Spring Glen, Hamden, CT, Hamden - Report potholes, graffiti, street light out, and other community issues.

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traffic light needs adjusting please Archived

Whitney And Hawthorne Hamden, CT - Spring Glen

2011-10-26 · Reported by 4bio (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
- forbes (Guest)
  
  rediculous wait time !!!!
  
  2011-11-29 · Flag Flagged
- Closed 4bio (Guest)
  
  fixed thanks
  
  2012-09-21 · Flag Flagged
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Street signs needed Open

1601-1625 Whitney Ave Hamden, CT 06517, USA - Spring Glen

With the replacement of the traffic lights, new street signs are needed on Whitney at Gillies Rd. and Hawthorne Ave. Probably they are part of the replacement project, just want to be sure they are not overlooked. They are essential for those unfamiliar with the area.

2010-12-19 · Reported by Pausau · Share · Flag Flagged
- The Life Guard (Guest)
  
  The work is being done. Give the state of CT. and the town of Hamden a chance to finish the job. It is almost Christmas and many departments are going into hibernation mode for one to three weeks. The people of this town and especially Spring Glen are very aware of all that is going on in their area.
  
  2010-12-20 · Flag Flagged
- Pausau
  
  Finally there is a street sign for Gillies Rd. Let's hope it doesn't take another year to get one for Hawthorne.
  
  2012-01-27 · Flag Flagged
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Traffic Lights Open

Whitney Ave & Waite Street Hamden, CT - Spring Glen

The timer on these new lights at Whitney and Waite need to be adjusted. You sit for several minutes on Waite waiting for the light to change even at odd hours when there are no cars on Whitney Ave at all.

2011-01-11 · Reported by big daddy (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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- Dylan Walker
  
  Agreed. We have the same issue at Hawthorne ave and Whitney intersection (please upvote this issue ). The end result if the new timings is frustrated people running lights.
  
  2011-01-29 · Flag Flagged
- Sparkplug (Guest)
  
  it is the new zen of traffic calming in action. And you think they did this by mistake? No this likgtis are just what they wanted. I am not kidding, it IS all about traffic calming.
  
  2011-01-30 · Flag Flagged
- big daddy (Guest)
  
  I guess the powers that be are not listening to us. The lines of cars waiting on these side streets is just ridiculous. Waiting in a line of cars waiting to get onto Whitney Ave when there's not a car on it, is just plain stupid. Traffic calming my eye.
  
  2011-03-01 · Flag Flagged
- Pausau (Guest)
  
  Adding a comment here in hopes this can get some attention. There is no excuse for the behavior of the lights on this stretch of Whitney. This is not traffic calming, it only causes cars to waste fuel. I've seen lights in other areas that change just as soon as one car approaches on a side street. It's only a matter of time before an impatient driver causes an accident.
  
  2012-01-02 · Flag Flagged
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New traffic light -- timing problem Archived

1668-1670 Whitney Ave Hamden, CT 06517, USA - Spring Glen

They recently changed the traffic light on the intersection if Hawthorne an Whitney and it takes a ridiculous amount of time to change green and allow cars onto Whitney. I witness people running this light all the time after waiting for several minutes. No one was complaining before the light timings were changed (so this "easing of traffic on Whitney" is doing more harm than good).

2011-01-29 · Reported by Dylan Walker · Share · Flag Flagged
- Closed Dylan Walker
  
  There hasn't been any real response to this issue -- I'm tired of getting follow-up notifications for it.
  
  2011-05-09 · Flag Flagged
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New traffic lights need major adjustment Archived

1853-1899 Whitney Ave Hamden, CT 06517, USA - Spring Glen

New traffic lights on Whitney Ave. are backing up traffic on it unnecessarily. The one at Glendowner Rd./Ridgewood Ave. is the worst, those at Thornton St. and Hawthorne Ave. almost as bad. They seel to be on fixed cycles, staying on green for the side streets when there is no traffic on them for much longer than needed. The old signals worked much better as they adapted to the traffic flow. I hope somebody in charge can report that this problem will be fixed as soon as possible. We may need traffic calming on Whitney but this is not the way to do it.

2010-10-24 · Reported by Pausau · Share · Flag Flagged
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- Pausau
  
  Add the new light at Gillies Rd./Park Av. to the list with the problem. Surely there is some way to get these lights working now as intelligently as the old ones did. I hope somebody considers all the fuel being wasted by cars on Whitney as they wait at red lights even in the middle of the night when there is no traffic on the side streets.
  
  2010-11-17 · Flag Flagged
- Spring Glen (Guest)
  
  They installed the sensors for the traffic lights in the road last week and the lights seem to be working better. (Less unnecessary red lights)
  
  2010-12-13 · Flag Flagged
- Pausau
  
  Yes, the traffic sensors seem to be adjusting the lights properly.
  
  2010-12-14 · Flag Flagged
- Closed Pausau
  
  Traffic sensors now adjusting the lights properly.
  
  2010-12-14 · Flag Flagged
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Strange behavior of traffic light Whitney at Park Av/Gillies Rd Archived

1616 Whitney Ave Hamden, CT 06517, USA - Spring Glen

This traffic light will often wait some 15 seconds with red lights in all directions including the pedestrian signals. This is way longer than necessary for safety. Perhaps this is needed while an officer is directing traffic while utility work is going on, but it is totally unneeded and annoying at other times.

2010-08-18 · Reported by Pausau · Share · Flag Flagged
- Pausau
  
  Light was still behaving this way yesterday. Very annoying.
  
  2010-10-02 · Flag Flagged
- Closed Pausau
  
  Traffic light has been replaced by a new one - which unfortunately has its own problems - see
  
  2010-11-17 · Flag Flagged
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Dangerous intersection Open

217 Haverford St Hamden, CT 06517, USA - Spring Glen

This intersection needs a traffic light. An ambulance and MANY other car accidents happen in this intersection. People blow right through the stop sign and hit traffic going down ridge road. When you do stop at the stop sign, the trees lined up the street between the sidewalk and street block your view of oncoming traffic. At that point you need to pull forward until you are "in" ridge road where you can and will be hit by another car.
We need to do SOMETHING to fix this intersection!

2010-03-12 · Reported by marsar (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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- Haverford Resident (Guest)
  
  I was happy to see this change coming. Yet... how long does it take to add a stop sign.
  http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/search/Hamden_intersection_to_undergo_change_022045
  
  2010-03-12 · Flag Flagged
- bille (Guest)
  
  I did not know about that story. How long does it take to add a sign on each side of the street? A stop sign will help but the only way to fix this is by making high meadow a one way.
  
  2010-03-13 · Flag Flagged
- Haverford Resident (Guest)
  
  It was actually quite a debate. Many residents of the surrounding area were present and very passionate about this issue. The proposal was to make both Haverford and High Meadow to be one way streets. My impression from the meeting was that one-way streets will just move the problem spot to a different intersection and that the "real" issue was speeding down Ridge.
  
  I'll admit that being a Haverford Street resident, I am biased towards the stop sign solution. I feel that many Haverford residents also feel the same way, and that High Meadow residents are just as passionate about making High Meadow a one-way street because it also limits traffic cutting through to Hartford Tpke.
  
  One of the concerns of making Haverford St. one-way down from Ridge to Whitney is that it will promote speeding down the hill as the drivers would not have to worry about oncoming traffic. This and other reasons that were discussed at the meeting caused the traffic commission to vote to make it a four way stop. I know I personally would feel safer turning on to Ridge from Haverford if I had some protection. Right now it seems like you are playing chicken with how fast people go on Ridge. I never drive down High Meadow, so making that a one-way as well has no impact on me. :)
  
  So now, the only issue is... how many months does it take to put up a sign?
  
  2010-03-13 · Flag Flagged
- Spring Glenner (Guest)
  
  I don't think a traffic light is the answer. With several of the intersections on Ridge (e.g., Old Farm/High Lane), the problem is that property owners have allowed their trees and shrubs, in summer, to block sight lines.
  
  2010-06-06 · Flag Flagged
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traffic light needs adjusting please Archived

forbes (Guest)

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Street signs needed Open

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Traffic Lights Open

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New traffic light -- timing problem Archived

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New traffic lights need major adjustment Archived

Pausau

Spring Glen (Guest)

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Strange behavior of traffic light Whitney at Park Av/Gillies Rd Archived

Pausau

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Dangerous intersection Open

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