Description
Vehicles are constantly blocking the sidewalk. Being a pedestrian in Medford is hard enough. When there is a baseball or softball game at the park, vehicles COMPLETELY block the sidewalk. This forces pedestrians into the street. Traffic on Park coming from the Fellsway is VERY FAST. It's only a matter of time until a child from the park is hit because they aren't able to walk on the sidewalk.
also asked...
Q. Please describe parking issue
A. cars parked entirely blocking sidewalk.
A. cars parked entirely blocking sidewalk.
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City of Medford (Verified Official)
ciudadana (Registered User)
Acknowledged Captain Clemente - Medford Police Department (Verified Official)
Captain Clemente - Medford Police Department (Verified Official)
Captain Clemente - Medford Police Department (Verified Official)
Officer Brooks (Registered User)
Jen (Registered User)
Officer Brooks (Registered User)
ParkRes (Registered User)
I met with our former mayor and DPW about this sidewalk...they didn't design it to be a sidewalk, but someone (no one will say who) had the curbstone set at an angle. Had this actually been designed, the damage to the ten year old street from the cars climbing the sidewalk would not be as great. A storm drain actually collapsed into the sewer about five years ago from this.
Lack of signage leads to some people seeing it as a sidewalk parking on the street, some two wheels on and some four wheels on which makes for a difficult sight line.
The pathway inside the fence was a compromise from the city because people were in the street (other side has a car on the sidewalk too...give one sidewalk, they take them all). First it had no fence, but then the sidewalk parkers started parking on that as well, so still no pedestrian access...so they had to put up the fence...trapping pedestrians in the park the entire way...all that to avoid signage.
The reason given for sidewalk parking was that the street might be too narrow once the ADA compliant sidewalk was placed so they gave it to the cars (legal? Probably not...which is why I forced them to build the pathway.). Sidewalk should be narrowed (combine it with the path) and cars should go on the street. Place signs. Shouldn't have a parking platform that exempts them from snow emergencies and street cleaning (unless the city is going to sell permits for parking during those periods). Safety first...parking needs after...
Thanks, Officer Brooks, I wish you luck...this is a tangled mess that has gone on for a decade now...
fixmedford (Registered User)
If it's not supposed to be a sidewalk why didn't it just get paved
It was likely decided at the time it was installed that someone said " hey joe, leave the curb low 'cause this is when aunt sue and my cousin Vinny park and it's hard for them to park here with the curb so high!"
Any other answer is pure nonsense.
An engineer would Never design or implement this
Show me the print !
People just been parking there for years so it's ok....
Officer Brooks (Registered User)
ciudadana (Registered User)
Glenner (Registered User)
Medfordian (Registered User)
SkottyHorroh (Registered User)
Closed Officer Brooks (Registered User)