<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><font size="3">This </font>technique<font size="3"> was first used in Montgomery County back in the early 1990's to justify installation traffic lights near the Silver Spring Metro.</font></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">To:</span></b> Sue Collins <wheadle@yahoo.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> kathy galleher <kgalleher@yahoo.com>; "towntalk@riverdale-park.org" <towntalk@riverdale-park.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 18, 2013 1:18 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [RP TownTalk] TownTalk Digest, Vol 78, Issue 16<br> </font> </div> <br>
This is a case where I really believe that some enforcement of the law<br>(e.g., cars must stop when a pedestrian is in the crosswalk) would<br>help.<br><br>There's a crosswalk across Adelphi Road on the north side of E-W<br>Highway. One day on my morning commute, there was a stake out. A<br>pedestrian stood on one side of the crosswalk, and would step into the<br>crosswalk when the light changed (so it was legal for her to be in the<br>crosswalk). If a car turned right from E-W Highway onto Adelphi while<br>she was in the crosswalk, a policeman just down the block would nab<br>the scofflaw and ticket them. They were there for a few mornings.<br><br>I thought it was great.<br><br>-Sarah<br><br><br>On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Sue Collins <<a ymailto="mailto:wheadle@yahoo.com" href="mailto:wheadle@yahoo.com">wheadle@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Crossing Queensbury Road? Please, my blood pressure! Especially at rush<br>> hour
and/or if the traffic has had to wait for a train, it is nearly<br>> impossible to cross from, say, the MARC parking lot on the east side of the<br>> tracks over to Town Center Market. Marked crosswalks in the area might<br>> help, but if it's anything like the crosswalks on Route 1 and elsewhere,<br>> even if I'm actually IN the crosswalk, WITH the walk signal, just about<br>> every single time somebody will come roaring through the light and almost<br>> run me over. And when traffic on Queensbury is backed up from Route 1 to<br>> Lafayette as it sometimes is during rush hour, should we even mention those<br>> drivers who, rather than wait on the east side of the tracks until they can<br>> clear the tracks completely, actually keep their cars ON the tracks while<br>> waiting for the traffic to move?<br>><br>> From: Sarah Wayland <<a ymailto="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com"
href="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com">sarah.wayland@gmail.com</a>><br>> To: kathy galleher <<a ymailto="mailto:kgalleher@yahoo.com" href="mailto:kgalleher@yahoo.com">kgalleher@yahoo.com</a>><br>> Cc: "<a ymailto="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org" href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a>" <<a ymailto="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org" href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a>><br>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 9:56 AM<br>> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] TownTalk Digest, Vol 78, Issue 16<br>><br>>> I would<br>>> strongly support an increase in marked crosswalks and signs to remind<br>>> folks<br>>> that those in the crosswalk have the right of way. I feel like our poor<br>>> pedestrians in this area are often at risk, and would love to see measures<br>>> to address that)<br>><br>> This is a great suggestion,
Kathy. I would also like to see that.<br>><br>> Queensbury is really difficult to cross, both to get from my<br>> neighborhood (Sheridan east of the RR tracks) to the Town Center<br>> Market, and also to get to Route 1 (and the Rite Aid).<br>><br>> Maybe a cross walk that crossed W Beale Circle (at the intersection<br>> with Queensbury) would help people like Sue and Audrey feel more safe<br>> when they are trying to get to those businesses (e.g., Calvert House,<br>> Lynn Animal Hospital, the dentist, and the bank). That intersection<br>> *is* pretty bad.<br>><br>> We used to have a traffic committee. I'm wondering if it should be<br>> resurrected. These issues have a very real impact on the quality of<br>> life for our town residents.<br>><br>> -Sarah<br><br>......................................................................................................................<br>Sarah Wayland | <a
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