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In concurrence with another Federal St. resident, who posted about the ever growing, daily continual flow of traffic down this street:
We decided to time speeding cars & traffic flow for 10 minutes, today, Sunday, 10/2/16 at 1:33pm. In that 10 min. time, there were 25 cars racing down the street. Since then, the flow has continued, uninterrupted.
There have even been flat bed trucks, & not ones used for broken-down car towing.
Can the city please take a serious look at what is happening to our side streets?!
Perhaps one of those speed alert signs might help. However, it is apparent that more long- term planning needs to be taken seriously & not ignored.
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Alexa (Registered User)
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The issue which was raised concerned not having police sit there to monitor speeding, but suggesting that perhaps a speed sign, or better yet, planning be done, at some point, to address expediting traffic flow on the main routes in & out of Salem.
We are well aware there are problems the police deal with in Salem. And we certainly are fully aware regarding what Salem is like in October!
As for how did we measure? Just come on over & park on the street awhile & see the traffic flow & speeding cars. It doesn't take a micrometer, or a genius.
The street never used to be this busy, just 2 years ago.
This was not a request/comment from a wealthy resident of Federal St., lest it be mistaken as such.
For all of us on cut-through streets, the problem keeps getting worse. 'October' isn't the only reason. Poor traffic flow planning is.
Hopefully, it will not take someone being hit or killed, or a serious accident, to have this issue addressed for all of us who put up with cut-through street problems.
However,
Reopened CB (Registered User)
john (Registered User)
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CB (Registered User)
Issues are then referred to the appropriate dept by City Hall.
Thanks for the police phone #, but we already have it & have used it.
john (Registered User)
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