[RP TownTalk] Street by Ernie's Lock

[Audrey Bragg]

Hi Lou,
I am not sure what you are telling me.
A.  Whatever is done doesn't work because those darn people will find a way around it.

B.  Other things need to be fixed before we can even think about East Beale

C.  Leave it alone there's nothing that could be done,

D.  All of the above

E.  None of the above.


I honestly believe in people and believe that something can always be done.  It's just a matter of doing it,
Would I be willing to do something?  Sure.  However the town has laws and rules so I need to go through them.
If I bring it to their attention perhaps something will be done.  Will it make it better? Perhaps.  What if it doesn't?
Well then we try something else.

I do live in your neighborhood Lou.  I am always frequenting the businesses on that strip.  It's where I spend my money and 
pet my best friend in Ernie's Lock.
Riverdale Park is our neighborhood,  I am not one to sit back and say so what. who cares.  That's the way it is,  Can't do anything,

That road just serves businesses,  There are no residents living on that road although I am hearing that West Beale needs
attention to,.

Perhaps if we tell people their short cuts are really causing a problem they will understand and either not cut through or slow down?


Audrey
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Lou King <lking at knob.com>
To: towntalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
Sent: Thu, Jan 17, 2013 4:51 pm
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Street by Ernie's Lock


Hello - - Welcome to my world (or at least my corner of the world).

A little history:

Several years ago before the bank, back when the shoe repair was on the 
corner of Balt Blvd and E-W Highway, and Second Chance(?) had the great 
window displays of woman's close, the Town and state got into an 
argument over West Beale Cir.  The Town closed W Beale -- 'Our street; 
You can not use it to relieve the right turn traffic onto E-W headed 
east.' If I remember at that time the north end of W Beale was hard to 
make a right turn onto E-W HW. Of course all this time cars were cutting 
through the old dry cleaner's parking lot next to Lyn's to get from 
Balt. Blvd, north to E-W HW, east.

When construction for the bank started the "Street Closed" signs came 
down and a "No Right turn" sign went up at the E-W HW end of W Beale 
(Yea right, you know how that went).

Then the bank needed the north end of W Beale to get their customers out 
onto E-W HW.

The Queensbury Rd end of W Beale has always been a problem because west 
bound traffic blocks left turns onto W Beale so east bound traffic backs 
up into the Queensbury/Balt. Blvd. intersection. Add to that cars coming 
out of the gas station wanting to cross Queensbury and make a right turn 
onto Baltimore. (this is easier than trying to break into traffic on to 
Balt. Blvd.)

East Beale Cir. has always be a 2-way cut through. Lots of traffic 
(local I think) cuts from east bound E-W HW, around that pointy turn 
onto E Beale and then into town. Because of the hard turn off of E-W HW 
this often blocks all traffic on E Beale. In the other direction Balt. 
Blvd, Queensbury Road, sharp left turn onto E Beale and then east on E-W 
HW.  This left turn of course backs up traffic on Queensbury Rd.

Several years ago when young children were growing up on E Beale Cir., I 
wasn't sure they would become teenagers.  They did.

Now add to this all the other Town cut through traffic getting from west 
bound E-W HW, Kenilworth and Lafayette.

All this is a result of the failed intersection of Baltimore and E-W HW. 
which the Town and everyone else has been talking about and some as an 
excuse to not encourage development sense before the bank.

Welcome to my neighborhood Audrey.

Lou
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