Ronan Edgehill Neighborhood Association

This Saturday I removed SEVEN advertising signs (all for a supposedly cheap TV, phone, and Internet service provider) from utility poles at 400 Whitney Avenue, 438 Whitney, 443 Whitney, 450 Whitney (Bethesda Lutheran Church), 611 Whitney, and two other locations on Whitney. The signs were all posted in violation of New Haven regulations. It would be helpful if Public Works or the Police Department would call the phone number on these signs, 860-869-0284, and tell the company that signs are not allowed to be posted on utility poles. Perhaps the advertiser will get the message. The signs are visual clutter.

Three times so far, while walking, I have almost been hit by a car driving up Edwards Street and then turning right on Whitney Avenue. In each case, the driver had a red light and I had a walk signal. However, the drivers do have the right to turn right on red.

When they do so, the more careful drivers look left to check for oncoming traffic. However, they do not look right. Why should they? But at that point walkers have seen the walk signal change to "walk" and are on the crosswalk on Whitney Avenue.

One slight improvement would be a "no right turn on red" sign for drivers coming from Edwards. Even so, I am afraid to cross there now. Once two of us were nearly hit, and the driver seemed enraged by our presence and bullied us with their car.

An unbuilt lot at this location is totally neglected, and has become overgrown with a thicket of volunteer trees and weeds, to the point that it is an eyesore and obstructs the sidewalk, so that passersby must step into the street to pass the lot. The owner may live out-of-town. Is there no recourse for the City when this happens? Can the owner be fined, and/or can a lien be put on the property?

This towing company drove over the yellow line into oncoming traffic on Whitney then went straight in a turn lane to beat the light and when I called to complain they insisted the police asked them to disobey the traffic laws. They are a city contracted tower who needs to lose their contract.
They also indicated they were very "tight" with the police towing operations supervisor so they were not concerned about my complaint. Please call in driving violations for these free for all, wanna be emergency vehicles that have no authority to break traffic laws.

Please inspect sidewalks in front of /near 248 Ogden St and the property on this corner as well - Lots of damage looks like tree damage from existing as well as old trees.

CRITICALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION

There is a tree limb which has been burned half way through by a power line that rubbed against it. The power company moved the line, but the limb remains and is going to fall on the sidewalk/Canner Street. This is a heavily trafficked pedestrians street where school children walk to several schools within a block or two of this location. PLEASE trim this limb before someone gets seriously injured. The black area in the photo is the large burned out hole in the limb.

Whitney Avenue from Willow Street to Cottage Street was dug up last fall for utility work. The construction crew then repaved the trench they had created, for nearly a two-block stretch of Whitney. The new asphalt is very uneven, forcing bicyclists to ride closer to the middle of the road, where they're in danger of being hit by a car or truck. When spring comes, the City should repave this trench to make it as smooth as the road. (Either the City or a contractor did some rudimentary patching of the worst sections, but the patching made the street bumpier and more dangerous for cyclists.)

tree that had been marked for priority removal since November with no progress came down in snowstorm yesterday. Damaged garage and fence; hanging on power line over sidewalk——very dangerous! More limbs could still fall. Please respond!

city trees on east rock road and edgehill road growing into 64 edgehill road house. property will be damaged if trees are not trimmed or removed. said tree on east rock road also damaging pavement (starting to rise) so structural issues occurring.

The manhole cover in the middle of East Rock Road, between 237 and 245 East Rock Road, is loose. It makes a loud noise as cars, trucks and motor cycles drive over it.