[Chat] [CVCA] CVCA Public Meeting on 28th Street Problems and Solutions

[Christine Gray]

Well, I hope for the sake of those who dare either to cross or to drive
legally through the light headed south down Saint Paul at 28th that
something is done about the hundreds of vehicles that run the red light
every week.

I have seen people, dogs, and strollers nearly blown away by speedsters
going through that light.

I am obviously not even mentioning the many cars that have nearly been hit
as they legally proceed on the green light!

Christine Gray 

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Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 8:27 PM
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Subject: [CVCA] CVCA Public Meeting on 28th Street Problems and Solutions


CVCA Public Meeting on 28th Street Problems and Solutions

As you are no doubt aware, on June 5 an alleged road rage incident
occurred during which a cab driver, who was traveling east on 28th
Street with a passenger, was shot at the intersection of Maryland and
28th by a passing motorist.  Because this was the last straw in a long
list of traffic accidents and dangerous conditions endured by
residents along 28th Street for many decades (and they are getting
worse every year), on behalf of Westside Neighbors I asked Dana Moore
to have the CVCA sponsor a special meeting with City Transportation
Department Officials, Northern District Police, Belinda Conaway and
Mary Pat Clarke to discuss possible solutions to this problem.
Surrounding neighborhood association presidents and their members will
also be invited to participate. I wanted to have the meeting quickly
so that the memory of what happened is fresh in everyone's memory
because I believe it is symptomatic of a larger problem with traffic
on 28th Street.

The meeting date has been set for Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at 7:30
p.m. at Sts Philip and James Catholic Church at 29th and Charles
Streets.  Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend this
important meeting.  The official notice of the meeting is below.
Please share the information with your neighbors and other email
groups that you participate in.

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Notice of June 27, 2007 Public Meeting


Dear CVCA Members and Friends:


On Wednesday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m., the Charles Village Civic
Association will host a
discussion of possible solutions for problems caused residents by the
increased speed of cars
and aggressiveness of drivers traveling east on 28th Street from the
Jones Falls Expressway
and all points West. Special guests will be representatives of the
City's Department of
Transportation and Northern District Police Department, and City
Council Persons, Belinda
Conaway and Mary Pat Clarke.

The public is invited to attend.

Problems and possible solutions to be discussed:

1. Steps to be taken to reduce speed and aggressiveness of drivers;
2. Negative impact on quality of life of traffic light
synchronization, which promotes
speeding from the Jones Falls to Greenmount;
3. Absence of speed limit signs and the absence of traffic
enforcement;
4. Failure to enforce weight restrictions for truck traffic coming off
the Jones Falls east onto
28th to Charles Street and beyond;
5. Missing "Walk/Don't Walk" signs in some directions at
intersections,
6. Failure of drivers to give right of way to pedestrians at
intersections before making rights
on red, the need for longer delays between light changes, etc;
7. Viability of intersection cameras to catch aggressive drivers and
red light runners;
8. Use of alleys by non-resident drivers as thoroughfares;
9. Viability of speed bumps in alleys and elsewhere;
10. Post-Construction safety issues, e.g. missing streetlights not
replaced after calling 311;
11. Improving pedestrian safety, in general.

We hope this will be an interesting, enlightening, informative and
important meeting for all
Charles Village.  Hope to see you there!

        Best,


        Dana Moore


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