Not to mention all the children who walk down Philadelphia and cross at
Piney Branch to get to the elementary schools. Even pre-pandemic they cut
the crossing guards down to 1 and got rid of the line on the street that
told drivers to stop before Baltimore when they're waiting at the light at
Philly and Piney Branch.
It's been about 2 years since a group of neighbors who live on or near
Philadelphia Ave. led by Dan, created a petition that got over 100
signatures. This petition prompted the lowered speed limit. SHA also
promised to implement other safety measures that have not come to
fruition. I've brought up that the guard rails on the downhill section of
Philly are in a state of disrepair for over a year and nothing has been
done.
I'm also not sure why the crosswalks are just solid lines and don't have
the diagonal stripes on them which would help them stand out more. That's
the end of my rant :)
Lauren
Philadelphia
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On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 5:40 PM Edward Drozd <edwardmdrozd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
At least SHA or the city did the bare minimum.
But, if a layby at Takoma Junction is too dangerous for pedestrians, then
a crossing of MD 410 both to a public park and a frequent crossing for
Montgomery College students needs better pedestrian protection than what is
there currently.
On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 5:32 PM Heidi Coleman <heidi.l.coleman@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Yes. It was repainted recently.
Heidi C
Philadelphia Ave
On Jul 16, 2021, at 5:21 PM, Edward Drozd <edwardmdrozd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The Maryland SHA was very concerned about pedestrian safety with a
stationary semi in a layby at Takoma Junction. It is a mystery why they do
not seem concerned about the safety of pedestrians (including children) who
access a public park by crossing MD 410 at an unprotected intersection. Not
to mention Montgomery College students who may have alighted a westbound F4
or 17.
The Google street view is stale, and I'm apparently too lazy to walk a
few blocks to check right now, but did SHA at least repaint the crosswalk?
On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 5:02 PM Michael Sitar <michaelasitar@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Not enough speeders for the contractor to make bank?
Hmmm...
Does SHA factor in property damage, personal injury, quality of life
for those venturing along the sidewalks or living nearby... listening to
whining acceleration, screeching brakes, or crunching steel, plastic, and
brick n mortar...
MAS
On Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 10:08 AM Randall Cleaver <cleaverr2019@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
We had tried for a speed camera on Philly a number of years ago. SHA
did a traffic survey and found that not enough cars were speeding to make
it worthwhile for the contractor to install one. Now that the speed limit
is lowered that has probably changed. Randy
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 16, 2021, at 9:56 AM, Lauren Cooper Van Tol <ljcooper@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Jay,
I completely agree with you about the need for a speed camera on this
stretch of Philadelphia. If not a speed camera then other calming measures
should be employed (widening the sidewalks, bump outs, etc). It took a
petition created by a neighbor on Philadelphia Ave. for the speed limit to
be lowered.
One of the sections from the final report of the Reimagining Public
Safety task force that I was a member of made the following recommendations
around additional speed cameras:
Goal: Develop speed camera policies that appropriately balance the need
for traffic safety and for assuring that civil fines do not unfairly burden
those of limited financial means.
21) Create a poverty exemption/fine reduction program for recipients of
speed camera tickets, whereby if an individual’s income falls below a
certain amount (proposed to be 150% of the federal poverty limit), their
fine for speeding tickets issued via speed camera is excused. Models for
how this could look are included in the footnotes.10
22) The establishment of additional speed camera zones should be the
subject of properly noticed public engagement and focused on areas with
high rates of traffic accidents.
I think this section of Philadelphia qualifies under #22. It's more
complex because it's a state highway.
Lauren
Philadelphia
On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 2:10 AM jjl27@xxxxxxxx <jjl27@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Speeding on Phil. Ave down to PB Rd from Takoma Ave has been a
problem for years. After several down hill car crashes into people's front
yards on that stretch, metal crash barriers were installed near Baltimore
Ave. Once a WMATA bus even crashed on the way down to PB. I think a speed
camera might be the best way to slow traffic. There's one on Ethan Allen
heading toward NH Blvd and that's a totally flat portion of 410. Baltimore
Jay
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