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There should be a delayed light when you are driving down either Oak street or Christina street and trying to take a turn onto Needham Street. It's a very dangerous intersection for those trying to make a left turn onto Needham street from either direction. We need a delayed light!
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Stängt Jessica (Guest)
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Anonymous (Guest)
Street (North-South) meet at a slightly jogged 4-way intersection. When
the light turns green for drivers going North or South, the drivers
turning east off Oak and the drivers turning west off Christina must
cross each other. Both sets of drivers are making left turns, so neither
have the right of way, although the drivers coming from Oak Street do
not behave that way. Drivers turning from Christina Street have to take
their lives into their hands to turn. In addition, pedestrians cross
Needham Street here at the same green light. A delayed green for the
drivers entering the intersection from Oak Street would make this a much
safer intersection.
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
Has the town recently evaluated the timing issues at this intersection?
Does anyone here have a contact there who they could call, and see if any reports have been done about this? If not, I'm willing to check in and see.
Jennifer McFadden (Registered User)
Jessica,
I set up alerts for Mayor Cohen and two of his staff members--Maureen Grimaldi and Jeremy Solomon. They should receive email alerts now regarding issues in the area.
Has there been any progress on this issue?
Regards,
Jennifer
Sisi (Guest)
Frank (Guest)
fmurtagh (Guest)
Mick Shrimpton (Guest)
At some point in the near future, the City of Newton is supposed to take control/ownership of Needham Street back from the state of MA. I'm not quite sure when that's supposed to happen - maybe someone from city hall can chirp in here?
Hopefully, once that happens, they (the city) can finally do something about this intersection, as well as the traffic flow on the rest of the Needham Street. Re-painting the lane lines would be a good first project.
fmurtagh (Guest)