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This was also offered as a temporary measure

This is a really great idea--the interim/test/pilot would cost almost nothing. Is there any precedent for allowing neighbors to implement/donate directly to it?

I think there is with the Wooster Square dog park David.

Did that one involve road changes? I'm wondering if we can get the City to let neighbors just block off the 20 foot stretch of street without it going through three years of bureaucratic nightmare... this seems like an obvious and simple fix!

It didn't and I had a similar thought.

I think it is a great idea. The stop sign is a no brained. Given that I have lived in the neighborhood for a long time and have seen my share of emergency responses, I am not sure of the fire department would allow the closing of Lawrence St. I don't think the trucks can make the current Mechanic/State corner.

Has someone submitted a complete streets request form? There's a growing backlog of requests, and the budget for complete streets work hasn't been increased.

My impression with the complete streets requests is that they are not very transparent and a bit of a black hole. Where can you see the existing requests?

I think this would be a project that we could fund raise for if the City was willing to let us close the street to start.

I would think adding bump outs on State and Mechanic, significantly reducing the lane width, and ped median areas would also greatly reduce speeds and improve visibility. Although a permanent construction is ultimately needed, this can be done very cheaply using temporary measures as well. In England, temporary measures are used and left in place for 5-10 years until it comes time to do the permanent curbs, instead of spending the money right away, which allows for a far more rapid citywide impact (in some cities in England, the entire city was traffic calmed within a few years time period). We need officials in New Haven who can be a little more creative and think outside the box on this.

It seems that this proposal will funnel even more traffic onto Willow St., which is already overburdened.

"When the State St. bridge reopens...." hahahahahaha. I don't think the State St. bridge is going to reopen anytime soon, like, within the next five to ten years.

How about getting the State of Ct. to eliminate the left hand I91 exit 6, northbound ramp, and move the I91 exit 6 southbound ramp to land on State St., then eliminate left hand turns, from State St. onto Mechanic / Lawrence St.

Then build a train Station, for the New Haven, Hartford, Springfield line somewhere between Ferry and James St....

I will keep dreaming...

@Test: you can find existing and submit new Complete Streets applications at www.cityofnewhaven.com/Engineering/completestreets.asp

I'd like to invite anyone interested in this issue to attend the next East Rock Community Management Team Meeting on August 27 @ 7pm at 235 Nicholl St, 2nd Flr (IRIS). I've invited Jim Travers from the Dept. of Traffic, Transportation and Parking to join us, so we can have a conversation about our options...

Thanks Jessica,
Will you guys post the results of that conversation here as well for those of us who can not make the meeting?

Hey Rob,

How do I see the status of a complete streets request? I see the original applications but don't really understand the process. As an example I am curious about the Chapel Street bus shelter request. How would one know if their support for this proposal and if there is a timeline.

Thanks,
Ben

I smell a pop-up party to test out this space....

It would be great to see a test run!

I'm new to the area, but it seems like blocking off the part of mechanic adjacent to the park would be best. You'd take away that awkward, oblique intersection of mechanic and state and have a more square intersection with state and lawrence.

My other fear is that if lawrence was made into the park/public space, you wouldn't have the visibility or the activity from the restaurant that you'd get by blocking off mechanic. It would also be able to be seen from further south on state -- therefore attracting ppl to walk further north to this lesser-trafficked area. I envision selling this program as the "anchor" of upper state street to promote more activity in those old factory buildings.

I really look forward to see what happens here!

If we did this, we could possibly move the market to the new park...

Agreed Melissa!

There was also a suggestion from a neighbor to block off little mechanic instead.

A pop-up party is a great idea! Let me know if I can help. Some other ideas: http://ctdatahaven.org/know/index.php/File:Tactical_Urbanism_Guide_2011_sml.pdf