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At the next City Council meeting the council will un-table an ordinance that I sponsored to put stop signs all along Erie Street in order to slow the cut through traffic headed the Holland Tunnel.
The ordinance was tabled last night as the police department and Director of Public Works have expressed that they don't feel slowing the traffic on Erie Street as a cut through is necessary. Personally, I couldn’t disagree with their opinion more and view Erie Street as just a matter of time before someone gets seriously hurt. The traffic moves far too quickly on Erie and it was never intended for its current use as a cut through street for people headed to the Holland Tunnel. If this issue is of interest to you on either side of the discussion, I would urge you to attend the council meeting in two weeks and speak on this ordinance. Sincerely, Steven Fulop Councilman Ward “E”
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I have never heard of a police department opposing a traffic calming measure! "Not needed"!
WHere a stop sign is needed most is on Manilla at 8th street. That junction is dangerous as the parked cars mean it is very difficult to see the traffic speeding along Manilla, you must slowly ease forward in your car until you can see, and then a car will invariably come speeding towards you. Robin.
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These signs are clearly necessary as I mentioned on my site in January. (with photo goodness of cars running down fences, into houses).
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putting in Stop signs will do little to deter people speeding on Erie. Rubber speed bumps (and I don't care what you say DPW they do it in Hoboken and it works fine) would be better and couple that with some g*d damn enforcement for a prolonged period and you might see a change. Bump out the curbs at the intersections and add speed bumps if you are serious about slowing the Erie Street madness.
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Couple additional points per the posts.
Yes there are other intersections in downtown, (such as on Manilla) that have similar situations but we are hoping to start on Erie as that is probably the larger concern. Speed bumps - this has been an issue on multiple fronts for the city as we have asked our Dept of Public Works which adamantly opposes them. Firstly, there is a liability issue that the DOT has explained. Our office has had conversations with the traffic dept in Hoboken and truthfully they have been fortunate up till now which they acknowledge. Secondly, speed bumps are problematic in a historic neighborhood where the vibrations can damage some of the older housing. Finally, most people who want speed bumps don’t want them in front of their houses because of the sound. Steven Fulop
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I strongly agree some form of speed deterrent needs to be put in place on Erie. I would like to see the police statistics of car accidents and their severity on Erie versus other areas of downtown.
In the short term, put in those Speed Tracking contraptions and start ticketing these speed demons! When is the next council meeting?
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I'd like to see some enforcement of the parking rules near crosswalks and intersections, Erie St and 1st, Bay, and 7th are particularly bad, wioth most of the offenders being policemen (private cars). The curb cuts seem to be the best option.
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What is the difference between Bloomfield Ave in Hoboken and Erie Street? Same kind of problems and brownstones and residents who would complain about noise, yet they have rubber speed bumps. DOT talks about liabilty? Check out the rest of the roads in town with their own reverse speed bumps - potholes. Let me get it straight ... let the roads fall apart and it is not a liability issue, but actually attempt to exert some control over speeders and it is a liability issue? The rubber speed bumps in Hoboken have been there for years. It is a crock that JC refuses to entertain the idea. Rubber speed bumps causing noise? Are you kidding me? I lived in Paulus Hook while they were doing "dynamic compaction" to prepare a construction site. I watched as things fell off of shelves and plaster cracked in my rental building (brownstone). The city sent out someone to measure the vibration and determined that it was not sufficient to stop the project or cause serious damage. Dropping a 40 ton weight to pound the ground does not cause a problem but a 2 ton car going over a rubber speed bump will be problematic? I appreciate your efforts Mr. Fulop, but I don't think even you are buying the crap that DOT is selling.
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I'd like to see something also done to slow traffic racing up and down the hill on Newark Avenue - maybe a few of these signs would help but with them the police/ traffic cops need to issue many tickets for running red lights.
![Open in new window](javascript:CaricaFoto("http://www.palosverdes.com/rpv/citycouncil/agendas/2004_Agendas/MeetingDate-2004-12-21/Image197.gif");) I do support all measures to slow or limit cars and buses cutting through all downtown streets to get to the Holland Tunnel but I think it must to be done in such a way so as not to just push the traffic just onto other streets downtown. I think making Newark Avenue into a one way street from Brunswick on would go a long way to helping the Hamilton Park Area.
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Yes to more stop signs!
Thank you Steve. Could we also post stop signs ( similar to those on Monmouth) by the pedestrian crosswalks on Marin near the Newport Mall entrances (9th and 10th Sts.)? You take your life in your hands when you try to use the pedestrian crossings.
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Damn you, Steven! I rescind my nomination for your mayorship!
Just kidding, but this is seriously a bad idea. This is a local, secret, efficient path out of Jersey City. Consider those of us who need to get places outside of JC. You'd be making us stop and go for a half mile or so. That's SO inefficient and bad for everyone. It's bad for mileage. It's bad for brakes. It's bad for noise. It's bad for time. It's bad for exhaust fumes. It's bad for asthma. It's bad for pedestrians. It's bad for everyone stopping and going suddenly and increasing the risk of accidents. The answer is not stop-signs. If you want to improve pedestrian safety, there are a myriad of better ways: - Pedestrian activated stoplights - Pylons or extended curbs to prevent parking on the corners and improving pedestrian visibility. - Additional street markings demanding the right of way to pedestrians - proper speed and yield enforcement by the JCPD - speed cameras and radar - and many other things But NOT stop signs. You're thinking like it's 1908, not 2008. There are MUCH better solutions that don't turn it into ten blocks of stop-n-go traffic.
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most people believe (based on an unscientific survey done by DCNA a few years ago) that the #1 and 2 problems are speeding and poor visability due to vehicles parked at the corners.
best solution is as said below, bump outs to physically prevent vehicles from parking too close to intersections and visually narrowing the street to slow traffic (also reduces crossing distance for pedestrians). They need to be low to the street to not imped large emergency vehicles. Since costly, intersections could be stripped. I have found that the bricked cross walks at Erie and 8th, 9th and 10th, slow traffic and encourage vehicles to actually stop at the signs. I also have problems with speed bumps for said reasons. An alternative to speed bumps are raised cross walks or intesections which are more gradual. The councilman's initiative is a good start and probably least costly. I would add not only to repaint the no parking zones on curbs by intersections, but also stripe the no parking on the street. ah Hoboken, remember when there were no stop signs at most intersections, one proceeded on faith only and visibility at corners is still horrible.... If you want to speak at the next council meeting on this, since the ordinance was tabled after the public speaking on the ordinances was concluded, you need to contact the City Clerks office and sign up in advance to speak during the public speaking portion of the next meeting. I believe the council will agree on this ordinance, but the problem will be with the Dept. of Engineering which has pretty much objected to all traffic calming measures in the past. Quote:
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I also agree with no additional stop signs on Erie.
My proposal: 1) To stop speeding, setup routine speed traps on Erie. The city makes money and people will learn not to speed. We have existing laws to deal with this issue. 2) To deal with people wanting to cross or merge onto erie: Paint parking spot grids (as they do in Hoboken) all the way up and down Erie. If you park outside this boundary you will get a hefty ticket and/or a boot/tow. My point is that we have laws on the books to deter behavior, they should be used effectively before adding new signs/laws.
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I couldn't agree more. Stopping at every intersection is ridiculous. I don't condone speeding through downtown, but at the same time I think pedestrians just need to start using the common sense they learned in 1st grade - look both ways before crossing! There is no excuse for the people that just stroll into the street while talking on their cell phones and listening to Ipods and expect the world to stop for them because they are crossing. You wait until the intersection is clear and then cross. I'm tired of dumbing down everything to compensate for people's stupidity.
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You wait until the intersection is clear and then cross. No, this is not how it works. The law says you must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. As you approach a crosswalk you must stop and yield to pedestrians wating to cross. Pedestrians should *not* have to wait for all the cars to pass and then cross. Robin.
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39:4-36. Driver to yield to pedestrian at crosswalk; exceptions; vehicles approaching stopped vehicle from rear; yield of right-of-way by pedestrian The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except at crosswalks when the movement of traffic is being regulated by police officers or traffic control signals, or where otherwise prohibited by municipal, county, or State regulation, and except where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided, but no pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield. Nothing contained herein shall relieve a pedestrian from using due care for his safety.
Whenever any vehicle is stopped to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle. Every pedestrian upon a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. Nothing contained herein shall relieve a driver from the duty to exercise due care for the safety of any pedestrian upon a roadway.
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I appreciate the dialog and it’s a good thing it was posted. I think we would all acknowledge that there are more children in this area than ever before and the simple pedestrians should watch out argument is not a very strong one. Additionally, if we all acknowledge that speeding on Erie (and some of the other streets) as a cut through to the Holland Tunnel is an issue than the question is how to deal with it is the next logical progression with regards to dialog.
Per the suggestions that we have read so far cost is an issue with everything as DanL posted which will likely limit at this point 1) Pedestrian activated stoplights 2) Speed cameras 3) Curb Cuts just for downtown On speed bumps specifically, DPW opposes them, but although it may seem absurd to have this standpoint there are valid reasons why they have this perspective including, liability, snow plows, ambulance routes, and DOT. On the suggestions of additional street markings and enforcement, this is already done by the JCPD and PA with the result of what Erie and Manilla are today. Enforcement is one part of this but deterring the use for speeding to the Holland Tunnel in place of using Marin as intended is another. If there are suggestions here that you have that are realistic from a cost standpoint and achieve the desired result I am certainly open to it thus the posting however, without those types of suggestions this may likely settle with stop signs on some corners or maybe all. The number of e-mails, messages, feedback from the community groups, and complaints on this issue would lead me say that action should be taken thus the ordinance. My perspective is solely that there is a practicality of the cost of a solution coupled with the reality of the speed/use of these streets today that needs to be addressed. Steve
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I understand yielding to peds in a crosswalk. I'm looking at it from a pedestrian's point of view. Just because a crosswalk is there doesn't mean you should just walk into the street with your head down (which happens all the time). Let's say the oncoming car is only a foot or two from entering the crosswalk, it doesn't matter how fast or slow they are going, they will not be able to stop in time. The law is not going to save you here. This is when common sense comes into play. Besides, how many people don't even bother to use the crosswalk...fines should be issued for jaywalking.
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Steve please ignore DPW, I really believe their reasons are a load of kakka. 1, if their was a liability issue then there would have been a class action law suit YEARS ago against some municipality that installed them. 2, there are thousands of cities across the north east that have speed bumps but no plow issues and 3, how much would time would really be lost by an ambulance that slowed down slightly for a bump? I mean really! oh and by the way, I want to see a stop sign on Monmouth and Pavonia to stop the traffic on Monmouth going towards Hoboken. I had to wait for almost a dozen cars before I was able to cross the other day while walking down Pavonia towards Brunswick. Not one f'in driver would let me cross despite the sign instructing them to yield for pedestrians. 
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I just called Robert Byrne, City Clerks Office to speak and others should call this number to do the same for the next council meeting, Wed, April 9 @ 6PM. Office of the City Clerk 280 Grove Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 Telephone: (201) 547-5150 Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Robert Byrne, RMC, City Clerk Sean J. Gallagher, RMC, Deputy City Clerk Tolonda S. Griffin-Ross, Deputy City Clerk "Members of the public wishing to speak are advised to contact the City Clerk prior to the meeting." Due to the ongoing renovation of the Council chambers, all Council Meetings through June 11, 2008 will be held at the Frank R. Conwell Middle School (School #4), Theater/Auditorium, 107 Bright Street, between Jersey Ave & Varick St. Entrance through iron gates on left side, through glass doors and theater is on your left opposite the information desk.
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One easy thing to do is change the traffic light change pattern on erie and 6th. Right now it caters to erie street traffic.
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Regarding vehicular traffic on Erie: I would be more inclined to travel north on Marin Blvd, instead of Erie to eventually turn left onto Rte 1/9, NJT extension to head west. Marin is a closer approach for me living downtown.
The reason I opt for Erie is that I have a slightly better chance of being succesful passing through the intersection by the east bound traffic, Holland Tunnel entrance. The Port Authority police are very lax ticketing drivers who "block the box". Turning right onto Erie Street and driving down it is a bit treacherous, too. I attribute such to cars parking right up to the end of the curb and on frequent occasions enroaching the intersection. It creates a huge blind spot for both pedestrians and cautious drivers. The JC Police should be enforcing the local speed limit and the NJ Parking Authority should be enforcing the NJ MV code which does not permit parking within x feet (10/15/25?) from an intersection.
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Can't these systems be self-supporting? Through greater targeted automated enforcement, we can increase the violations revenue long enough to pay for state of the art intersections. No? Increase the fines to pay for safety measures and demand vehicular compliance! And just because the city can't afford to install systems like this everywhere yet, doesn't mean we shouldn't start here. As some of the last streets heading into the tunnel, these are some of the most vital and most dangerous. Like "LifeOfRiley" says, people use Erie for a reason. Marin is ridiculous. That's where the tourists drive. Fix the traffic patterns there before you try to divert more into it. Also, thank you for engaging in this constructive discussion. Please don't take any negative comments personally. It's the internet, after all.
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The reason I opt for Erie is that I have a slightly better chance of being succesful passing through the intersection by the east bound traffic, Holland Tunnel entrance. The Port Authority police are very lax ticketing drivers who "block the box". I agree, the intersection of Marin and 12th is a mess, cars continually block the box and people turn right in the straight lane when they are not supposed to. I use Erie to avoid this intersection. If costs are an issue and there is a high % of people breaking the law on Erie why doesn't further enforcement take care of both problems? The city gains money from speeding and parking tickets and residents feel comfortable with the prevention and the visual display of enforcement. Also, I agree that speed bumps do cause issues with old homes. My old place rattles badly if trucks pass over small pot holes. I can't imagine how bad it would be if they went over large bumps. Either way, I appreciate the effort Mr Fulop.
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I still think its fastest to head down Jersey Ave and loop around Hamilton Park then to head straight down Erie.
In terms of addressing the speeding and the resulting vehicle accidents, I think the best combination is sidewalk bulb outs and crosswalks that are raised or textured. Speed bumps are annoying to drive over. That said, the cheapest solution is probably the installation of a few stop signs.
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Stops signs are fine, but they don't address the real problem: not being able to see the speeding cars coming because illegally parked cars are blocking your view.
I live in the Erie Street danger zone: between 1st and 2nd. 10 or so days ago, there was an accident at 1st and Erie. Clearly, a car coming east on 1st hadn't seen the car going north, and they collided. The view of the car traveling on 1st street was blocked by illegally parked cars, both on 1st and on Erie. The police officer at the scene, however, didn't bother to ticket the illegally parked cars that contributed to the accident. Until the police realize what's causing these accidents, and do something about, stops signs will only do so much.
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There is no question in my mind, that the cars illegally parked were owned by policemen, thats why no tickets were issued. This area is notorious for this type of abuse by the police, they are not held to the same standard as you or me. I hope the people involved in the accident took pictures of those parked cars and followed through by holding the offenders accountable for their actions.
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Since minutes of all Council Meeting are recorded and transcribed, could you please provide us with this particular portion of the meeting? Were other alternatives and suggestions given by the JCPD, Traffic engineering and/or Public works? It would be helpful to know both sides of this issue and why they raised objections.
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Is it a council person's place to be transcribing and posting meeting minutes on a website? (which, by the way, is way more than we would ever *think* of asking our other hard-working council members to do... if they even maintained a presence on community websites like this in the first place - which they don't).
But in any event, Steve, don't take the bait and just paraphrase the opposing views, because the haters will accuse you of misrepresenting - it's a trap.... Another idea would be to attend the council meeting yourself and hear discussion on the issue for yourself if it affects you (as Fulop is urging) - because I'm sure our proactive Public Works Dept. has been hard at work on the issue all along and has some well thought-out alternative plans in place to offer. Yep. And the JCPD probably has some good ideas to make Erie St. (which they drive and park on everyday) slower too.
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Meeting minutes are a matter of public record and should be available for viewing from the city clerks office, or alternatively, copies are available through the Open Public Records Act.
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There wasn't much debate or information provided on that ordinance. It was a light agenda, and it is seems that this and other ordinances were not discussed at the Monday caucus meeting. Mariano Vega suggested that they table it to get the opinion from Traffic Engineering. Don't expect Traffic engineering to be of much help, since they are part of Public Works (on record as opposing slowing traffic on Erie) so their assessment won't come as a big surprise. My opinion - I'm not yet convinced that the stop signs are a good idea. There IS a problem, and the ordinance appears to make sense and I appreciate Fulop's efforts, but if Erie traffic is slowed down the problem may shift to other streets. What we could really use is the unbiased opinion from a private Traffic Engineer.
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Basically, I live near this and don't want it in front of my apartment. It's awful; it's an eyesore. Put a stop sign up but not something so large it's meant for a highway. It's ridiculous.
Whom should I contact to lodge a complaint about this? Police? The city?
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We used to live on Erie Street and speeding is a huge problem... People don't respect pedestrian crosswalks - in fact, I swear some jerks would speed up when they saw me crossing - and zoom through at high speeds like it's a big freeway or something. Yes, please, stop signs - it's a start and I feel for my former neighbors, it's just dangerous there...
Incidentally, we used to see at least one accident every couple of weeks or so at the intersection of Second and Erie, usually on Sundays when people left St. Mary's church. The car on Second would inch forward and then the car on Erie wouldn't have enough time because it was going 45 miles an hour or what have you. Maybe someone more versed on City Hall issues could also post council members' email addresses for those of us who can't be at the meeting due to work and other commitments? I'd like to express my support.
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Go to the jc city website for their email addresses: http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/
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looks like someone might be being spiteful...
the large speed sign trailer was placed on the sidewalk, not the street, literally in front of someone's (the poster below's window). I called the Police non-emergency #201.547.5477 and asked for it to be moved into the street. You can do the same. Quote:
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Dan, the same thing happened on Cole St. it was put on the sidewalk because all the street spaces were taken up by the cars and the day of street cleaning they moved it onto the street because all the cars were moved for the sweeper.
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I live near the Fourth and Erie intersection and my parked car was struck after an accident in the intersection - this accident most likely would never have happened if cars weren't able to fly down Erie as they currently do. My car was nearly totalled and two other parked vehicles were also significantly damaged.
As far as speed bumps or stop signs causing an increase in pollution: consider the paint fumes/pollution generated by the body shops that repair all of the damaged vehicles in accidents caused along this stretch of Erie. Also, consider the added trips and extra pollution because of all the insurance claims adjusters that had to visit the damaged vehicles (my insurance company's adjuster had to visit my car in the polluting body shop at least 3 times!). Erie Street should not be a thruway for people to access the Holland Tunnel. I would welcome stop signs or speed bumps along Erie!
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I agree. In the roughly 3 years I've been living near the corner of Erie and Fourth I've seen more than a handful of accidents. It's absurd. Stop signs at intersections seem to make total sense, but gigantic, orange radar signs placed in front of people's homes (signs placed without anyone's consent) are complete rubbish. It's a neighborhood, not a highway median. Put up stop signs but get rid of the ugly ass freeway blinking lights.
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For years now, I have been complaining about pedestrian safety in the downtown area, and nothing has been done at all to improve it. I've called the police about it a few times too. It's solution is long overdue and needs to be taken seriously by the police and the city as our streets are getting more and more overwhelmed with cars, not only due to over-development, but due to motorists cutting through downtown to get to the Holland Tunnel. JC needs to be as vigilant about this matter as Hoboken is - its not that hard for us to adopt their model, and we residents deserve that level of enforcement and safety.
Let me elaborate on what I speak of. Each day when I try to cross Jersey Ave. at Wayne street on my way to/ from the work, I am usually faced with one or several of these things, and I am not exaggerating. One or more of these things happens like 80% of the time I cross that street: - drivers speeding up and blowing through the cross walk that I am in, often on their cell phone. - drivers yelling at me and cursing me out for crossing the street in the cross walk, even through I have the right away. This happens A LOT! - drivers not stopping at all for pedestrians - drivers SWERVING to miss me in the cross walk, so that they can keep driving on, often too fast - Buses not yielding for pedestrians!! - Drivers running stop signs, endangering pedestrians This particular intersection (Jersey & Wayne St.) is a problem because people RACE through it to make the stop light. its becoming quite a speedway of downtown as drivers exit the turnpike at Grand st. to take a shortcut through downtown to the Holland Tunnel. But I have seen such patterns at other cross walks in our downtown area (Erie St. is a good example and also merits attention) I am tired of feeling like I cannot cross a street safely, or without being harassed. We need to push for more pedestrian signage (like Hoboken has literally IN EVERY crosswalk), flashing lights at big intersections or more stop signs (Jersey Ave. is prime for this - its becoming a speedway as cars race to the Holland Tunnel), REFLECTIVE PAINT used to re-paint all crosswalks, which are all in dire need of re-paining anyhow. And even greater - how about some police enforcement of speeding on both Erie & Jersey?? Heck - posting a cop at the corner of Jersey & Wayne may even help create a better presence re: the known drug problem over there. Win win! Its seems that at the very least the re-painting of crosswalks with reflective paint, adding a few more stop signs and pedestrian signs (in the middle of the crosswalks like in Hoboken, for our larger crossings) would be the first step and not a difficult one to enact. Thanks for your attention to this matter, Steve.
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Ever see World According to Garp? Remember when Garp chases down the truck that whips through his hood? I'm the non-violent equivalent in VVP, particularly the corner of York and Barrow, which is essentially a blind corner from both approaching directions. At least once a day I am asking a car to slow down or making "slow down" signs with my hands. Or worse, shouting out to a parent and kid or a person and dog to watch out. The cars literally fly through that intersection. Once two crashed and one went flying into my building. True story!
Anyway, now we have a Speed Limit tracker sign thingy on that corner. You know, the portable trailer one that tells you how fast you are going? It's been there about a week now. The best part is, it's not plugged in. Be careful out there.
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+1! So far, I’ve been hit (actually more like bumped) by cars twice in crosswalks on Jersey Ave in situations where motorists should clearly yield to pedestrians. In addition to speeders, I’d also urge police enforce a full four-wheel-stop at Stop signs and red lights by ticketing those who don’t. Finally, a call for police involvement that everyone can agree makes some sense!
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Looks like they are moving the electronic sign to second street. Its really working, drivers are now only doing 40 instead of 60.
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so, you agree with my comments ..... thank you for editing them down .....
the city has just initiated a city-wide traffic circulation study that will cover these type of issues. via your neighborhood association - get involved - the study provides for a Stakeholder group - make sure you are represented. info on the study - Civic JC e-Newsletter February 2008 calling the police is not enough.... my two cents... Quote:
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Question for Councilman Fulop: Could a City ordinance be introduced which would authorize the Police to tow vehicles that are parked on corners and deemed to be a sight obstruction to vehicle traffic?
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Not for nothing but in regards to that flashing sign they always put up, isn't that what speed limit signs are for? Enough of alerting speeders that they might get a ticket and how about actually writing some. I have lived downtown for 20 years and have seen about 6 to 8 actual traffic stops by the police in 20 YEARS! As for the residents who live along Erie St. be careful about demanding speed bumps. They will literally shake your homes. Also, lots of stop signs will vastly increase noise as cars slow down and speed up. (Stand near a stop sign for a few minutes and you will see what I mean) Plain and simply the Cops should enforce the traffic laws and stop the speeders! How is that for a novel idea! And as I and others have stated numerous times perhaps those traffic stops will uncover some folks with outstanding warrants, drugs or even guns!!! Killing two birds with one stone! It ain't rocket science Fulop, Comey, McDonough, and Healy!!!!
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I agree that we need police enforcement and stop signs on Erie (and on Marin near the crosswalks) .
It is really scary trying to walk/drive on Erie, not to mention trying to cross Marin to Newport Mall. An old thread that covers the same points.
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I feel weird saying this, but you're RIGHT, vig.
There was this neighborhood near where I grew up where the cops funded their entire department on speeding tickets. If you went more than 4 miles over the 35mph limit, you'd get pulled over and ticketed. Literally every time you drove past the area you'd see someone pulled over, and it WORKED. Everybody knew that you had to obey the speed limit along that section of road (except for the tourists, at least). People would actually warn friends about it if they were going to come into the area. Of course, most everybody hated the cops for being such jerks, but the road was safe and the police department was nearly self-sufficient. Enforcement works. And so would other, smarter ways. Permanent obstructions like stop signs or speed bumps will only make the road more dangerous for motorists. Do you actually think everyone if going to stop at those signs? People are going to roll right through them, and some pedestrian is going to get killed because they THINK the car will actually obey the stop sign. Lights! Cameras! Action!
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So many people using the argument about cars cutting through various downtown streets to get to the Holland Tunnel. These are public streets. Everyone has the right to use them no matter where they are going. I cut through all kinds of streets in the Heights to get from 1/9 back to downtown. I just don't see how you can single out people driving to the tunnel as poor drivers that are contributing to any potential traffic issues that may exist.
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How about some congestion pricing. Start charging everyone $8.00 to enter jersey city. That'll cut back on the through-traffic.
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that may be so but are you speeding on these side streets and blowing stop signs? that's kinda the whole point here genius
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