Description
As the new residential colleges near completion, I have observed increased pedestrian and bike traffic crossing Winchester Ave at Sachem St.
As a pedestrian, it's a very stressful and dangerous intersection to cross. Even though there are Ped X-ing signs, vehicles are approaching from perpendicular directions, and while vehicles from one direction may stop for pedestrians, vehicles from the other may not be able to see them. I miss the stop sign that used to be at the intersection, and I strongly urge New Haven to consider either replacing the stop sign, or installing pedestrian lights so that drivers can adequately see pedestrians.
Thank you!
3 Comments
RFM (Registered User)
For several years people that live her and cross the street every day--not the traffic department, or public works, or Yale--have been saying that we want stop signs here. There have been several injuries at this corner, and, as anyone who works in urban transportation will know, more cars do NOT stop for pedestrians in crosswalks than will stop if they have a stop sign or a stop light.
We want and need stop signs, and the fact that the city has decided to remove the only remaining stop sign and make everything a yield sign, is a clear disregard for what the residents want. The city's opinion is based on (what? theory?), while ours is based on the behavior of drivers as we try to cross this street every day. Who do you think knows more?
Street Light Daddy (Registered User)
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