This intersection - needs to be addressed - the community has been asking for help with this years!!!! A pedestrian walk/push =(to change the light to 4 way red) had been asked for 3 years ago.
There is now a -NO TURN ON RED- sign posted on 5th St.

Fix it now! It's ridiculous when residents can't comfortably walk in their own communities. That contributes to crime, low retail sales, poor health and so many other problems.

Put down some bollards and chokers at the intersections, slow the traffic down so that people can walk safely in their own neighborhood.

Because that area will need to be reconstructed after the Howard Ave. bridge has been rebuilt, that would be the perfect time to finally take care of this problem: pedestrian walk signal, & "bumpouts" at corners to slow down traffic.

Placing planters and/or barriers on the bridge to separate the traffic to narrow the approach from both directions will help. This will slow traffic through the intersection. This with stop lights and signs, crosswalks bumps and choakers need to be done in conjunction with each other. We do not need to wait for someone to get hit or to have another traffic fatality.

The city’s “Complete Streets Design Manual”, pages 75-76 includes a form for citizens to request traffic-calming projects [“Appendix A: Project Request Form”]. You can read the form here:
http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/TrafficParking/pdfs/CS-Manual-04-05-10.pdf
Now that we finally have a process in place (i.e. besides just complaining about it here), if any residents would like to work together on this, contact me at
schaeferchristopher@yahoo.com
Projects which I’m particularly interested in--besides adding a pedestrian cross signal to the existing traffic light here--would include a rotary or speed hump at Sixth & Howard + Sea & Howard, “Yield to Pedestrian” signs at every intersection on Howard Ave. from First St. to Sea St. as well as at First & Greenwich [at Galvin Park], a speed hump on Greenwich Ave. approximately between Third & Fourth Streets.

A chance to address this issue: The TRAFFIC CALMING meeting has been RESCHEDULED for Wednesday, February 23rd. Mike Piscitelli (Traffic, Transportation and Parking Dept) and Douglas Haslauden (from Safe Streets) will discuss the pros and cons of the various traffic calming measures available for our neighborhood & provide an overview of the Safe Streets program. (Mr. Piscitelli also will provide an overview of other transportation projects happening in the city.) 5 PM: Meet on the Howard Avenue Bridge (over I-95) for (optional) walking tour with city officials, where residents can point out specific concerns. 5:30 PM: Pequonnock Yacht Club, 100 South Water Street (second floor of the Sage restaurant building) for the regular meeting.

This issue was recategorized from Uncategorized to Traffic Signal / Pedestrian Signal.

This intersection is being reconstructed and when it is completed later this year, it will have exclusive pedestrian signals.

Under construction.

Thanks for fixing this issue!