[RP TownTalk] TownTalk Digest, Vol 78, Issue 16

[Sue Collins]

Crossing Queensbury Road?  Please, my blood pressure!  Especially at rush hour and/or if the traffic has had to wait for a train, it is nearly impossible to cross from, say, the MARC parking lot on the east side of the tracks over to Town Center Market.  Marked crosswalks in the area might help, but if it's anything like the crosswalks on Route 1 and elsewhere, even if I'm actually IN the crosswalk, WITH the walk signal, just about every single time somebody will come roaring through the light and almost run me over.  And when traffic on Queensbury is backed up from Route 1 to Lafayette as it sometimes is during rush hour, should we even mention those drivers who, rather than wait on the east side of the tracks until they can clear the tracks completely, actually keep their cars ON the tracks while waiting for the traffic to move?  


From: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
To: kathy galleher <kgalleher at yahoo.com> 
Cc: "towntalk at riverdale-park.org" <towntalk at riverdale-park.org> 
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] TownTalk Digest, Vol 78, Issue 16

> I would
> strongly support an increase in marked crosswalks and signs to remind folks
> that those in the crosswalk have the right of way.  I feel like our poor
> pedestrians in this area are often at risk, and would love to see measures
> to address that)

This is a great suggestion, Kathy. I would also like to see that.

Queensbury is really difficult to cross, both to get from my
neighborhood (Sheridan east of the RR tracks) to the Town Center
Market, and also to get to Route 1 (and the Rite Aid).

Maybe a cross walk that crossed W Beale Circle (at the intersection
with Queensbury) would help people like Sue and Audrey feel more safe
when they are trying to get to those businesses (e.g., Calvert House,
Lynn Animal Hospital, the dentist, and the bank). That intersection
*is* pretty bad.

We used to have a traffic committee. I'm wondering if it should be
resurrected. These issues have a very real impact on the quality of
life for our town residents.

-Sarah


-- 
......................................................................................................................

Sarah Wayland  | sarah.wayland at gmail.com |  http://www.guidingexceptionalparents.com/
Supporting students with learning differences and their families
_______________________________________________
TownTalk mailing list
To post to the list, send mail to TownTalk at riverdale-park.org
TownTalk-request at riverdale-park.org is for automated subscription processing only
http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk

For more information about Riverdale Park, visit http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://riverdale-park.org/pipermail/towntalk/attachments/20130118/2f9b49b6/attachment.html>