Thanks for expressing your concern about this. I have to walk across this intersection daily to get to/from work and completely share your concern. The police know this intersection and at York/S. Frontage are huge problems, both from a speed and red light running perspective. We unfortunately have limited police traffic enforcement resources, and so police can only monitor this occasionally.

That is why I am working with other residents who share this concern to push, once again, for state legislation that will allow New Haven to pilot red light cameras at dangerous intersections like this. A constant deterrent of a fine is the only way to change the dangerous and illegal behavior of many cars here, every single day. (I am the alder for this area, but my efforts on this state effort are in my personal capacity.)

There is organized opposition that has prevented such state legislation in the past, but this is too important to not keep trying. Please write your state reps if you support cameras, and tell your friends to do the same. Also write me if you support cameras (abbyrothward7@gmail.com), and I can loop you into our advocacy efforts.

Thanks again for expressing your concern.

Abby

Thank you for the post. Unfortunately, this category is utilized to generate work orders for our traffic signal maintenance division and the NHPD do not currently utilize SCF. As a result, I'm recategorizing to "post to neighbors" so the important dialogue here remains active. Thank you alder Roth for providing direction for the public to assist in facilitating the measures needed to address this issue and issues like it city and statewide.

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

Thanks for addressing this so thoroughly. Just a shame that they are somehow able to get a grant to try to catch people crossing in a logical manner when all cross signals are on, but they cannot get a grant to do something about this. This feels so simple - put up traffic cameras, let the money role in, let the state get out of debt >_>

How many more is it going to take for something to be done? https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Police-Cyclist-killed-in-accident-near-Yale-New-15626253.php