"The city putting up stop signs where they don't need to be needs to stop..." Do you think it is better to allow a fatal accident to occur at this location? I am 5 months pregnant and have to take alternate routes because this intersection is so dangerous. I believe the public safety outweighs your opinion of how many stop signs or traffic lights are in this city. I would much rather stop for 5 seconds then get t-boned by someone at an extrememly dangerous intersection.

I agree, this is a dangerous intersection.

I agree, this is a dangerous intersection.

I agree, this is a dangerous intersection.

The Saratogian reported the Deputy Mayor Shauna Sutton was going to fix this herself. The issue has been reopened and no action by deputy Mayor Shauna Sutton

The light 1/4 mile down the street at the Price Chopper Plaza should be taken down and put at this intersection instead.

this corner is extremely dangerous to motorists and pedestrians crossing.
this should be fixed with a traffic light.
in addition speed signs of 30mph should be posted on ballston avenue (route 50) on both sides of road.
many vechicles and trucks speed at night to over 60 70 mph...

Need a traffic light, very hard to turn out of Lincoln Avenue onto Route 50.

I was in an accident at this intersection and have narrowly avoided others here. The store on corner frequently has cars parked or advertisment signs blocking the view of cars coming on Route 50, adding to the problem. Best idea noted above was to move the light from in front of the plaza to here.

The whole intersection is a "fatality waiting to happen". There is no sidewalk on the north side of Lincoln and the east side of Ballston Ave./Rt. 50. Why was the bowling alley allowed to do the beautiful re-hab and not required to put in a sidewalk? Is a piece of parking lot more important than "complete streets" for our citizenry? City Hall dropped the ball on this one. A traffic light is extremely expensive. A good alternative would be a single lane round-about with well-marked, ADA compliant pedestrian crossings. It would be "traffic calming" and give pedestrians and cyclists "equal opportunity" to cross the street.

I agree, I think this is one of the worst intersections we have in the city. It has very poor sight lines. I will go a block down and come out to Route 50 the next road down just to avoid it. I would definetely like to see somthing done about this intersection.

Isn't it sad that an intersection (Lincoln & Ballston)that serves so many low-income residents walking or cycling is the crossing that has absolutely no protection? Apparently our Mayor doesn't care how these folks get to their closest grocery store and how they get across a wide, busy street. Now if we had a modern form of government, we could go to any or all of our elected commissioners and ask them to order our city manager to resolve the problem. The manager would know how to fix this problem because he would be a "professional", trained to do such things. Until then, city hall will continue to "pass the buck" and "point fingers".

This intersection gets even more dangerous in the winter with snow pile-up. Additionally, the trucks parked in the sign shop's parking lot block visibility when crossing route 50.

If there was a proper pedestrian sidewalk along the east side of Ballston Ave., the cars parked in that lot would not block the sight-line. The city should have restored pedestrian sidewalk years ago.

There should be a light at this intersection during traffic hours. The busiest times are between 4-7. Maybe a light that just is flashing during the day and night and then during those hours (the traffic hours) have a red and green light. You have to either wait forever or take a chance and shoot out. It's nearly impossible to cross Ballston Ave during those hours. Thank you

there definitely needs to be a light at this intersection. when trying to turn in either direction onto rt 50 from Lincoln there is a visibility issue. In the summer turning left is an issue due to garbage cans and cars parked in the driveway of the first house to the left on route 50 or by the signage and parking of the business to the right. winter adds its own problems to this with additional weather related road conditions making getting out and out of the way difficult in addition to snow banks that often get so high, that even if in a truck you cant see over them.

Just after sunset a few nights ago, I observed two elderly women pulling their rolling carts filled with groceries. They were trying to cross Ballston Ave. to reach Lincoln Ave. I don't even want to think about how long they must have stood there with so much traffic and no protection for pedestrians.
There is a public comment period before every city council meeting. Make it your business to stand before the city council and tell them, "before someone gets killed just trying to cross a street....".

i agree this corner definitely needs a light with a turn signal....i have witnessed near misses and some hits.....the entire area needs street lights with turn signals and speed driving limits of 30 mph...city officials where are you?

Saratoga Springs, do you even read these posts? WHEN WILL THIS DANGEROUS INTERSECTION get your attention? Are you waiting for a fatality? Between this post, and the 4 others for the same exact spot and problem, there are over 40 people who want it fixed, dozens of comments, hundreds of views, yet NO ACTION FROM SARATOGA SPRINGS!!! I also notice the trend of posts about aggressive driving and speeding. Yet, the police rarely pull anyone over for speeding either! What about the safety of the citizens? Do we not matter because of all of the tourists? What is going on here??? I am beyond infuriated over the lack of Police action against speeders throughout the entire city! Unbelievable!

Obviously, writing to SeeClickFix is not getting City Hall's attention. If every person who follows this issue will make ONE MORE EFFORT, it could get the improvements we are seeking. So what can we all do? Here are some choices. Call 587-3550 (City Hall) and register your complaint with the department of Public Safety. Write a letter to the editor. Call in a "Sound Off." Call the N.Y. State Department of Transportation to register a complaint. Speak out during the Public Comment Period at the beginning of the City Council Meeting where you can put the council on public notice that they need to correct a dangerous intersection. If we had a professional city manager, the council could direct the manager to "research and fix the problem".
The city used to have great freestanding signs that marked the downtown pedestrian crosswalks in the summer. Where are they? Why not dig those out and use them at Ballston Ave. and Lincoln Ave. after the crosswalk gets some much needed white lines.
Lots can be done but there has to be a willingness to change and move forward. So let's all "MAKE SOME NOISE".

Obviously, writing to SeeClickFix is not getting City Hall's attention. If every person who follows this issue will make ONE MORE EFFORT, it could get the improvements we are seeking. So what can we all do? Here are some choices. Call 587-3550 (City Hall) and register your complaint with the department of Public Safety. Write a letter to the editor. Call in a "Sound Off." Call the N.Y. State Department of Transportation to register a complaint. Speak out during the Public Comment Period at the beginning of the City Council Meeting where you can put the council on public notice that they need to correct a dangerous intersection. If we had a professional city manager, the council could direct the manager to "research and fix the problem".
The city used to have great freestanding signs that marked the downtown pedestrian crosswalks in the summer. Where are they? Why not dig those out and use them at Ballston Ave. and Lincoln Ave. after the crosswalk gets some much needed white lines.
Lots can be done but there has to be a willingness to change and move forward. So let's all "MAKE SOME NOISE".

Obviously, writing to SeeClickFix is not getting City Hall's attention. If every person who follows this issue will make ONE MORE EFFORT, it could get the improvements we are seeking. So what can we all do? Here are some choices. Call 587-3550 (City Hall) and register your complaint with the department of Public Safety. Write a letter to the editor. Call in a "Sound Off." Call the N.Y. State Department of Transportation to register a complaint. Speak out during the Public Comment Period at the beginning of the City Council Meeting where you can put the council on public notice that they need to correct a dangerous intersection. If we had a professional city manager, the council could direct the manager to "research and fix the problem".
The city used to have great freestanding signs that marked the downtown pedestrian crosswalks in the summer. Where are they? Why not dig those out and use them at Ballston Ave. and Lincoln Ave. after the crosswalk gets some much needed white lines.
Lots can be done but there has to be a willingness to change and move forward. So let's all "MAKE SOME NOISE".

Obviously, writing to SeeClickFix is not getting City Hall's attention. If every person who follows this issue will make ONE MORE EFFORT, it could get the improvements we are seeking. So what can we all do? Here are some choices. Call 587-3550 (City Hall) and register your complaint with the department of Public Safety. Write a letter to the editor. Call in a "Sound Off." Call the N.Y. State Department of Transportation to register a complaint. Speak out during the Public Comment Period at the beginning of the City Council Meeting where you can put the council on public notice that they need to correct a dangerous intersection. If we had a professional city manager, the council could direct the manager to "research and fix the problem".
The city used to have great freestanding signs that marked the downtown pedestrian crosswalks in the summer. Where are they? Why not dig those out and use them at Ballston Ave. and Lincoln Ave. after the crosswalk gets some much needed white lines.
Lots can be done but there has to be a willingness to change and move forward. So let's all "MAKE SOME NOISE".

This issue has an updated story with approx. repair/work schedule to be in 2014 http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2013/06/22/news/doc51c64b7ed1023197657877.txt?viewmode=fullstory

This issue has an updated story with approx. repair/work schedule to be in 2014 http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2013/06/22/news/doc51c64b7ed1023197657877.txt?viewmode=fullstory