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way too much pavement here. look at what other cities have done to convert pavement back into usable open space and calm traffic. also there is currently no pedestrian signal here, no crosswalks at some intersections, and distances are far too great for comfortable crossing, particularly for elderly or disabled residents.
13 Comments
Greg (Guest)
Brian Tang (Registered User)
I believe one way this could be accomplished would be to make East Street come into State at a much more perpendicular angle. It's not as if all that many people continue from East straight onto Mechanic Street.
Here's a link to a photo showing an example where making an intersection more square significantly reduced crossing distances and created new public space:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdot_photos/3840463988/in/photostream/
Ben (Guest)
David Streever (Registered User)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
I agree that some design sketches would be helpful here. It is a somewhat complicated intersection.
If the city has studied this in the past, can they post their general observations/findings here?
juli (Registered User)
my boyfriend and i watched a woman try to cross the street with a stroller the other day and she had to start running.
this is really too much street space, and i think it adds to the feeling of the city unofficially ending there-- cars start to drive faster out of town (i notice this when i bike to the grocery store down state street).
lk (Guest)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
juli (Registered User)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
juli (Registered User)
abgoode (Registered User)
Closed Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Registered User)