Could someone please tell us why Queens Chapel Road is closed where it goes through University Park? <div><br></div><div>I was only a child in Riverdale Park in the '90s and it was already blocked off by then so I don't know the circumstances of it closure. What I DO know is the fact that this road is closed off causes Washington, DC commuters to cut through Queensbury, MD 410, and Riverdale Road, causing us all the headaches described in these earlier posts. I recall hearing that some politician (Glendening??) lived in University Park and was able to facilitate its closure. If that's the case, then forget the 'Do not block intersection' signs, selective police enforcement, extra left turn lanes, and speed humps - what we need is for a state-level politician to move in to our town and close off Queensbury Road!</div>
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Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 04:17:58 -0700 (PDT)<br>
From: Sue Collins <<a href="mailto:wheadle@yahoo.com">wheadle@yahoo.com</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:bruce.wernek@mindspring.com">bruce.wernek@mindspring.com</a>, <a href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Route 1, Queensbury, and beyond<br>
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Well, I WAS going to say something, but my sense of humor tends towards the<br>
skewed anyhow, so thought I'd better not.? ? ;)<br>
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From: "<a href="mailto:bruce.wernek@mindspring.com">bruce.wernek@mindspring.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:bruce.wernek@mindspring.com">bruce.wernek@mindspring.com</a>><br>
To: Sue Collins <<a href="mailto:wheadle@yahoo.com">wheadle@yahoo.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br>
Sent: Wed, August 3, 2011 3:14:00 PM<br>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Route 1, Queensbury, and beyond<br>
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Looks like those folks are out to win the "Darwin Award".<br>
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>From: Sue Collins <<a href="mailto:wheadle@yahoo.com">wheadle@yahoo.com</a>><br>
>Sent: Aug 3, 2011 12:25 PM<br>
>To: <a href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br>
>Subject: [RP TownTalk] Route 1, Queensbury, and beyond<br>
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>Ever walk around Lafayette and Queensbury at rush hour in the morning?? Or I<br>
>should say, try to?? Cars ARE backed all the way from Route 1 to Lafayette and<br>
>what makes it interesting is; sometimes, instead of waiting on the east side of<br>
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>the tracks for traffic to clear so they can cross safely, I'll see cars in<br>
>traffic parked ON the railroad tracks!? Hey, they don't mind putting themselves<br>
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>at risk........?? And in addition;?the cars will many times be backed up from<br>
>the tracks along Lafayette back to Ravenswood Road.?<br>
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>As for the signs saying "do not block intersection?"? Might as well save your<br>
>money and not bother; there is (or was?) a sign for northbound traffic at<br>
>Queensbury and Route?1 and it's the norm for people to park right in the middle<br>
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>of the intersection.? A real shame, but it does as much good as those stop<br>
>signs, "traffic calming lines," etc. we have in town along Lafayette/? When I'm<br>
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>out walking I notice it when people DO stop at a stop sign or don't block the<br>
>intersections.? And yes, friends and neighbors, it's?gonna get worse.... ?<br>
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