+ Current List of New Haven Safe Streets Petition supporters: http://www.newhavensafestreets.org/2008/06/updated-list-of-petition-sponsors-and.html
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OCTOBER 2009 NEWSLETTER
New Haven Safe Streets Coalition:
Here are a few items that may be of interest.
+ Route 34 / Frontage Road Pedestrian Crossings at Yale Medical Area
Information about your experience crossing these roads would be most helpful. If you feel that pedestrian signals and other improvements are needed at the crossings on Route 34, please add your comments and votes on the site listed below. Comments are being compiled for city, state and other officials responsible for this area -- even though over 2,700 individual residents have petitioned for specific solutions here since 2006, the area is still widely known as a "death trap":
http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/23.html
+ State Legislation: Connecticut Livable Streets
Following the passage of several laws last year in Hartford, the Connecticut Livable Streets Campaign is once again working with partners to coordinate livable streets legislation at the state level. Possible legislation this year includes stricter penalties for driving while text messaging (refer to http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/technology/series/driven_to_distraction/index.html ). If you are interested in helping with the campaign in any way, please contact the steering committee at ctlivablestreets [at] gmail.com.
+ Local Legislation: Complete Streets
Modeled after similar work in many other cities, New Haven's Complete Streets Committee (created by unanimous vote of the Board of Aldermen in October 2008) continues to work on a completely new design manual for local streets. According to the committee, their draft guidelines should be available for public comment in the near future.
+ ECC Bike to Work Breakfast, sponsored by Yale New Haven Hospital and Blue State Cafe, Friday, October 16, 730AM-930AM.
Join Elm City Cycling outside New Haven City Hall, Church Street across from the Green for this year’s last bike-to-work breakfast. Free.
+ Bike Lane to Fair Haven
Weigh in with your thoughts on a potential new route: http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/8658.html
+ Selected Intersection Safety Issues (sorry, we could only pick a few!). Please add your comments and votes for particular solutions.
Olive and Grand: Pedestrian Crossing Needed http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/8730
Lincoln and Trumbull: Dangerous Intersection http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/246
East and State: Enormous Expanse of Asphalt http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/8498
Audubon and Whitney: No Pedestrian Crosswalk & Speeding Traffic http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/6884
Temple and Wall: No Pedestrian Sign & Speeding Traffic http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/7485
Pine and Front: Crosswalk Needed http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/5439
Quinnipiac and Grand: Red Light Violations http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/663
Whalley and West Rock: Red Light Violations & Speeding http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/1168
+ CONTACTS AND PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS
For previous updates, visit http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/new-haven-safe-streets-coalition/project-home
* New Haven Safe Streets Coalition: newhavensafestreets (at) gmail.com, 203 500 7059, http://www.newhavensafestreets.org/
* CT Livable Streets Campaign: http://www.ctlivablestreets.org/
* City of New Haven Transportation, Traffic & Parking Department: 946 8078
* City of New Haven Traffic Safety Hotline: trafficsafety (at) newhavenct.net, 946 6956
* New Haven Board of Aldermen: http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/aldermen/index.asp (look up your alderperson here)
* SeeClickFix (please report nonemergency issues such as potholes and dangerous public space conditions here): http://www.seeclickfix.com/