Here's a link to a video I took of this crazy signal.

Also, I have no idea what the photo I posted in December has to do with this issue. I think I must have posted it by accident, which is a little disconcerting...

A new issue has opened up on this topic. The city has actually responded to the issue, so I think we should move the discussion there.
#35518 - Crosswalk light not adequate: http://seeclickfix.com/issues/35518

The new issue also lacks my accidental posting of an irrelevant photograph. Sorry about that…trying to remember file names of photos can be problematic.

This Saturday the Downtown-Wooster Square Community Management Team and Wooster Square Watch are sponsoring a community planning meeting.
Results from the 2010 New Haven quality of life survey are now available and will be a terrific indicator of the areas of focus for improving the quality of life in our neighborhood.

Please join us!

Saturday, May 8th
8:30 am -- 12 pm
(coffee and refreshments provided)
Conte Hills School Cafeteria

I hope many of you can make it to think strategically as a group about how we as citizens can make a difference in the neighborhood within our broader mission of safety through awareness and prevention.

See you there!

twitter.com/dwscmt
http://groups.google.com/group/DWSCMT

The large turning radius here contributes to the problem.

Can the city consider installing curb extensions and/or a pedestrian median in order to improve visibility of pedestrians, combined with an LPI ("green wave") system to time the lights?

This is a major pedestrian route and in its current configuration, it is detrimental to economic development in the immediate area, which relies heavily on walking traffic. Clearly the shops in the area are not doing as well as they could. This may be because only able-bodied, middle-aged pedestrians feel comfortable walking in the area, limiting traffic (and personal expenditures) by children, elderly and the disabled.

The City's Transportation Department posted this by accident on another issue, in direct reference to the one reported here:

"This issue has come up before and we are looking into other potential options. The factor here is the right turn on red. Vehicles traveling through this intersection can turn right on red, but must yeild to pedestrians. So it is very different from Church and Elm. This intersection recieves heavy traffic volume, especially during rush hour. The blinking signal was an earlier addtion to warn pedestrians of turning vehicles, however this is now outdated. Thank you for the post as we continue to look into accomodating pedestrian use at this location." - http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/69557

To which I replied:

"TTP, can you provide a timeline for the "looking into options"?

I know the department is often evaluating things, but there are proposals that had been planned 10 years ago that still have not been implemented.

This is not a criticism, I am just pointing out that it is just useful for citizens to know what you are talking about in terms of timeframe so that they can get involved in the process too, not just report to a black box.

I did hear back from TTP - their director said:

"I've included in my budget request funds to replace some of the older ped signals. I'll be able to give a better timeline when I see if the request gets approved."

In other words, despite the earlier post by TTP staff, it sounds like there is not currently a specific timeline for "looking into the options." Please post here if you would like there to be one.

If a group of residents or users of this crosswalk wanted to submit a complete streets request form to the city's engineering department, that could also help by making the request more "official." http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/Engineering/completestreets.asp