[RP TownTalk] Riverdale Park Thursday Market

[bob smith]

I would be glad to help, have rollers and pans.
bob

On 7/22/16 10:36 AM, Audrey Bragg wrote:
> I talked to Councilman David Linguia last night and he said they are
> working on a crosswalk.  We joked about getting a group together in the
> middle of the night and doing it ourselves!  So, it is in the works.
> Audrey
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> To: Bob Smith <sfmc68 at verizon.net>
> Cc: towntalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Sent: Fri, Jul 22, 2016 12:23 am
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Riverdale Park Thursday Market
> 
> Couldn't agree more, Bob. I use that crossing twice a day, morning and
> evening, on the way to and from the MARC station.  It's an awkward
> intersection, irregular, with odd angles, as the entire 'intersection'
> from Lafayette & Queensbury up to the crossing from S&J's over to Bikram
> Yoga/parking lot is awkward and challenging for pedestrians and planners
> alike, I'm sure.  Specifically at Lafayette & Queensbury, the direct
> route runs kitty-corner from the SE (Town Center Market) over to NW
> (MARC parking lot), and in fact, because of the odd angles, it's almost
> a straight shot (as opposed to kitty-corner angle) - but of course
> there's no crosswalk there.  When traffic is slow, I use that straight
> shot across. When there's more traffic, I will cross by where the mail
> box is on Queensbury over to Mabelle Munch Park - though there's no
> crosswalk there either - and then cross Lafayette (where there is a
> crosswalk) to get to the MARC parking lot.  
> 
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 9:48 PM, bob smith <sfmc68 at verizon.net
> <mailto:sfmc68 at verizon.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Great turn out despite the heat! Great selection of vendors, lots of
>     good and delicious choices.
> 
>     However it was quite dangerous trying to cross the streets with the
>     unmarked crossing points.
> 
>     The path across Queensbury at Lafayette is exceptionally treacherous. I
>     watched families with small children and folks walking slow in the heat
>     trying to dodge cars, irritated drivers, gentle drivers, and of course
>     rude drivers.
> 
>     When will we see safe crossings?
>     bob smith
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