Description
Please remove the turning lanes at Van Winkle approaching JFK, and allow more parking on this road to narrow the road way. Narrow the road with bumpouts too at JFK and Skillman and Liberty. We also need several speed bumps on this road. I was nearly hit by a driver who used the right lane to make a left hand turn onto JFK on a red light. The city needs to protect citizens from the current environment in JSQ. Traffic builds up on the routes designed for commuters (newark ave, JFK, 139) so drivers are creating short cuts through residential streets. These residential streets are so much more attractive to these drivers because they do not include the safety features already included on these larger roads (stop signs, traffic lights, etc.) We are really being put in a dangerous situation and since the city has not yet taken steps to curb cut through traffic in this region of the city, they should at least take the step to create barriers to speeding recklessly on side streets.
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A. 6. Traffic: Other Traffic/Safety Study Request
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Jersey City, NJ (Verified Official)
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
Acknowledged Infrastructure - Althea (Verified Official)
I saw that. It is at the intersection of a County road (turn lane), which might mean that we do not have a say, but the reason we rerouted the county issues to the County is because we would not be able to update you on a regular basis given the heavy work load we have on jersey City intersections. We wanted you to get a quicker answer, not blow you off. We are in a slightly better position now.
I appreciate you requesting it not be closed with a wide brush stroke though.
For speed humps, follow the process below.
If you would like to request a speed hump, please fill out the application via the link below, which can also be found on the City's website.
https://www.cognitoforms.com/CityOfJerseyCity1/speedhumpapplication
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
Infrastructure - Althea (Verified Official)
The Engineers worked with the County and got County permission for the Newark Ave project, which started in 2009. But that is a much different situation, as in more complex and heavily traveled. Van Winkle is not that level of complexity. But you are right, it needs to start with us because the turn lane is on our streets. I'm learning and hopefully getting better at handling these issues.
In addition to looking at pedestrian safety, the engineers would conduct a traffic safety study to understand the impact on the surrounding areas.
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)