[RP TownTalk] Traffic

[Euniverz at aol.com]

Kathy, 
 You are indeed not alone.  I am a town resident that uses the  streets that 
are being closed in order to get to work and paid taxes to  pave those streets 
too.  As a town resident I also resent the prospect of  having to go over 
speed bumps twice a day during my commute, reducing my speed  by 50 or 60% of the 
posted speed,  multiplied by the number of speed bumps  on my route, which is 
48th to queensbury to lafayette to river, each and every  work day.  That's 
additional wear and tear on my car and increases my fuel  consumption.  It 
seems like this new traffic pattern is trying to encourage  me, a town resident, 
to get off the town's streets altogether and join the  through traffic on EW 
and Kenilworth.  
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 10 Aug  2007 16:48:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: kathy galleher  <kgalleher at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Traffic
To:  towntalk at riverdale-park.org
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I have a thought about the traffic issue, and  I realize I may have a 
minority opinion, but I'd just like to express it in this  forum.  I am all for 
enforcing safety via stop sign enforcement and speed  enforcement.  However, I 
don't support changing street access to limit  traffic, such as closing streets to 
decrease traffic or  installing speed  bumps that force you to travel 10 mph 
below the posted limit in order to  navigate them. I see the streets as 
public, and everyone has a right to choose  which public roads they travel on and at 
what time of day.

I have been  disheartened  to notice an increase in the number of public 
streets, paid  for by tax payer money, which are essentially "privatized" by 
making them "No  Entry" at certain times of day. I believe those streets belong to 
all of us, not  just those who live on them.  It also seems like it is usually 
higher  income neighborhoods who are accorded the right to regulate traffic 
out of their  neighborhood.  On an individual basis, I certainly understand the 
 frustration, but collectively I don't think such solutions work for the good 
of  everyone.

My latest frustration is that I have a morning yoga class in  University 
Park.  A few months ago, all the streets I used to travel to the  class were 
closed  to entry until 9:30 am.  So I am now forced to  either risk a ticket or 
risk being rear-ended on 410 as I try to slow and make a  turn.  I don't like it. 
 Instead of closing off increasing numbers of  side streets, it would be 
great if we could concertedly and consistently support  traffic modifications that 
would improve 410 and therefore cut down on the  advantage of cutting through 
side neighborhoods. And also support smart growth  initiatives, expansion of 
efficient public transportation, and other more  community-enhancing solutions.

I wanted to add this perspective to the  discussion, so thanks for listening
Kathy



 
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