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Name: Michelle Schleider on Mar 24, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Chris Schleider on Mar 24, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Alexis Dugon on Mar 24, 2008Comments: The roundabout does not take persons with disabilities into account. Nor can it and still function as a roundabout. This urban setting is inappropriate for it. It's also an abomination to the historic district in which it would be plunked.Flag
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Name: Sherry Eaton on Mar 24, 2008Comments: I feel the roundabout will destroy this historic interesection, I am very much opposed to itFlag
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Name: Dannielle Swart on Mar 24, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Patrick Hart on Mar 24, 2008Comments: Roundabouts are good in certain situations, this is not one of those. Traffic speeds are increased at the expense of foot traffic. The number of people walking around that part of town will diminish past what it already has. This intersection can be condensed into a normal 4 way light, which would increase traffic flow as well as keep pedestrians safe.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 24, 2008Comments: There are too many pedestrians downtown for a roundabout to work well.Flag
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Name: Jane De Hawkhurst on Mar 24, 2008Comments: The money can be better spent to improve other areas of the Court St. or Front St. Gateways. The idea of parking on Court St. must also be eliminated.Flag
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Name: Ron Sall on Mar 25, 2008Comments: please do not put in a round about...will disturb flow of traffic. No proof of better safety than we already have....Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 25, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Katie Lowther on Mar 25, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 25, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Richard Anderson on Mar 25, 2008Comments: Contrary to our efforts here, I suspect the Round About will be installed as planned. That said, it will do little more than initiate added confusion in an already depressed environment leading the remaining flow of humanity to avoid the area. With another street light just a stoneFlag
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Name: Richard Anderson on Mar 25, 2008Comments: Contrary to our efforts here, I suspect the Round About will be installed as planned. That said, it will do little more than initiate added confusion in an already depressed environment leading the remaining flow of humanity to avoid the area. With another street light just a stoneFlag
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Name: Kate DeVoe on Mar 25, 2008Comments: NO ROUNDABOUT! KEEP BINGHAMTON BEAUTIFUL!Flag
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Name: Chas J Browne on Mar 25, 2008Comments: Too small an area for a roundabout. Also, I wouldn't want to see any MORE land and trees removed from the courthouse lawn. This is the central scenic focal point of Binghamton, but it's been poorly treated over the years. Save what's left of it.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 26, 2008Comments: I drive through there all the time. A traffic circle is *NOT* needed. What an insane waste of money! Why not use the money to update the archaic traffic lights that exist throughout much of downtown .. or plant some trees and clean the gum off of the sidewalks and try to make Binghamton more aesthetically pleasing A traffic circle is a waste of money and will not do anything to bring people downtown.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 26, 2008Comments: Forget the roundabout. Rebuild Chenango from Court to Lewis. Rebuild Main from the Arch to Beethoven. Fix the roads that are broken; leave what works alone.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 26, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Patricia J. Raube on Mar 27, 2008Comments: The traffic circle is unnecessary, and will destroy the beauty and integrity of the Court and Chenango Street intersection.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 30, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Dana Brown on Apr 9, 2008Comments: will hurt the downtown business district businessesFlag
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Name: Mark Robinson on Mar 11, 2009Comments: This money could be put to much better use. The construction on this project would drive even more businesses into extinction.Flag
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Name: Jessie James on Mar 11, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Amy Henry on Mar 11, 2009Comments: The roundabout is not necessary in Downtown Binghamton; not only is there not enough traffic to justify the project, but it will also be a detriment to downtown businesses and their employees. It will discourage pedestrians and cyclists from visiting restaurants and shops. This is waste of taxpayer money!Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2009Comments: No round about! Just say no! Get out ryan you suck!Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2009Comments: VOTE GARO! BINGHAMTONS NEW MAYOR! Ryan has to go!Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Tom Mullen on Mar 11, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2009Comments: Goofy idea! Take a look at the mess created by the roundabout in Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, PA ... affectionately known as the "Hayna 500". Simply a disaster in the making.Flag
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Name: Ron Kreb on Mar 11, 2009Comments: Save the money for something more productive. A round-a-bout is something that is not going to attract people. if anything it will discourage people from taking that route. Waste of money!Flag
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Name: Joe Belmont on Mar 11, 2009Comments: It didnt work in JC....What makes them think it will work in downtown Binghamton. Really stupid waste of taxpayers money that could be spent on something more worthwile!Flag
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Name: Daniel Jenkins on Mar 11, 2009Comments: This is a less than stellar idea. You have large trucks that will have to make turns from Court onto Exchange and Chenango Street. This will be a hassle for snow removal. This will slow the response of emergency vehicle and most likely increas accidents because there will not be sufficent room for vehicles to move out of the way. The jug handles on clinton street did not work. We should spend the money for moving the all of the utiliies under the sidewalks. That way when a repair needs to be maid the road surface is not disturbed.Flag
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Name: Timothy White on Mar 11, 2009Comments: In the middle of a "financial crisis" is it really wise to waste millions of dollars on an unnecessary project that has no legitimate reason for taking place Conservatism is the new motto, and constructing this circle is anything but.Flag
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Name: Luca Donzi on Mar 11, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Sue McNerney on Mar 11, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Heather DiRienzo on Mar 11, 2009Comments: What a waste of money!Flag
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Name: Mark Shminderbuth on Mar 11, 2009Comments: what a hunk a piss!!!!Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2009Comments: I have never found that area difficult to drive in. A roundabout is a luxury we cannot afford and I still think local drivers find this approach to traffic more difficult than the present layout. Leave it alone.Flag
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Name: Matthew Card on Mar 11, 2009Comments: That intersection is historic its been there for over 100 years so why screw with it now. Also there so many other things that money can be used for - fix up buildings , create jobs, fix the Infrastructure under the roads which is over 100 years.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2009Comments: Money could go for other things that need to be repaired.Flag
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Name: Margaret Johnston on Mar 11, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Angela on Mar 11, 2009Comments: There is not enough traffic to warrant that kind of expense in downtown Binghamton. While the completed project may be visually appealing, I would so much more appreciate the rest of the streets in Binghamton be brought up to a safe and acceptable condition. I will wait a minute or two at a traffic light or not have something "beautiful" to look at while I drive through that area (which takes all of 2 seconds) but I am not willing to keep dishing out money on repairs to the suspension and alignment of my vehicle due to road conditions in other parts of town. There are too many issues that need addressing before mass amounts of money are spent on something so frivolous.Flag
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Name: Scott Strong on Mar 11, 2009Comments: no go on round a boutFlag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Diane Thompson on Mar 11, 2009Comments: That 1.2 million can create JOBS! Enough saidFlag
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Name: Bill on Mar 11, 2009Comments: spend the money eleswhereFlag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 11, 2009Comments: As a licensed professional in the business of designing pedestrian oriented mixed use developments in the Mid-Atlantic region (I used to live in Binghamton), I consider myself to be an expert on the use of traffic circles. A circle in this area is totally unecessary and actually dangerous to pedestrians. I have to deal with historic circles in a downtown environment everyday. Some are signalized, some are not. This circle will not be. This makes it very dangerous for pedestrians. Vehicles will br traveling into the circle with the driver looking left for oncoming traffic in the circle and proceed without looking into the circle. Pedestrians will be trying to cross from the right, the opposite direction from where the driver is looking. At a signalized circle, the signals have a pedestrian cycle where all traffic is stopped for pedestrians to cross. This circle has the crosswalks well back from the intersection, where drivers are less likey to see pedestrians as they round the corner. Its is almost a mid-block crosswalk, which is always a bad idea. There also are traffic laws here in the Mid-Atlantic where vehicles MUST stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. Not so in NY. When designing high-density developments, circles are used to control traffic speed, but not as a solution to an intersection simply because they are so dangerous for pedestrians. Also, this design lacks the proper space for a proper circle, so the lanes are contorted to fit the traffic pattern, which is the opposite of what should be happening. The traffic pattern dictates the lanes, which is why its better just to leave it as is. It works. Another consideration is bus and truck movements around the circle, and this one seems VERY tight for a large vehicle to maneuver effeciently. No doubt, this is on a bus route. Last, poorly designed circles also can create blind spots. Think about snow piling up in the middle of the circle and on the medians. Very dangerous. Circles need to be very large (DuPont Circle in DC or Columbus Circle in NYC), or very small neighborhood circles to slow traffic, and very carefully designed to create safe pedestrian movement. This design meets none of these criteria.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 12, 2009Comments: ridiculous waste of moneyFlag
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