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speeding on front st has to stop somebody going to get hurt even the school buses go flying by about 40 mph

Ilive at front st and the speed is bad we have to park our cars on the side walk because of the speeding it's bad somebody going to get killed

Ilive at front st and the speed is bad we have to park our cars on the side walk because of the speeding it's bad somebody going to get killed

I think the in-road crosswalk sign pretty much fixes this issue (when it hasn't been run over or vandalized).

Though helpful, I'm not sure that the crosswalk sign is a complete solution for solving this intersection's traffic problems. Also, it currently can't be used in the winter months. Suggest reopening the issue until a more permanent, more effective solution is found to this issue, which is very dangerous to health and property values.

If you could raise the money (some serous grant writing would be necessary), one option would be a pedestrian refuge island (see photo). After about 10 years of wrangling with the city, my mom got this one installed on the street where I grew up in Vancouver, WA (not Canada; in fact, we're in SW Washington, right on the border with Oregon). It would be much more visible in the snow if the city of Vancouver hadn't given up on plowing after the news people declared this the worst storm since 1968.

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The crosswalk sign disappeared over the winter. I've been almost hit several times and am always afraid to cross the road here, even in the crosswalk. So few drivers are willing to stop, even though it's the law!
Even one day when a New Haven cop car was parked at the side of the road, a driver went right through as I was trying to cross. The cops did nothing.

Nothing has improved here; traffic still routinely ignores the crosswalk - this morning a speeding car only narrowly missed a baby in a pushchair. There are so many children living within a block of here: if nothing is done about this, it's only a matter of time before a tragedy occurs. I understand that police cannot constantly enforce the crosswalk (although some occasional enforcement, perhaps with someone in plain clothes crossing, might help a little); is there any reason why we can't put up stop signs? We've been talking about this for years. Traffic & Parking, what do you say? What do we need to do? What can we do?

Hey guys,
What about placing some 25 dollar planters from home depot at the edge of the crosswalk?

Ben, where are you thinking that they would go? On the sidewalk? In the street? One would still need to be able to turn a bus or truck off Olive Street onto Court Street, and it's a tight corner for oversize vehicles. But at the moment any idea seems worth exploring. If anything the snow has made things even worse. It's a residential street, there are a bunch of children on the block, and there's a daycare center half a block from here. Drivers routinely yell at me for trying to cross at the crosswalk without waiting for all the traffic to pass, and, unlike a child, I'm big enough for them to see from a distance. This morning (again) a driver accelerated towards the crosswalk to try to swerve through in front of a woman with a stroller. Stop signs? Traffic & Parking?

I was thinking 4 feet off the curb at the edge of the walk. It might make it tight for busses unfortunately. Maybe planters in the yellow line leading up to the walk?

b/c it will never be fixed.