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It's always mildly annoyed me: the way the cars block line of sight into the parking lot at Nicca's/onto Bishop street here (Esp. the loading trucks for Nicca's. They have loading spots in their parking lot.)
However, when a local officer almost took me out with her car door here yesterday, I decided I was officially fed up. Come on people. Always look before you open your door, and if you are going to park in a bike lane, look twice. If you're going to park in front of a busy parking lot--well, don't. and if you need to make a delivery to a place which has a parking lot, try using the parking lot, instead of parking your big truck directly in front of the parking lot so those of us coming by on bikes can get hit.
23 Commentos
Jessica Johnson (Ospite)
New Haven Safe Streets (Ospite)
I agree that this is a dangerous situation, both for cyclists as well as pedestrians. In addition to the measures you suggested, lowering speed limits and target speeds to about 15 MPH in the area, through traffic calming, could improve safety as well.
There are many young families and elderly people passing through this area and they are all at greater risk when visibility is reduced by careless vehicle operators.
The bike lane should be widened or replaced with sharrows. I would not recommend removing the bike lane altogether. In addition to the lane's traffic calming effect, studies show that drivers give cyclists much more passing room when there is a bike lane, and also that cyclists actually ride significantly farther away from the door zone when a lane is painted. One solution might be removing the double yellow line and making all of Orange Street a low-speed, shared space with suggested dashed bike margins, as per the Netherlands model.
David Streever (Utente registrato)
Not even getting into any of those other issues, Nicca's just needs to get their delivery trucks out of the bike lane, out of the bus stop, and out of the parking lot. Those massive trucks need to stop parking in illegal spots.
If the parking lot is too full, get them to do deliveries at different times. That lot is not full all day.
Martha Smith (Ospite)
Martha Smith (Ospite)
Jeff weaver (Ospite)
David Streever (Utente registrato)
Definitely, Martha. I've only experienced it once or twice myself.
I can attest to Mr. Weaver's excellent bike handling skills. Guy is a pro.
David Streever (Utente registrato)
LCI Citywide Helper (Ufficialità verificata)
David Streever (Utente registrato)
LCI Watcher (Ospite)
David Streever (Utente registrato)
Excellent. Thank you for such a prompt resolution! If Transportation can issue one or two tickets to the drivers who may still not follow the rules, I think it will actually help Nicca's, because it puts some teeth on their request.
If we can identify times we see drivers, can T&P commit to having someone check those times even just a few times?
Thank you so much.
LCI Watcher (Ospite)
I'm not sure if that will be possible, but we will try our best if you provide us with some information about times of violations.
Traffic Enforcemnet officers will be in the area today / Monday!
Also, the owner of Nica's said he thinks that people park here all day long and violate the 2 hour zone. He agrees that enforement is the best option. He said adding parking meters would be a good idea and would create more rapid turn over of parking spots and that violators might think twice about parking all day.
Thank you for watchingthis issue!
Report quality of life issues to LCI at (203) 946-7090!
Transportation Dept. (Ospite)
Ben Berkowitz (Utente registrato)
Resident (Ospite)
David Streever (Utente registrato)
MR (Ospite)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utente registrato)
Based on the above, it sounds like we need to call the city TTP department each time "on call enforcement" is requested.
Is there a number to call during off-hours? What are the best numbers to call if you can't get through?
David Streever (Utente registrato)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Utente registrato)
I agree that's probably a better idea, as long as it is consistent... and Nica's has the best lunch in New Haven.
If I see a TTP staff at Nica's, I'll buy them lunch. They can even post here when they're planning to come ticket.
In the long term, I think something (like a temporary bollard or cone) should be added to the spot so people don't park there. Maybe even just paint, or a larger sign saying that parking there blocks the sightlines. Right now it's not as clear as it could be why you shouldn't park there.
Transportation, Traffic & Parking Dept. (Ospite)
The Dept. will be sending out a Zone Enforcement Officer today to monitor the area in front of Nica's Market and will continue to do so as part of their regular schedule.
Please report any further issues with this location in the future if the problem persists.
Thank you
Riconosciuto Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Utente registrato)