JenLapan

There are fairly new painted crosswalks on Exchange Street but it looks like one on the western corner of Abbott and Exchange wasn't added.

Walking or biking down Abbot, it is very challenging to see oncoming traffic from Exchange Street because the construction netting at the corner is opaque, tall, and juts into the roadway where formerly there was a sidewalk.

The construction has created many temporary hazards and the area is dangerous. Motorists often do not exercise caution or common sense on that section of Exchange Street.

I suggested adding a crosswalk in SCF issue https://en.seeclickfix.com/issues/4759536. Malden PD advised me that they will not address it in that ticket, as the crosswalk request goes to the engineering department. So I am breaking it out separately here. Thank you!

The crossing from the Train Station to Exchange Street, and the subsequent first block on Exchange, is a dangerous mess that ought to be remedied immediately.

Please consider:

1. Prohibiting vehicular traffic on Exchange from Commercial Street to wherever both sides of the street have a sidewalk from, say, 8-9:30AM and 4-6:30PM M-F.

2.Prohibiting all vehicular standing and pick-up/drop-off at the corner of Exchange and Commercial until 2 sidewalks are available then.

3. Painting a crosswalk across Exchange Street at the western corner of Exchange and Jackson.

4. Placing a MPD vehicle and officer near the jersey barrier across from the T but facing toward Rt. 60 (i.e., parked against traffic) to monitor.

At evening rush hour, many drivers block the intersection while pedestrians briefly have the walk-light. Sometimes they even driving slowly right THROUGH the red light as pedestrians attempt to cross! MBTA buses are also offenders. Sometimes they encroach on pedestrians rather than just wait 15 seconds to get through the light and turn into the station busway. Cars double park on the southeast corner, blocking pedestrian access to the sidewalk and waiting to pick up passengers from the T.

Perhaps that's all old news, but with the construction and pedestrian crowding, the negative impact on walking near the T is much worse than before.

The one sidewalk on Exchange is often jammed because it has narrow stretches that get completely blocked by normal, unavoidable use, e.g., parent going slowly with a double stroller, person moving slowly due to mobility issue, people stopped briefly outside the daycare, people carrying parcels...whatever.

Meanwhile, you step off the sidewalk into the narrow driving corridor at your own risk. Some drivers, maybe upset that they had to navigate the crowds of pedestrians back at the corner, accelerate quickly, to dangerous speeds for such a narrow, packed space.

I notice that Exchange Street is fully blocked to traffic when the construction company needs better access. Residents should be afforded the same consideration and safety every day.

No water at all in our building--just a hissing and gurgling sound. Not even a drip! Started apx. 11:30 today 5/2/18.

The storm drain at the NW corner of Dartmouth and Pleasant (outside Hugh's on Dartmouth) has only 1 square opening in its grate allowing water through, and Dartmouth Street is getting pretty flooded right there. This looks like an easy fix--it's just a small dam blocking drainage. I would have cleared it myself if I had been wearing better boots+gloves.

This is regarding both 14 Dartmouth and the adjacent office unit--i.e., everything between Hugh O'Neill's and Pleasant Plaza. These two units *never* properly clear snow from their sidewalk. They do the bare minimum, if that, to make clearance for one, slender, able-bodied person. Thee is not enough room for a stroller, a walker, a parent holding a child's hand. It is poorly cleared and slippery, making walking dangerous--especially while carrying a child or parcels. Hugh's and Pleasant Plaza (on either side of the problem units) are *always* promptly and properly cleared.