Everything about making Davenport 1-way from Saginaw to Mass Ave has been problematic, including the lack of any thought put into the # and location of signs As you can see from the photo, the new do not enter/one way signs are placed so they are not visible heading south or north on Mass Ave, leading to MUCH confusion by the hundreds of drivers who have been driving on Davenport for decades There was no announcement, no police presence to redirect cars, nothing but a sign on a barrel Hence the MANY cars and trucks ignoring the new restriction

I witnessed a tractor trailer trying to make a delivery at Star turn onto Davenport from Elm to try to back into the loading dock - which he eventually did but first had to drive halfway down Davenport to let cars get by the truc,kd then backup toward Elm ten make the incredibly difficult turn into the loading dock The whole thing took about 10 minutes

I spoke to the driver when he got out of the cab He said he had to make the loop from Davenport,up MA Ave, across Beech (which is posted No Trucks), doElm andand back onto Davenpor2x becauseuse cars were parked on Davenport that prevented him from backing into tbay When a car moved finally was able toh to go through the 10 minute mane, ver blocking traffic on Davenport and Elm Str ts

I give him credit for his driving ability and patience, but this is completely nuts

Making Davenport one way with no plan for how to reroute traffic - especially MANY daily the delivery tru day - is endangering public safety and just plain i nsane

One last thing - the o w NO Left Turn on n in the island on MA Ave for cars heading son h in MA Ave is plso d to it completeocks lack the flashing yellow crosswalk l at Davenport ights Not smart and not

Is anyone from the City paying attention to the ripple effect of this poorly considered change?fe

Davenport Street is now *mostly* one-way, from Saginaw Ave to Mass Ave. Can it be made *fully* one-way, starting from Elm Street instead?

Aside from trucks leaving Star Market, the only traffic that can even oppose this pattern right now are cars that turn left from Saginaw Ave (a private way) onto Davenport Street, and then exit onto Elm Street. But Saginaw Ave is two-way and the other end actually intersects with Elm Street. So vehicles which leave residences here can simply drive the opposite way on Saginaw Ave to get to Elm Street. (Or to get to Mass Ave, they can still drive to Davenport Street instead, but with this change they would be required to make a right turn.)

Designating this entire street as one-way would be much simpler for people to recognize and learn, and this would hopefully avoid unnecessary accidents especially at the Mass Ave intersection. It would also fully eliminate the possibility of two vehicles encountering each other going the opposite direction near the Elm Street intersection — this street is really not wide enough for that, especially when delivery trucks are involved.

This sign indicates trucks exiting the Star Market loading dock should not turn left onto Davenport Street (towards Mass Ave).

However, Davenport Street is now one-way from Saginaw Avenue to Mass Ave. It seems this sign was originally installed to prevent trucks from encountering oncoming traffic. But this should no longer be an issue.

In fact, trucks which are delivering to Tags Hardware or Michaels must also turn onto Davenport Street and continue past this point to reach the loading dock. Then to depart, they must continue the rest of the way down Davenport Street (which is now one-way) and turn onto Mass Ave. Is there a reason trucks from Star Market cannot do this as well?

It would make more sense for this to be a "no right turn" sign, so that all trucks travel in the same direction all the way down Davenport Street.