Given the choices, I think the easy solution would be to prevent vehicles from parking in this area, perhaps some kind of physical barrier. Changing the position of a traffic signal or cutting down a tree would not be a cost effective or environmentally friendly way to resolve this.

Besides, the problem is the result of illegal activity, not a design flaw.

Tiny Tim, you're right -- the real problem is that people are standing in that no-man's land that is essentially in the middle of the intersection.

Agreed the problem is that people are illegally parking in between the lights- Those people could care less about the lights and go when it "looks ok" I can't tell you how many times I've had people jump out of there cars and threaten me because they almost hit me. I would have called the police the last time as a baseball bat was taken from a trunk, but whats the use.

Hate to say it, but closing this PO wouldn't hurt the driving/parking situation.

I've lived in the area for two years and I still don't understand how that intersection works.

Installing bollards and/or striping a clearer no parking zone (combined with ticketing) would eliminate the illegal parking activity here.

Regarding the ticketing -- illegal parking that endangers others, either by blocking sightlines or obstructing crosswalks, should have a far higher fee assigned to it.

Many injuries and even some deaths in New Haven have been caused by illegally parked vehicles that obstruct visibility, and a $30 fine is not nearly high enough of a penalty for these cases.

I would support lowering fines for parking meter violations and dramatically raising them (e.g., to $200) for violations that have the potential to cause serious injuries or deaths.

Remember this is a State road and will require improved collaboration with CT DOT which has been challenging. I hope to connect with DOT folks I met briefly at a YNH traffic safety conference in the spring.

This issue was recategorized from Traffic Signal to Traffic/Road Safety.

Tree addressed