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This intersection consists of Fountain St. @ Forest Rd. & the dog-leg intersection from Forest to Dayton St. Vista Terrace also has a traffic light.

The current traffic pattern is dangerous and holds up traffic dramatically in the afternoons. From 3 PM (dismissal of school at Fountain & Emerson NW) to past 5 PM (early rush hour & avoiding Whalley Ave. construction) Fountain W-bound gets held up for 2 long blocks. School bus stop signs create a backlog.

BIG PROBLEM #1: This blockage is on the W-bound side of Fountain btw. Alden and Forest. My building is on Fountain btw. Emerson and Forest.
The road divider there makes the residents of this block approach from the W-bound side of Fountain. During crunch time it can take up to 15 minutes to get from Alden Ave. to my driveway. When I exit my parking lot at this time, the mandatory R turn depends on the kindness of strangers to let me out bcs. it's solid traffic.

BIG PROBLEM #2: There's no protected L onto Forest Rd. from Fountain St. Many, many people making this turn dive for it on the red, which means into heavy, still-oncoming traffic, bcs. E-bound Fountain has a longer green than W-bound Fountain. This aggravates the traffic congestion.

BIG PROBLEM #3: Traffic N on Forest Rd. backs up for 2+ blocks. At rush hour, cars can wait 10-15 minutes to get to the light.

*SUGGESTION*: This intersection is complicated and heavily travelled. Why not give each direction an exclusive green?

That would make the traffic pattern (going counter-clockwise): W-bound traffic on Fountain, S-bound, traffic on Dayton, E-bound traffic on Fountain, N-bound traffic on Forest.

Vista Terrace? Don't know, but there must be a way.