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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> W. Beale is not a sharp right turn on E-W highway (even though it looks like it on the map).</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> E. Beale is a slightly smoother turn but not by much. Take a look at this photo to see what I mean. </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> There is a right turn sweep for W Beale that makes the turn fairly easy. (Currently there is </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Jersey barrier there that blocks this turn. You can see it in the photo).</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Let me emphasize, that any changes to East Beale or Lafayette</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> are just brain storming at this time. </FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> I do hope to open West Beale Circle as all of the businesses and </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> residents in those blocks have wanted this for a long time. </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> It hurts their business and angers the residents because it routes </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> traffic pass their homes that should be taking W Beale instead.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> I doubt if we will close East Beale circle. But it may be worth considering.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Stand there for a few minutes in the evening rush hour and you will see a </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> lot of cars speeding thru there. </FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> We would do well to consider rumble strips or speed humps or other speed </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> limiting methods for E and W Beale.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Andy, as for no turn onto Lafayette south - you would just go another block </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> on Queensbury and turn right on 48th. It could be an extra couple of blocks </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> for those who live and work in that area. </FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Bruce, making Lafayette one-way from Riverdale Rd to Queensbury (north </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> bound) works quite well with the morning traffic restrictions on Queensbury. </FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> I agree that adding street lights over the tracks (and on Lafayette) will make </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> it safer and reduce driver errors. (This has been part of the plan all along, </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> and I mentioned it briefly in my email). Lighting will not reduce the complexity </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> of the intersection nor does it make crossing Queensbury by foot any easier.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Lighting will help - and would be a good first step.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> In all of these scenarios cars coming from Natoli could still turn in either </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> direction onto Queensbury so they could still cross the tracks or drive pass </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> the Fire House. </FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Rob Oppenheim</FONT></div>
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