Along this half-mile stretch of North Conduit Avenue, the two traffic light ends are at IS/JHS 202 and 77 Street. Linden Center mall on the south side of Conduit Avenue is a popular destination. Some residents have asked for a safe way to cross at 79 or 80 Street since 2014. Also when heavy trucks … Read more
Currently cars turning off North Conduit could continue up 84 Street non-stop. Cars on Dumont may not cross 84 Street fast enough. Accidents have occurred regularly.
In the last 24 hours, .74″ of rain fell in our area according to Weather Underground. Yet, puddles lower than the sewage drain and potholes are filled with rain water. These pictures are spots between 107 and 109 Avenues taken on October 5th, yet you can find similar problem in many spots throughout South Richmond … Read more
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As cost to rent increases, more families are squeezed together bringing more cars to the street. To free up more space for parking, I propose a car towing unit that focus solely on towing illegally parked cars. Long-term parked cars tend to attract trash dumping common the warehouse off Van Wyck Expressway pictured here.
The Sitting Area 127 CXXVII park has been reconfigured in September. At its tip, it curves out cutting off one service road lane without warning. Cars must merge left. The design is to help cars merging from 58 Road on the other side of the Sitting Area, but the new island creates an even more … Read more
Caldwell Avenue was a two-way street, so it is wide enough to have two rows of cars: the main row for those turning right, and a secondary row for those turning left. Removing two parking spots at the end of the Avenue would encourage drivers to leave more maneuverable space for those turning left.
Traffic volume is high during rush hour. Adding a second traffic light and making feeder roads one-way help, but those improvements beget other problems. One resident said, “pedestrians don’t have a chance (crossing 69 Street safely)”. These blocks should be studied as a group, not fixing it at spots. Tools would include realtime accident reporting … Read more
The two-way street from 111 Street to Richmond Hill High School at 113 Street is too narrow for cars to pass safely. If made one-way, it may solve a quality-of-life evening noise problem in the area.
