Although a problem at Hancock Street, Lexington traffic and parking patterns would benefit from a safety efficiency evaluation
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Faith Baum
11 years ago
Although a problem at Hancock Street, Lexington traffic and parking patterns would benefit from a safety efficiency evaluation
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Erica Downs
11 years ago
I'm currently in Mexico, where they use speed bumps every 25 yards or so, very effectively. Why not add speed bumps to keep the speed down. Less expensive than a study or a light, less disruptive than a stop sign.
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Erica Downs
11 years ago
I'm currently in Mexico, where they use speed bumps every 25 yards or so, very effectively. Why not add speed bumps to keep the speed down. Less expensive than a study or a light, less disruptive than a stop sign.
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Erica Downs
11 years ago
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I'm currently in Mexico, where they use speed bumps every 25 yards or so, very effectively. Why not add speed bumps to keep the speed down. Less expensive than a study or a light, less disruptive than a stop sign.
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Al Montgomery
11 years ago
The major traffic flow seems to be Adams to downtown on Hancock and also the reverse flow. A stop sign at the "minor" street segment approach should be the first order. But then the other side (Hancock northbound) needs a stop sign, too.
In dealing with the safety committee, I've observed that the engineers use a state manual that does not want to inconvenience the motoring traffic without cause. They want warrants for a stop sign, because these signs will be impediments to traffic flow. However, traffic today is not like forty years ago and some inconvenience to through traffic needs to be added for the greater safety of autos and pedestrians at that intersection.
My observation is that most drivers obey stop signs even without enforcement measures.
So we ought to petition an addition of stop signs because they are cost-effective unless the traffic experts can prove these are not warranted. Incidentally, incidents of crashes and close calls tend to show something is warranted.
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Paul Pemsler
11 years ago
The traffic situation at Adams and Hancock is, indeed, deplorable and needs to be rectified as quickly as possible. I’d also like to point out another extremely dangerous intersection: Meriam Street and Mass Avenue. Here, autos attempting to enter Mass Ave from Meriam St. are confronted with as many hazards as are found in a video game: illegal “temporary” parking by merchant delivery trucks on Meriam St. near the corner requiring cars to swing into the left lane to pass them, while other cars may be entering that lane turning right from Mass Ave; trucks and large SUV’s parked in front of the old Verizon store causing nearly blind left turns onto Mass Ave to be like “Hail Mary” passes; right turns onto Mass Ave that require drivers to be looking left, only to find someone hurrying onto the crosswalk directly in front of them; after turning right onto Mass Ave, needing to dart between cars to get into the left lane to continue on Mass Ave toward Lincoln St. All in all, a turn from hell.
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Paul Pemsler
11 years ago
The traffic situation at Adams and Hancock is, indeed, deplorable and needs to be rectified as quickly as possible. I’d also like to point out another extremely dangerous intersection: Meriam Street and Mass Avenue. Here, autos attempting to enter Mass Ave from Meriam St. are confronted with as many hazards as are found in a video game: illegal “temporary” parking by merchant delivery trucks on Meriam St. near the corner requiring cars to swing into the left lane to pass them, while other cars may be entering that lane turning right from Mass Ave; trucks and large SUV’s parked in front of the old Verizon store causing nearly blind left turns onto Mass Ave to be like “Hail Mary” passes; right turns onto Mass Ave that require drivers to be looking left, only to find someone hurrying onto the crosswalk directly in front of them; after turning right onto Mass Ave, needing to dart between cars to get into the left lane to continue on Mass Ave toward Lincoln St. All in all, a turn from hell.
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alice meade
11 years ago
alice meade
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alice meade
11 years ago
alice meade
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alice meade
11 years ago
I asked them to put a Stop sign at Meriam and Hayes and they said they don't believe in 3 or 4 way stops.
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alice meade
11 years ago
Yes, I went before the Traffic Safety commission in the fall to ask about traffic calming measures for Meriam St. between Adams St. and York St. I wish they would give us the type of small speed bumps that they recently put on Shade St. These are great. They got back to me and said they would not. I wish they would put these in more places around Lexington where cars regularly speed.
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Gosia Matusik
11 years ago
7 Holmes Road
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Gosia Matusik
11 years ago
7 Holmes Road
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Walter Gillett
11 years ago
103 Cedar St
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Walter Gillett
11 years ago
103 Cedar St
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Mark Mcconnell
11 years ago
It would be inexpensive to add two more stop signs there and make it a three way stop.
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Mark Mcconnell
11 years ago
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The number of new businesses in the Burlington Mall area has only increased the traffic in Lexington, especially the Adams and Hancock street area. What can the town do to prevent the congestion caused by this?
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Louis Postel
· petition starter
11 years ago
How did the truck-ban come about? I'm just curious. How it began and how/why it ended.
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Julie Callahan
11 years ago
The crosswalk on Hancock Street, right before you enter Adams, might as well not be there for most commuters- we have had some near misses with people flying down Hancock Street and not stopping for children in the cross walk. If the island intersection slowed the cars down more, with a light or more traffic signs, maybe it would make both Adams and Hancock safer to be a pedestrian, and driver at times.
Although a problem at Hancock Street, Lexington traffic and parking patterns would benefit from a safety efficiency evaluation
Although a problem at Hancock Street, Lexington traffic and parking patterns would benefit from a safety efficiency evaluation
I'm currently in Mexico, where they use speed bumps every 25 yards or so, very effectively. Why not add speed bumps to keep the speed down. Less expensive than a study or a light, less disruptive than a stop sign.
I'm currently in Mexico, where they use speed bumps every 25 yards or so, very effectively. Why not add speed bumps to keep the speed down. Less expensive than a study or a light, less disruptive than a stop sign.
I'm currently in Mexico, where they use speed bumps every 25 yards or so, very effectively. Why not add speed bumps to keep the speed down. Less expensive than a study or a light, less disruptive than a stop sign.
The major traffic flow seems to be Adams to downtown on Hancock and also the reverse flow. A stop sign at the "minor" street segment approach should be the first order. But then the other side (Hancock northbound) needs a stop sign, too. In dealing with the safety committee, I've observed that the engineers use a state manual that does not want to inconvenience the motoring traffic without cause. They want warrants for a stop sign, because these signs will be impediments to traffic flow. However, traffic today is not like forty years ago and some inconvenience to through traffic needs to be added for the greater safety of autos and pedestrians at that intersection. My observation is that most drivers obey stop signs even without enforcement measures. So we ought to petition an addition of stop signs because they are cost-effective unless the traffic experts can prove these are not warranted. Incidentally, incidents of crashes and close calls tend to show something is warranted.
The traffic situation at Adams and Hancock is, indeed, deplorable and needs to be rectified as quickly as possible. I’d also like to point out another extremely dangerous intersection: Meriam Street and Mass Avenue. Here, autos attempting to enter Mass Ave from Meriam St. are confronted with as many hazards as are found in a video game: illegal “temporary” parking by merchant delivery trucks on Meriam St. near the corner requiring cars to swing into the left lane to pass them, while other cars may be entering that lane turning right from Mass Ave; trucks and large SUV’s parked in front of the old Verizon store causing nearly blind left turns onto Mass Ave to be like “Hail Mary” passes; right turns onto Mass Ave that require drivers to be looking left, only to find someone hurrying onto the crosswalk directly in front of them; after turning right onto Mass Ave, needing to dart between cars to get into the left lane to continue on Mass Ave toward Lincoln St. All in all, a turn from hell.
The traffic situation at Adams and Hancock is, indeed, deplorable and needs to be rectified as quickly as possible. I’d also like to point out another extremely dangerous intersection: Meriam Street and Mass Avenue. Here, autos attempting to enter Mass Ave from Meriam St. are confronted with as many hazards as are found in a video game: illegal “temporary” parking by merchant delivery trucks on Meriam St. near the corner requiring cars to swing into the left lane to pass them, while other cars may be entering that lane turning right from Mass Ave; trucks and large SUV’s parked in front of the old Verizon store causing nearly blind left turns onto Mass Ave to be like “Hail Mary” passes; right turns onto Mass Ave that require drivers to be looking left, only to find someone hurrying onto the crosswalk directly in front of them; after turning right onto Mass Ave, needing to dart between cars to get into the left lane to continue on Mass Ave toward Lincoln St. All in all, a turn from hell.
alice meade
alice meade
I asked them to put a Stop sign at Meriam and Hayes and they said they don't believe in 3 or 4 way stops.
Yes, I went before the Traffic Safety commission in the fall to ask about traffic calming measures for Meriam St. between Adams St. and York St. I wish they would give us the type of small speed bumps that they recently put on Shade St. These are great. They got back to me and said they would not. I wish they would put these in more places around Lexington where cars regularly speed.
7 Holmes Road
7 Holmes Road
103 Cedar St
103 Cedar St
It would be inexpensive to add two more stop signs there and make it a three way stop.
The number of new businesses in the Burlington Mall area has only increased the traffic in Lexington, especially the Adams and Hancock street area. What can the town do to prevent the congestion caused by this?
How did the truck-ban come about? I'm just curious. How it began and how/why it ended.
The crosswalk on Hancock Street, right before you enter Adams, might as well not be there for most commuters- we have had some near misses with people flying down Hancock Street and not stopping for children in the cross walk. If the island intersection slowed the cars down more, with a light or more traffic signs, maybe it would make both Adams and Hancock safer to be a pedestrian, and driver at times.