flag Flagged
- christopher schaefer
  
  The TRAFFIC CALMING meeting has been RESCHEDULED for Wednesday, February 23rd. Mike Piscitelli (Traffic, Transportation and Parking Dept) and Douglas Haslauden (from Safe Streets) will discuss the pros and cons of the various traffic calming measures available for our neighborhood & provide an overview of the Safe Streets program. (Mr. Piscitelli also will provide an overview of other transportation projects happening in the city.) 5 PM: Meet on the Howard Avenue Bridge (over I-95) for (optional) walking tour with city officials, where residents can point out specific concerns. 5:30 PM: Pequonnock Yacht Club, 100 South Water Street (second floor of the Sage restaurant building) for the regular meeting.
  
  2011-02-15 · Flag Flagged
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Lengthen turn lanes? Open

2-30 Boston Post Rd New Haven, CT 06519, USA - Hill

Route 1/Orange Avenue's Eastbound left-turn lane onto Elle T. Grasso Blvd is much too short.
When the turn lane is backed up, it blocks motorists in the second lane. As seen in the photo, buses use the remaining right lane to stop for passengers, leaving the intersection in gridlock.

This part of Route 1 is wide enough to extend the turn lane. Once the snow and ice clears, can we put some paint down and lengthen these lanes, please? The congestion and dangerous maneuvers are causing a lot of problems.

(The other turn lanes could also use to be lengthened at this intersection, too!)

2011-01-22 · Reported by NH Resident (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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  I am in this intersection at least once a day - often many more than that. This is just part of driving on a busy road. I dont see the need to waste the money on that intersection, especially when the one at RT22 is horrendous and dangerous. Backup is going to happen at any intersection, especially the main drags. Just part of driving the roads.
  
  2011-01-22 · Flag Flagged
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Howard Ave. unsafe for cyclists Acknowledged

733 Howard Ave New Haven, CT 06519 - Yale University Campus

The entirety of Howard Ave below Frontage Road on the way through the Hill is incredibly unsafe for cyclists. Motorists speed, fail to stop at red lights, throw trash onto the road. The entire right lane is made of potholes! This whole lane should be repaved.

And what of these rumors that the city has promised to create a bike lane on Howard Ave? Many cyclists as well as drivers use this road on their daily commute, and yet it looks like it hasn't been repaired in many long years.

Please fix the potholes! Please consider striping a bike lane! Please find ways to get motorists to slow down! Please clean up the heavily littered road (I've seen hypodermic needles lying in the gutter)!

2009-02-27 · Reported by Jessica Johnson (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
- Acknowledged by: ct livable streets watch
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- Resident (Guest)
  
  Both are important but I would fix the Kimberly Avenue bridge (and the highway entrances) into West Haven before fixing Howard Ave.
  
  That whole area is a nightmare appropriate to a rural wasteland highway interchange in Wyoming, perhaps, but certainly not a major city with pedestrian traffic.
  
  2009-07-10 · Flag Flagged
- Acknowledged CT Livable Streets Campaign
  
  Acknowledged by CTLS
  
  2009-10-07 · Flag Flagged
- Mark
  
  According to meetings between the city and Elm City Cycling, a bike lane (requested in the ECC 2010 Bike Plan) will be added here by mid 2011.
  
  2011-01-14 · Flag Flagged
- Mark
  
  Just checking in to see if there's an update on the construction schedule here.
  
  2011-06-30 · Flag Flagged
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dangerous intersection Open

Howard Ave. & 5th St New Haven, CT 06519 - City Point

very difficult for pedestrians to cross here. Need pedestrian cross signal.

2008-08-04 · Reported by christopher schaefer · Share · Flag Flagged
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- christopher schaefer (Guest)
  
  Because that area will need to be reconstructed after the Howard Ave. bridge has been rebuilt, that would be the perfect time to finally take care of this problem: pedestrian walk signal, & "bumpouts" at corners to slow down traffic.
  
  2009-05-29 · Flag Flagged
- Anonymous
  
  Placing planters and/or barriers on the bridge to separate the traffic to narrow the approach from both directions will help. This will slow traffic through the intersection. This with stop lights and signs, crosswalks bumps and choakers need to be done in conjunction with each other. We do not need to wait for someone to get hit or to have another traffic fatality.
  
  2009-05-29 · Flag Flagged
- christopher schaefer
  
  The city’s “Complete Streets Design Manual”, pages 75-76 includes a form for citizens to request traffic-calming projects [“Appendix A: Project Request Form”]. You can read the form here:
  http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/TrafficParking/pdfs/CS-Manual-04-05-10.pdf
  Now that we finally have a process in place (i.e. besides just complaining about it here), if any residents would like to work together on this, contact me at
  schaeferchristopher@yahoo.com
  Projects which I’m particularly interested in--besides adding a pedestrian cross signal to the existing traffic light here--would include a rotary or speed hump at Sixth & Howard + Sea & Howard, “Yield to Pedestrian” signs at every intersection on Howard Ave. from First St. to Sea St. as well as at First & Greenwich [at Galvin Park], a speed hump on Greenwich Ave. approximately between Third & Fourth Streets.
  
  2010-09-16 · Flag Flagged
- christopher schaefer
  
  A chance to address this issue: The TRAFFIC CALMING meeting has been RESCHEDULED for Wednesday, February 23rd. Mike Piscitelli (Traffic, Transportation and Parking Dept) and Douglas Haslauden (from Safe Streets) will discuss the pros and cons of the various traffic calming measures available for our neighborhood & provide an overview of the Safe Streets program. (Mr. Piscitelli also will provide an overview of other transportation projects happening in the city.) 5 PM: Meet on the Howard Avenue Bridge (over I-95) for (optional) walking tour with city officials, where residents can point out specific concerns. 5:30 PM: Pequonnock Yacht Club, 100 South Water Street (second floor of the Sage restaurant building) for the regular meeting.
  
  2011-02-15 · Flag Flagged
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no where to park Open

73 Sherman Ave. New Haven, CT 06511, USA - Hill

plows need to open up the road more so there is a place to park.

2011-01-27 · Reported by Verna Randolph (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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Tree limbs close to and brushing power lines Open

65 South Water Street 57 , 55, New Haven, CT - City Point

2011-01-31 · Reported by Anonymous · Share · Flag Flagged
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SNOW ROUTE Open

Kimberly Ave. New Haven CT - Hill

KIMBERLY AVE IS A SNOW ROUTE - TONYS SHOULD NOT BE PARKING THEIR EQUIPMENT ON THE STREET! THEY NEED TO LEARN TO FOLLOW LAWS TOO!

2011-01-30 · Reported by kristin (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
- Kristin (Guest)
  
  That place is always creating traffic hazards, whether it is snowing or not....and they get away with it. Their trucks parked across the road, double parked - more than the hour allowed. It has nothing to do with the towed cars in the lot - what is the excuse the rest of the year?? But this is more important now due to the snow reducing the road down to one lane. If their property can't handle it than pass it to another company. The LAW is the LAW.
  
  2011-01-31 · Flag Flagged
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pedestrian crosswalk sign needed Acknowledged

31-65 Vernon St New Haven, CT 06519, USA - Hill

See photo

2010-06-29 · Reported by Ben (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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- Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking
  
  The Department will inspect the interesection and respond once a determination has been made.
  
  2010-07-28 · Flag Flagged
- Doug (Guest)
  
  amen!
  
  2010-07-28 · Flag Flagged
- Mark
  
  Thank you
  
  2010-07-29 · Flag Flagged
- Mark
  
  Has the Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking had a chance to "inspect the intersection" yet?
  
  2011-02-07 · Flag Flagged
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