I have lived on 43rd Avenue for over 30 years. I would like to share some of the history of the current traffic patterns. Years ago (to accommodate a councilman who lived on 42nd Place) the city closed Queensbury Road at 43rd Avenue during rush hour to keep traffic off 42nd Place and force it up 43rd Avenue. This solution was widely debated and controversial at the time. 42nd Street, a block west of 42nd Place, is wide enough to handle two-way traffic. The current proposal would add even more traffic to this part of the quiet neighborhood, strip the privacy off of five houses, demolish a garage, take over property that is currently used and well-maintained, and eliminate a critical part of the middle school playing field. Instead, traffic should be correctly and sensibly encouraged to drive on Queensbury to 42nd Street as city planners originally intended. Neither Oliver Street nor 43rd Avenue are wide enough for parking plus two lanes of traffic. Traffic should be routed around these narrow roads. The alley should be closed – as was done in Riverdale. This would deter two-way traffic from driving on one-lane residential streets and encourage the use of arteries built for through-traffic. I cannot imagine that any of the people who live on the 10 affected blocks would welcome these widened streets and additional traffic where children are playing and learning to cross roads.
Bart Hipple over 6 years ago on Personally affected by NS6
I agree with Lynn, Carolyn and Camy.
I have lived on 43rd Avenue for over 30 years. I would like to share some of the history of the current traffic patterns. Years ago (to accommodate a councilman who lived on 42nd Place) the city closed Queensbury Road at 43rd Avenue during rush hour to keep traffic off 42nd Place and force it up 43rd Avenue. This solution was widely debated and controversial at the time. 42nd Street, a block west of 42nd Place, is wide enough to handle two-way traffic. The current proposal would add even more traffic to this part of the quiet neighborhood, strip the privacy off of five houses, demolish a garage, take over property that is currently used and well-maintained, and eliminate a critical part of the middle school playing field. Instead, traffic should be correctly and sensibly encouraged to drive on Queensbury to 42nd Street as city planners originally intended. Neither Oliver Street nor 43rd Avenue are wide enough for parking plus two lanes of traffic. Traffic should be routed around these narrow roads. The alley should be closed – as was done in Riverdale. This would deter two-way traffic from driving on one-lane residential streets and encourage the use of arteries built for through-traffic. I cannot imagine that any of the people who live on the 10 affected blocks would welcome these widened streets and additional traffic where children are playing and learning to cross roads.