[RP TownTalk] Queensbury/Route 1 frustration

[Sue Collins]

Sad to say, you're 100 percent correct.  Actually, not just the Cafritz thing, but all of the development going on across the area.  I've asked people in the past about the impact on traffic, the need for increased road maintenance, etc., with all of this going on, have been told they've either "done studies" or will "do studies."  

From: "dlynch at garretroomstudios.com" <dlynch at garretroomstudios.com>
To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org 
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Queensbury/Route 1 frustration


And just wait till the Cafritz debacle is constructed, you ain't seen nothing yet!

On 2013-08-29 08:00, Jen Sanderson wrote:
> I know this has been a topic before and I'm sure there is really
> nothing that can be done....but every morning, I come down Queensbury
> and turn left on Route 1. I know that this intersection is horrible
> and I make sure I leave myself extra time in the morning. There are
> many mornings that I have to sit thru the light more than once because
> other cars have clogged up/blocked the intersection. I'm not going to
> pull out and add to the mess. I feel that I have just come to accept
> this and I'm ok with that.
> 
> This morning, however, I was sitting at the light and of course, the
> intersection was completely blocked, so I sat thru the light. The car
> behind me was a woman, in a black Dodge Caliber tag EDLLY. She was
> very angry with me for not going thru the light. She was honking,
> gesturing and yelling. I raised my hands, like "what do you want me to
> do?" She continued and she inched closer to the back of my car. I am
> embarrassed to admit that I completely lost my temper and screamed at
> her. So when the light turned green, I was so agitated, I went ahead
> and pulled out and she zoomed around me--almost clipping my back
> bumper. Then guess what? We were both blocking the intersection. I
> hate being one of "those people" that blocks the intersection.
> 
> So, after my little rant here, is there anything that can be done
> about this intersection? Or is it just a lost cause and maybe all of
> us neighbors can be patient and give ourselves a little extra time?
> And do not honk and gesture angrily at the person in front of you when
> they are just trying to be polite/cautious?
> 
> Jen
> 42nd Ave.
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