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

Wed Jun 20 16:59:55 EDT 2007

#1 is great.  i travel bellona and always have to be careful ar'd these 
islands. may even be better than speed bumps.
judy

On Jun 18, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Michael P Callan wrote:

> I have some ideas:
>
> 1). On Belona Ave, they put cone-like obstacles in the middle of the 
> lanes of the street, and put up a un-manned speed meter.  We can do 
> that..right away... by hand if we have to....
>
> 2) Lets get rid of these one-way streets.  Calvert is a high-way with 
> people flying by at 60 mph+.  If these streets are two-way, no more 
> high way...
>     People in this city are loosing their privilege of having nice 
> traffic flow, by speeding they way they do.. It is more than 75% of 
> the drivers.  Try driving 30 mph on any street in Charles village, and 
> you will have someone tailgating you towards a red light.
>
> 3) Enforcement:  Wouldn't you get rid of some of the criminals, who 
> are doing senseless violence, by getting them while they are speeding, 
> and driving with guns and driving stolen vehicles? All they have to do 
> is stay on 28th, 29th, Calvert, St. Paul, etc.. you would have to be 
> blind not to see a speeder.. Think of all the money they would get 
> from those speeding tickets...
>
> 4) We need to CALL, CALL and CALL 911.  Does 311 even work ?  Most 
> places I've been work with number of calls ..
>
>
> Christine Gray <langwidge at erols.com> wrote:
>> 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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CVCABaltimore at googlegroups.com 
>> [mailto:CVCABaltimore at googlegroups.com]
>> On Behalf Of Charles Village Civic Association
>> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 8:27 PM
>> To: Charles Village Civic Association
>> 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.
>>
>> ******
>>
>> 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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