Laura Papia
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Speed Hump Needed Archived68 Monadnock St Boston, Massachusetts - North Dorchester
Over a year ago, I requested speed humps on Virginia and Monadnock Streets. As I sit here, mopeds are flying up and down the one way roads - often in the wrong direction. This has been a daily occurrence all summer and into the fall. Since posting about this issue in May 2015, I have seen two efforts to solve the problem:
1. On one afternoon, I saw a cop patrolling the intersection to ticket those who did not stop at the stop sign. Only ONCE in a year and a half have I seen someone enforcing the stop signs. As a stay-at-home mom, we are outside nearly every day, rain or snow or shine, so it is unlikely that it has been patrolled more often and I just missed it.
2. A sign was hung that reads "Drive Slow" and has a picture of a running child. That's a nice gesture. However, the signs have been entirely ineffective considering the excessive speeding that still occurs at this intersection.I ask you respectfully to please again consider my request for speed humps which will actually slow the traffic and lead to a safer road for my children and my neighbors' children. Please let me know the procedure on how to obtain these. Do I need a signed petition by neighbors? If so, I know this can happen.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
a concerned mother and neighbor