Thanks DPW. Doesn't the calendar show April 13th/14th as when all of East Rock should have been street cleaned then? The Orange Street bike lane has not been swept since last fall. I ride it every day. I'm sure of it. Is there any protocol for DPW to clean a small area - like the bike lane - without having to send out the whole street cleaner trucks and the ticketing/towing regiment: a couple of folks with a broom? I'd do it myself but I don't have an industrial strength broom and I wouldn't know where the "appropriate" place would be to sweep all the sand and gravel. I'll take a photo on my way home today to show how bad it is. Thanks again for the quick reply!

I second that that bike lane needs to be well maintained. It's used a LOT by yale students and employees who don't want to use cars that have to be parked downtown then. There are enough problems there with vehicles that do not respect bikers. Bicycles slip more easily on sandy surfaces, glass shards, twigs etc. I fell once with my child in a kiddly seat when I was in some sand. I've seen a couple of accidents along Orange St when motor vehicles intruded on the bike lane, or were turning onto or off of Orange St. Please see to the maintenance to prevent more accidents from happening. As our oil prices get affected by the Middle East situation we are going to see more and more people using alternative transportation.

I would like to rely on Orange St bike lane to get to and from work, but currently the city makes this difficult due to poor road conditions - pot holes, debris, etc. If biking lanes can be more reliable, and a higher priority of DPW, more people will utilize.

I took this this morning:

I agree with Rob; it'd be great if the Kane could be cleaned. Thanks, DPW

31 votes! This is the highest vote I've ever seen on this site! Let's go, New Haven!

Yeah and it's times like this that make me question the real work effectiveness of SCF. Sure DPW promptly "acknowledged" this issue, but if nothing is done to actually fix it, what's the point? Then this just becomes another place to complain...

Rob, yes.. and I have said that too.. People type here,, it is giving an acknowledgement that has no actual commintment to do anything, and that's that, too often. 'we'll get to it as soon as we can'.. what does that mean? We need a concrete statement of commitment to do something.. with a time estimate and a plan.

I rode the bike lane this morning and it's much improved. Thanks to Jeff Pescosolido and the Department of Public Works for helping to keep the bike lane clean and safe for cyclists. Much appreciated...

Just because issues aren't fixed overnight doesn't mean we ignore any of our public's concerns. Once acknowledged, issues get funneled into a work order system then the work orders are prioritized by operations based on citywide needs. Issues may take some time to get solved and perhaps it's not always the solution nor the time frame desired by all but we try. Thanks for feedback. Will pass on to crew and Jeff!