The DEP has to act on this, they have a parking lot that is used very little.

Are you nuts...wasn’t that posted in the Freeman to be an overflow area to park for the funeral of the veteran.....

Actually that parking lot is full on most days however there is an overflow from that lot. Most people dont want to use the parking lot if they dont have to. The train sometimes stops on the tracks for hours and people are stranded on the DEP side of the tracks. The only other option is to walk down Grand Street and up Broadway then back down Cornell street. Would you want to do that alone? Or in the dark? Or in the winter? Some people worry about their safety. Also if you have to leave in an emergency then your vehicle is parked on the other side of the tracks!!! I think that you should all relax and realize that the people that park on the street are homeowners, business patrons, and yes DEP employees. It could be worse ya know? Arent you glad that reputable adults are occupying these spaces? You should be ashamed for your comments. If everyone would take it a little slower (by the way that's everywhere not just at the Smith Ave. intersection) then there wouldnt be so many issues. I've seen MANY people run the stop signs all over that area...run red lights...not yield to pedestrians.

The earlier poster is right, the parking lot at smith and grand is almost always full. Plus they have a private lot across the railroad tracks.
From what I understand, it seems that the people are having trouble pulling out onto smith avenue by the RR Tracks. when you come up smith toward the tracks, you can't really see the cars trying to pull out until you are almost on top of them.