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This building, on the corner of State and Spring Streets, consistently fails to clear snow and ice from the Spring Street sidewalk. This has been going on for years, and this winter has begun with, already, a packed layer of ice on Spring Street, with no effort having been made to clear the sidewalk or treat the accumulation. Pedestrians are walking in the street to avoid having to walk on the ice - forced to choose between the risk of being hit by a car or falling on the sidewalk because of this owner’s negligence.

Woman with dark brown hair and glasses driving a black car with license plate DJETER was texting while making a left turn from Preble St. onto Congress St. at 11:40 a.m. on 11/22/17,creating a hazard for other drivers as well as pedestrians. Suggest the PD keep an eye out, as this is most likely a common practice when she is behind the wheel. A summons is appropriate, since textimg while driving is illegal in our state.

Does the City have animal-welfare regulations that govern the operation of horse-drawn carriages? I know that elsewhere there are strictly enforced limitations on when they can operate in the summer based on high temperatures and humidity.

This afternoon (Sunday, July 2) I saw a carriage crossing State Street at the intersection of Spring Street, eastbound, at about 2:15 in the afternoon. It was white, and appeared to be made of heavy wood, driven by a woman with light-brown, curly hair. It wasn't one of the large carriages that I have seen; rather, it was of a size to accommodate two or four passengers, pulled by two horses, a matched brown pair. Its passengers were two massively obese people - probably close 600 pounds between them.

The temperature at the time was in the mid-80s, with blazing sun unrelieved by clouds. The humidity was high.

I cannot imagine that, under these weather conditions, pulling a heavy carriage with well more than a quarter-ton of human weight is conducive to the health and welfare of those carriage horses. What, if any, regulations does the City have to govern this, and how are they enforced?

Drivers turning from Spring Street onto High Street at this intersection often cut off pedestrians who are crossing in the crosswalk, even with the with the pedestrian walk signal clearly showing -- and despite signage stating that motorists are required to yield, in accordance with State law. The traffic light should be re-programmed so that drivers have to wait at red lights while pedestrians have unimpeded crossing time. This intersection poses a genuine safety hazard to pedestrians because of drivers' constant failure to yield and the speed at which they make the turn onto High Street (apparently hoping to catch a green light at the next - High and Congress Street - corner). It is a pedestrian accident waiting to happen.

The sidewalk south of 100 State Street's driveway to Gray Street is a sheet of ice, now topped with a layer of rain and melt. It is slippery and dangerous to traverse; the only alternative is to walk in busy State Street traffic. In addition, although the section around the #8 bus stop on State Street has been partially cleared, the immediate boarding area near the curb is packed, uneven ice, now also slippery and slick with rain and melt. It is genuinely treacherous for the many elderly people who use this bus stop, some who use walkers, canes and other assistive devices, and ofter have loaded grocery carts. (Someone has dumped sand on this area, but it's now just turned to mud.). This is a fall and broken bones waiting to happen - which, in older people, can be life-threatening.

Whose responsibility is it to make this bus stop safe? METRO's or 100 State Street's? It is a real health and safety hazard.

Sidewalk in front of 131 Park Street and south in front of the adjacent parking lot up to the Inn property line is solid ice, now covered with a layer of water from melting. No effort has been made to clear this sidewalk, and pedestrians are forced to walk in the street, which is narrowed by cars parked on both sides. This is an extreme safety hazard.

Portions of the sidewalk on the south side of Spring Street between State and Park Streets are impacted with ice, forcing pedestrians to have to walk in the street. The corner houses on Spring and State and Spring and Park Streets are constant offenders; their sidewalks are rarely shoveled and ice accumulates all winter, creating a safety hazard - especially when there is rain or a thaw and a top layer of water.

Trucks making deliveries to 75 State Street routinely idle their engines for extended periods of time - today a SYSCO truck parked on Gray Street with its engine idling for close to an hour between 9 and 10 a.m. This violates clean-air regulations and creates a substantial noise nuisance. 75 State Street refuses to take corrective measures in response to complaints - as simple as directing drivers to curtail engine idling. This is a residential neighborhood, not a warehouse district. Noise and air pollution created by these trucks is destructive to this neighborhood's quality of life.

Once again ...

When will north-south crosswalk lines be re-painted at the Spring Street-Park Street intersection? This has been reported multiple times; it is a safety hazard for pedestrians at this busy location. When will this be corrected? There were painted N-S crosswalk lines at that site prior to the repaving of Spring Street.

There are still no painted crosswalks north/south at Spring and Park Streets, making this intersection dangerous for pedestrian crossings.

The north/south pedestrian crossing signals at High and Spring Streets are far too short - about six seconds before the warning lights flash. This is not enough time for an elderly person, a child or someone who is mobility impaired to cross safely. (In addition, today I saw a driver blow through the red light at the intersection to make a left turn, heedless of the pedestrian signal. No enforcement ever! Waiting for someone to be killed, I guess).

Similarly, the pedestrian crossing signal at High and Congress (north/south) from Congress Square Park to the Museum is less than ten seconds long, and pedestrians have to contend with drivers turning off High Street, which reduces crossing time further.

Why does the City consistently cater to the desire of drivers to traverse the streets quickly over the need of pedestrians to cross streets safely? Why does there never seem to be enforcement of traffic laws that prohibit speeding, running red lights or blocking crosswalks? I have never seen a police officer issue a ticket to a careless driver - ever.