Westville

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Watching issues created after: 2010-12-20

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  • Central Ave. & Willard St. New Haven, CT - Westville

    This intersection needs major work. Narrowing the travel lanes by reducing pedestrian crossing distances would be one of the most effective ways to permanently reduce speeds. The city could also consider raised intersections and roundabouts, as they have in other neighborhoods.

    Chris Heitmann wrote:

    Cars don’t look like that when crashing at 25mph, which is what the posted speed limit is here and throughout New Haven. On neighborhood streets like Central and Willard, it arguably should be slower, more like 20mph. While the NHPD has done an excellent job of stepping up traffic enforcement in the neighborhood, enforcement will only get us so far. Similarly with education: it’s needed, but will have a very limited impact (no pun intended). The third “E” - Engineering - is where the city can really improve safety here. As Pedro suggests, this intersection is an excellent candidate for a small roundabout (not as big as on West Park, for which there’s no room here). Other alternatives would be bumping out the sidewalk at all four corners, thus narrowing the street and reducing crossing distances, raised crosswalks, and/or pedestrian refuges/planted medians leading into the intersection. The city needs to really study what the BEST solution would be here, and to consult with neighbors throughout. My concern with the idea of another traffic light is that cars would arguably speed more in order to make the light. The solution needs to SLOW PEOPLE DOWN, which would make this safer for cars, pedestrians, cyclists, and the kids who cross and wait here for the school bus every morning.

    Thank goodness no one was seriously hurt yesterday and that no pedestrians or cyclists without 3000 pounds of steel to product them were in the intersection when this happened. A big thank you to the NHFD for a job well done and to the Independent for bringing attention to this sadly ongoing yet preventable issue.

    A few other residents wrote:

    - I live a few houses down on Willard, and that intersection is horrible. You have to pull out almost into the middle of Central to see past the street parking, and people fly up and down Central. It’s the only big intersection in the area without a 4 way stop.

    - I was almost involved in a serious accident in high school right at this intersection. A guy in a Camaro was flying down central, and I pulled out from willard not seeing him (since he was so far down the street) and he slammed his brakes hard and just missed me. While I was the “cause” of him stopping, it was the fact that he was going about 60 down central that would have caused the accident.

    - Central is a nice long straight run through Westville and people use it as a speedway to cross over New Haven all the time since it links Rt 34 to Whalley. The minimal cost of stop signs at all of the unsignaled intersections would greatly reduce the speeds on this street.

    - Thank God no one was killed last night. That is without question one of THE WORST intersections in New Haven. Speed on Central Ave combined with poor visibility from Willard is a recipe for casualties.

    See http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/grand_am/

  • 779 Edgewood Ave New Haven, CT 06515, USA - Westville
    Here's a hypothetical proposal using StreetMix: https://newhavenurbanism.wordpress.com/edgewood-avenue/ Vote it up if you want a cycle track here and want to stay updated.
  • Chapel St. - Westville
    Traffic routinely exceeding 45mph on Chapel St in Westville. Same drivers will ruthlessly tailgate (or illegally pass) anyone driving the speed limit.
  • 1197 Forest Rd New Haven, CT 06515 - Westville
    This is a dangerous intersection. An accident a few months ago resulted in a death. At least a four-way stop or light is needed.
  • 1970 Chapel St New Haven, Connecticut - Westville

    Need for 4 Way Stops at 1) Alden and Chapel and 2) Yale and Chapel.

    Vehicles travel at very high speeds down Chapel St between Forest Rd and Ella Grasso Blvd. There are many, many serious accidents, and many near accidents at both intersections. Currently if the traffic light on Central is green, Chapel Street becomes a speedway from Forest to Ella Grasso Blvd. 4 Way Stops soon are needed.

  • 97 Fountain St New Haven, CT 06515, USA - Westville
    The intersection of Fountain, Alden, Harrison & Philip in front of the post office is a free-for-all of running red lights, illegal parking and illegal standing. It is all the time during weekdays. We need some enforcement here.
  • 400 468 Central Ave New Haven, CT - Westville

    The street is currently being rebuilt between West Elm and Chapel.

    This is an opportunity to get the street right, i.e., bring it into compliance with the city's Complete Streets Policy. As evidenced on numerous SeeClickFix tickets, the street is currently a liability to the neighborhood, rather than an asset. See examples at
    http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/1274-speeding-and-running-stop-sign (16 votes to fix)
    http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/67319-dangerous-intersection-crazy-crashes (25 votes to fix)

    Instead of having to tear up Central Avenue again in a few years, why can't the city build it correctly the first time around?

    As Chris Heitmann has explained elsewhere, examples would include: Not striping the double yellow (which makes the street feel like a highway), installing bumpouts, painting chicanes (which alternates the parking), lowering the posted speeds, etc.

    Repaving it exactly the way it was before is the definition of insanity. The same problems will keep coming up again and again.

    There are neighbors willing to organize and approve a Complete Streets compliant design. Let's do it.

  • Willard & Mckinley - Westville
    There is a large stick (22-24 inches) laying on the sidewalk here. It has some gray/green fungus on one side that I think might be a tree disease. I will not touch it.
  • 500 Central Avenue New Haven, CT - Westville
    Home is abandoned, and covered with weeds, including Poison Ivy at the entrance, and Black Swallowwort, which is going to seed, and listed as an invasive plant. I have also been told by a neighbor that drug deals are happening on that corner - have not witnessed this, but have noticed different cars (not neighbors' vehicles) parking by the house.
  • 319 Alden Ave New Haven, CT - Westville
    I have witnessed 2 serious car accidents at the intersection of Alden and Willard, and just today witnessed another near miss. Traffic on Willard is required to stop, but traffic on Alden does not. The stop signs on Willard do not say "2-way stop" or "cross traffic does not stop." It would be a simple fix.
  • West Rock Avenue New Haven, Connecticut - Westville
    Multiple cars of parents towed away while dropping their kids off at Edgewood school this morning due to new towing policy for street sweeping. Non residents traveling to the school were largely unaware given lack of signage. Only one sign posted on the entire expanse of West Rock near the school and said sign was posted low to the ground rather than on a poll.
  • 1934-1940 Chapel Street New Haven, Connecticut - Westville
    The Q Bus currently does not run later than 7:00 PM on week nights. This really does not work for folks who work in the restaurant industry, work late office hours, want to get food after work or have an after work event or meeting or want to attend evening events at City Hall. As one of the most popular bus routes this really needs to be improved. Please vote this up and share if you agree that the hours for the Q should be expanded.