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Russell St., Post St., Clermont St., and Montgomery St. should be changed to One-Way streets.
They should be alternating One-Ways:
Russell and Clermont should be one-way TOWARDS 9W, and Post and Montgomery should be one-way AWAY from 9W (only until they hit Washington Ave.)
These streets are too narrow anyway, especially with the myriad of cars parked there, blocking the pathway of vehicles traveling through this area.
Division St. was just recently made a One-Way, why can't the other streets in this crowded, densely populated section of town?
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My car is never parked on the street because I have a driveway.I wonder if you want to change everything that you dislike that's along your route.If you were a resident it would be one thing but because you're passing through is unfair.I believe there should be more police enforcement of those who are illegally parked but don't make an entire street suffer for a few.How would you like to be trapped on the street during an event and it would not be the same as the one way by the library.They don't have anything stopping them from entering or leaving such as those on Clermont St. Which would be impacted by Partition st traffic flow.
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Marjorie-- I am a resident of the Albany area now, but I went to St. Mary's Elementary School many years ago as a young child, and I remember how dangerous and narrow those streets were even back then, with all the school busses and traffic and parked cars.
My original post in this thread was because now, as an adult, when I drive through those streets, I am amazed at how little has been done to make the traffic flow on those 4 streets safer! The amount of traffic in that area has increased considerably in the past 30 years, and the new hotel being built in that area is going to make things even more unsafe!
I was merely suggesting that if those 4 streets were made alternating one-way streets, (and also improve the sidewalks and parking situation), that we can prevent some tragedies from occurring in the future. There are a lot of little kids in that area, and if traffic was only travelling in one direction, it would make it safer for everyone in that whole neighborhood, all the way up to Cedar Street.
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and where the little hill and slow sign are on clermont street is right by house #45.
and i will continue to use this street with caution as always because it is a narrow street and i do realize this. some people need to really open their eyes and see this instead of taking it personally. this could possible could save their lives and help them to NOT be trapped. i think the firetrucks or police would know what way to enter if it was turned into a one way street. if there were no parking on the street 365 this could work too! happy day and try to get some enjoyment out of it. :o)
Matt Corvin (Guest)
I am a resident of Clermont Street, and yes, the street is dangerous and should be one way. About 6, 7 years ago, Saugerties had a traffic study and a public meeting. My wife gathered a petition of about two dozen Clermont Street residents who signed it who were in favor of making it one way and presented it at the meeting. She was thanked, and it was dropped. They didn't even consider it.
The street can only fit two cars, width-wise, and that is when the streets are clear. In wintertime, there's barely any room to park a car on the street, and if you can, then you can barely drive around it. Trucks have had to turn around in the wintertime because there is no room to pass with a parked car in the snow.
And I myself average about one close call for an accident a year from either the Washington Ave. intersection onto the Clermont St. hill, or by exiting Partition St. onto Clermont. The street is so narrow at that intersection that it necessitates turning onto the opposite side of the street. Even when driving slow, there are some very bad blind spots. And that doesn't even count the usual idiots who think the street is the Indianapolis Speedway and actually speed up the hill before reaching the Washington Ave. intersection.
anon (Guest)
Come to the Occupy Saugerties meeting this month and ask to speak about being ignored by local govt regarding a safety issue and how you feel that YOU the people are not being heard. We are gaining in numbers and gaining in influence. The more that join in, the better a job we can do. It's at the senior center...on a Monday..not sure if it's the 2nd or 3rd. Can you go to the facebook page? It will be announced there. Occupy Saugerties.
We are all sick and tired of we the people being abused by govt.
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I would think the best way would be to make Clermont one-way from Washington Ave. to Partition Street. The turn from Partition onto Clermont is dangerous because a turning car enters the street blindly without knowing if a car is coming down Clermont. A car could also enter Clermont from Washington Ave. without worrying if another car is coming up the hill. Allow entrances from Partition onto Post Street. People on Post Street can just drive one street over to Clermont, not have to worry about crashing at the Partition intersection, and just drive up to Post.
I could even see Montgomery Street being kept as two-way since it is wider and Russell Street also is, because of the number of school buses that go through there as well as other larger vehicles.
And I highly doubt that Clermont is going to be shut down because of events at Diamond Mills. Supposedly, or at least, that's what we've all been told, there's enough parking in their new lots. And even then, Clermont is pretty out of the way for someone to want to park there and walk down to Diamond Mills. The only time I've ever been "trapped" in my home is for roughly an hour after the July 4 parade when everyone is leaving. Hardly anything worth getting upset about.
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It appears as though one of the streets has been converted to a ONE-WAY, but the other 4 or 5 still haven't been converted yet.
I don't understand what the big deal is!
The streets are too narrow, and TWO-WAY streets with parking on both sides just isn't safe or efficient! Wouldn't it at least be a little easier (and safer) if you only had to look in ONE direction while crossing the street?? Wouldn't it be easier if you knew that cars were only coming from ONE direction when you're trying to pull out of your driveway or pull away from the curb??
How hard is it to just open your eyes and see "OOOPS!! This is a ONE-WAY street! Looks like I'm gonna have to drive ONE BLOCK OVER so that I'm going in the right direction!"
I mean, this is not rocket-science, people!
It's a very simple concept; larger cities and towns do it all the time!
Let's get with it, Saugerties! Let's get out of the 1890's!
Street A: ONE-WAY > > >
Street B: ONE-WAY < < <
Street C: ONE-WAY > > >
Street D: ONE-WAY < < <
Street E: ONE-WAY > > >
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