Sharraxaadda
Speed of traffic is a problem for residents and walkers. Route 217 is a State road and goes through a residential area. There is a high density of Middletown residents living off of Route 217 and with the recent addition of a 55 and over residential housing development this further adds more people to the density of this area. We need sidewalks to allow people to walk and ride bikes as well as traffic signs to break up flow of traffic to reduce speed. Sidewalks would also help to further develop a neighborhood atmosphere .
38 Faalladas
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Isticmaale Diiwaangashan)
Robert Barron (Isticmaale Diiwaangashan)
Robert Barron (Martida)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Isticmaale Diiwaangashan)
Have you notified TransAlt Middletown about this?
Creating more documentation (anecdotes, photos, videos, data) here and asking additional people to "vote" on the issue can go a long way towards getting this fixed.
Robert Barron (Martida)
Robert Barron (Martida)
Anonymous (Martida)
Jane Willard DiMauro (Isticmaale Diiwaangashan)
Westfield Willy (Martida)
Westfield biker (Martida)
Jane Willard DiMauro (Isticmaale Diiwaangashan)
In my opinion even with the roads widen it is still to dangerous to ride or walk on sidewalks
Bob Barron (Martida)
Bob Barron (Martida)
Please overlook typos especially Rt # as you know is Rt 217
Thanks
Jane Willard DiMauro (Isticmaale Diiwaangashan)
Bob Barron (Martida)
Jane Willard DiMauro (Isticmaale Diiwaangashan)
skrunner (Martida)
About 10 years ago I had the opportunity to speak with Representative Joseph Serra about this issue. I thought since he used to be a bigshot in Middletown's public works department, he may have some insight as to how to initiate getting sidewalks put in. His response was a shrug and the comment that this is a state road. I also asked the Westfield Residents for Rational Development if they would support a proposal for a walkway. The answer was no. As for tragedy, there was an incident a number of years ago. An elderly woman getting her mail from her roadside mailbox was killed. If I remember correctly, she lived in one of the homes near the fire station. Speed is a huge issue with average speeds of 50mph. But mostly the road is too narrow for pedestrians and bicycles. A walkway or bike path would be a wonderful improvement for residents of this area.
Bob Barron (Martida)
Stand up (Martida)
ROK (Martida)
Bob Barron (Martida)
danielle (Martida)
I too live in a neighborhood off of Route 217. As a runner, and wife of a cyclist, I agree that this road is too narrow for pedestrians. A secondary (but still significant) concern is the speed of vehicles on this route. I was disappointed a few years ago when the road was resurfaced, which added curbs and made it even harder to stay on the shoulder. Nothing was done for pedestrians, and it would have been the perfect opportunity.
It's a shame that in order to feel safe, I need to drive a mile down the road to park in a private condo parking lot in order to get a workout in. More people in Middletown should be allowed safe access to the Mettabasset Trolley Trail, and adding safe passage for pedestrians would allow that to happen.
Anonymous (Martida)
Steve (Martida)
Add me to the list of locals that think there should be either a sidewalk or at least a shoulder wider than 9 inches! It is too bad that I have to drive my car a mile down the road if I want to run on the trail by the river instead of just running from my house.
I disagree that stop signs or more police will help. Those unsafe drivers that currently make this road dangerous will just run the stop signs and sill still be speeding when the cops are not around.
Robert Barron (Martida)
I don't believe that making assumptions that people will break the law and run stop signs is helpful. Stop signs are a cost effective means of trying to control the flow of traffic.
Since there are two major problems with RT 217, one being the speed of traffic the other a road that is unsafe currently to handle cars and people. I believe it is in the best interest to all that the State use the right of way that they own on both sides of the road and work with the City to develop an area where people can walk and ride bikes without having to put their lives at risk. This would deal with people as to the speed of traffic I don't see another solution other than stop signs, traffic signals are costly, to me a stop sign is a more reasonable approach to speed.
Steve (Martida)
http://troymi.gov/trafficengineering/multiway.htm
Anonymous (Martida)
Robert Barron (Martida)
I was under the impression that you were referring to a study not Federal guidelines, makes a difference. Is there any reference in the guideline to a "main artery" that runs totally through a residential area with a high population?
I would think that common sense would also be part of a federal guideline. Hopefully with your 27 years of experience you might be in a better position to offer a suggestion that would address the high speed and need for people to use Rt 217 to walk and ride bikes without endangering their lives.
Anonymous (Martida)
Robert Barron (Martida)
Steve:
Thank you. Great comment very helpful. I will forward to Bill Warner Director of Planning and Zoning to see if we can get the ball rolling.
Robert Barron (Martida)
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