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There are no traffic control devices near Chelwood Elementary School: No speed signs, no school zone signs, no crosswalk, no speed bumps. Over 100 people cross daily during school many of them children. It is a dangerous situation.
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There are no traffic control devices near Chelwood Elementary School: No speed signs, no school zone signs, no crosswalk, no speed bumps. Over 100 people cross daily during school many of them children. It is a dangerous situation.
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Howard DeLaCruz-Bancroft (Guest)
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Howard DeLaCruz-Bancroft (Guest)
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Per the Traffic Division, there is now traffic control at Eastridge and Indian School.
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Howard DeLaCruz-Bancroft (Guest)
I appreciate the comment but what does traffic control mean? I still would like to see lane markings to keep people from making u turns in the middle of the street so children aren't endangered.
We still have much work to do.
Reopened Howard DeLaCruz-Bancroft (Guest)
311 Citizen Contact Center (Guest)
Please provide current status of this issue. Thank you.
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Update not provided. Thank you for reporting.
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311 Citizen Contact Center (Verified Official)
Thank you for the update.
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nmgov.tv (Guest)
Howard DeLaCruz-Bancroft had a conversation with APS school board member David Robbins on 10/11/12. He is willing to appeal to the directly to the Mayor on this issue because DMD (dept of muni dev) CABQ (city of Albuquerque) Mike Riordan, mriordan@cabq.gov 768-5300 & Traffic Engineering apparently tell him that after all the studies and meetings with APS, APD, Chelwood & parents, since 2006, they (CABQ) doesn't want to be held liable for any changes requested.
Mr. Robbins said the city of Albuquerque will be liable if anybody gets hurt and a wrongful death or injury case shows that ultimately there is sufficient show of negligence because the city ignored the repeated & reasonable requests of the community. This will most likely cost the city taxpayers thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Howard DeLaCruz-Bancroft is proposing legislation to legislators (he was a legislative assistant last session) to require all municipalities to post signs and provide crosswalks for all pedestrian entry & exit points onto public roadways with signs that notify drivers to reduce speed to 15mph, no passing, before and during school and any school activity where children may be present at those locations and extend the school zone 200 feet beyond the nearest intersection of those crossings.
Mr. Robbins said there is a "Blue Team" study that hasn't been released since last year and he is advocating the release and proposal to CABQ. Howard DeLaCruz-Bancroft is willing to file a FOI (freedom of information) request to make the study public.
311 Citizen Contact Center (Verified Official)
Thank you for your comments. They will be added to the original cases.
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Howard DeLaCruz-Bancroft (Registered User)