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The Green Hill Terrace and Frederick St area is wide open and I've seen many vehicles drive extremely fast in this area all because it's wide open. There should be some sort of center barrier, island or planter in the middle to determine which way traffic should be driving through and forcing them to slow down. Traffic on Green Hill Terrace has gotten by far worst over the years. Many traffic accidents caused by reckless driving and speeding. Something needs to be done to make our streets safer and we don't want speed humps either. Attached is a picture of a car that was speeding from Frederick to Lawncrest and ended up hitting the curb and knocked over a fence and hit the neighbors car that was parked in the driveway. Since this accident there have been a number of other accidents in the same location. Traffic must be forced to slow down, before someone ends up getting killed on our street.
20 Comments
Sharon (Registered User)
This intersection is confusing because 3 streets entering the intersection have 2-way traffic and 1 (Wright Street) is the ONLY one-way street having NO visible stop sign yet merges onto a changed street name of Greenhill Terrace.
Drivers pick up speed from this point not knowing if pedestrians are crossing (not able too see them coming) until it's too late.
Also careless thoughtless sporty drivers like to make donuts here. Need I say more. Something needs to be done.
Andy O (Registered User)
JB (Registered User)
Agreed with above comments. I frequently cross the street at this intersection and cars don't slow down or stop for pedestrians and continue to pick up great speed as they travel down Green Hill Terrace.
I would like to see a roundabout or some kind of island in the middle of this open space to encourage cars to slow down.
AB (Registered User)
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JB (Registered User)
suzanne (Registered User)
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suzanne (Registered User)
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suzanne (Registered User)
Andy O (Registered User)
suzanne (Registered User)
AB (Registered User)
Andy O (Registered User)
AB: I appreciate your response, but the one "article" you cite is from a manufacturer of radar signs- consider your sources.
Not to defend the city, because I certainly agree that they haven't done enough to help with the problem of speeding in our neighborhood (and stop sign running, and littering, etc), but they don't have enough cops to post on your corner all day. The other design solution would be to make Green Hill more narrow. There's no free solution, no solution that doesn't come from taxes (a speed hump alone will not increase the mill rate for the city), and certainly no solution that will please everyone.
What solution do you propose?
JB (Registered User)
I just want to put it out there that I started calling the non emergency police number (203-946-6316) when I hear/ see people driving erratically. Yesterday there were people on quads or dirt bikes going probably 50mph down the street and I called immediately. They said that they were going to send an officer to the neighborhood. While it's unlikely they are going to catch these rogue drivers, at least there will be a record backing up our claims that Green Hill Terrace is a problematic area. Maybe if EVERYONE did this they would take our concerns seriously.
I could live with speed humps if that's all that the city is willing to offer since people will have no choice but to slow down. However, I would definitely prefer for the street to be narrowed or turned into a one way. Residents have been working on beautification of our properties, and I think we should take that to the city and make a point that speed bumps and ugly signs don't fit in with that mission.
Also, has anyone talked to any of the Lawncrest Road residents about the speed bumps that were installed on that street? Maybe someone from that street can provide some insight into how the process with the city works.
Andy O (Registered User)
JB:
Re: The Quad- I haven't seen it drive around the neighborhood but the house at the corner of Grene Hill and Frederick (I think it's the SW corner) is where the quad and loud go-cart are stored. I see them working on them in the driveway. Never called the police since I've never seen the vehicles on the road.
Re: speed humps- I live on Lawncrest. One of our neighbors went around with a petition door to door and then went to the city. Technically you're supposed to fill out a Complete Streets request form, here: http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/Engineering/pdfs/CS-Project%20Request%20Form.pdf
You can read more about Complete Streets here: http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/Engineering/completestreets.asp
I have been very happy since the speed humps have been installed. I live right at the 90 degree bend on Lawncrest and the cars used to go whipping by, tires screeching. Now they can't go as fast. I think the only downside to the humps has been that it's redirected the jerks to your street.
suzanne (Registered User)
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