I'm curious as well Mark, I ECC helping to lobby for this? Can you pass this post around ECC to get feedback and see if people want this.

Thank You traffic and parking for the sharrows on state and Humphrey. I've already seen new faces on the street biking to work.

Another photo of the sharrows on state. Yay!!

…which means this issue has been resolved. Though I still can’t figure out why this person didn’t just sell the bike on Craigslist. It almost seems suspicious.

It's back. See Photo

DPW filled the potholes today.
Thanks

Its Gone.
Thanks!

Thanks from another resident who cares about the neighborhood.

thank you.

All of Humphrey Street is being repaved today! You can close this issue Public Works. Thanks

We are closing this pothole issue because Humphrey Street between Whitney and Orange is being repaved. Thanks.

Related to riding bikes on Sidewalks:

Three weeks ago I saw a friend lecturing a bike rider regarding sidewalk riding. I chatted with him after as he was a bit shaken and explained that the police do give tickets for it. Two weeks ago the same guy rode up to me and told me that he asked a police officer and that I had been misinformed. Apparently the NHPD are not enforcing this policy anymore as it was only a tactic to be able to search potential criminals. All of word of mouth but sounds pretty in-line with my understanding.

All that said, I wish more people would bike in the street.

And its totally legal to write on the sidewalk in chalk. Now I'm done. :)

Ben........the New Haven cops must be misinformed then, because it is ILLEGAL to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk.
Common sense, and illegal, period, amen.
Maybe the cops simply don't care about enforcement, but it's dangerous for pedestrians.

I would agree that defacing the sidewalk with chalk is not a major offense, but it is likely not legal, either. That is public property.

Time and time again trespassers in yards,garage areas and into any left open premises,will steal ANYTHING that's not bolted,chained,or U-Locked down - Do not under any circumstances let someone in your yard like this ! He is scoping the area,timing and taking note of when people are home and not at home . Don't leave any cans out,he will take his enterprise to another location, and you will feel safer,more secure with out seeing a face in your back bedroom window, or body crawling through it , or person on top of you stuffing a rag in your mouth

Police were alerted.

A friend of mine is going to have this bike removed and take it if no one else claims it.

If it's been there this long, chances are that it was abandoned. I think you should take it so we can close this case.

It's pretty much resolved.

If pothole issues are still occurring even after being patched please submit to See Click Fix or call Department of Public Works (203) 946 -7700. Thanks.

I think that's an excellent idea.
Is that what the bike co=op is shooting for?
I would love to hear more.
Could you send this issue to him so that he can participate in the conversation,.

We had these as a ugrad. It was tough to sustain.

http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=792

Thanks,
That seems to be a good warning.
I also think that bike theft is about more than "needing a bike" That was in 2001. It might be good to do a follow up Nate to see how it worked.

The safest thing to do would be for runners to stay on the sidewalk instead of running in the street. If there's no sidewalk the previous commenter is completely correct that runners should go against traffic, but they are making the situation more dangerous for themselves and everyone else on the road when they don't use the sidewalks.

I'm going to close this as I believe its totally legal for joggers to run in bike lane.

Patched and Fixed.

It's much worse now. See Photo.

DPW filled the potholes today.
Thanks

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DPW filled the potholes today!
Thanks

I'm happy to see we have the bike cop in the neighborhood at all.

There are certain rules that it makes sense for police to be able to break. If they ride on the sidewalk they are more accessible to people and can see better into driveways.

Good to know there was police in the neighborhood after last night's break-ins.

Guy,

You make it hard to respond to all your points since your speech is so long-winded and rambling. But I'll try.

Your first point was that the "cycling community" has neglected to educate fellow cyclists, but then at the end of your last comment you provide a link to elmcitycycling.org. Well, genius, ECC pretty much is the cycling community in New Haven. If they've already made a concerted effort to educate cyclists - which they have - then what other "cycling community" did you have in mind?

Next you try to tell us that cars only have to stop at crosswalks when it's safe. Oh really? Here's the actual law:

"A pedestrian generally has the right of way over all vehicles while at the curb of or in a crosswalk. This means that cars and other vehicle traffic (buses, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, etc. ) MUST slow down or stop in front of a crosswalk when a pedestrian is using or is about to use a crosswalk. Vehicles must remain stopped until the pedestrian has fully crossed the street or has reached a "zone of safety. "

I don't think that says anything about not having to yield to pedestrians because you're driving too fast and you feel it would be "unsafe" to stop. Does it, Guy?

And then this,
"I can’t tell you how many times a pedestrian basically ran to the crosswalk and started walking across the street while a motor vehicle was traveling at 25 mph, already in the intersection, only to have the pedestrian angrily react due to entitlement issues."

Again, I walk around downtown every single day and I've never seen anyone run into a crosswalk because they think it will provide a shield against oncoming traffic. If feel like you're exaggerating this point a bit. If there are such people, I'm not defending them. That would be incredibly stupid, and if they did get killed, it would be considered natural selection.

You seem to be hung up on this entitlement issue. Who are you kidding? What pedestrian or cyclist goes around with their nose in the air thinking that they're better than everyone else. More than anything, by choosing to walk or bike it humbles you. It makes you realize how vulnerable you are and how unfriendly our streets and communities are designed. It make you care about your community more than ever before because you get to experience more fully. You take notice of things you never would have from a car or bus. In general, you start to care more. I guess that's what you consider entitlement.

Finally you say this,
"FYI no where in my comment was there any mention of the FedEx Driver, or the incident. I am having a hard time understanding how that equates to me being an apologist for the driver."

It's because you posted your rant under the ticket dealing with the FedEx Driver, and you explicitly attacked the citizen who opened the ticket. Nice.

P.S. Next time your on the bus, why don't you tell the driver to slow the f' down. I can't tell you how many times I've been waiting at a crosswalk or riding my bike and have almost been killed by a CT Transit bus because they failed to either grant me the right of way or acknowledge my right to use the road.

Oh yeah, and the momentum argument is totally relevant in this case. How could you miss that?

~F=ma

A) Please bear in mind that the bike rider in question was fully obeying the law at the time of the incident.

B) Education on safely bicycling with traffic has been recognized by the New Haven cycling community as a critical issue for several years. The education committee is one of the most active committees of Elm City Cycling. If you are concerned about the education of bike riders, I strongly encourage you to get involved with these efforts. Our current efforts focus on working with New Haven Public Schools to offer the services of League of American Bicyclists-certified cycling instructors and other experienced volunteers in our group in instructing physical education classes on how to safely ride bicycles in urban areas. For more information on these efforts, please contact Melinda Tuhus at melinda[dot]tuhus[at]gmail[dot]com or Bill Kurtz at william[dot]v[dot]kurtz[at]gmail[dot]com (email symbols replaced with text to protect against spam bots). Additional education efforts in Fair Haven will be funded through the federal Safe Routes to School program (http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/02/11/news/a3-newalking.txt).

I look forward to working with you,
Brian Tang

One of the local Fed -Ex drivers is not playing with a ful deck. We had an issue with a DHL driver at Yale once and this Fed-Ex guy wins hands down.Just be safer and a bit more cautious when near

The City's Bike Plan of 2003/2004 mentioned that bicycle routes, like this, should have higher paving standards and be smooth and free of debris year round.

One of Elm City Cycling's top goals is to ensure that when the Bike Plan is reissued and updated this year, the concerns about pavement quality along key bike routes becomes a key priority.

Doing that will require not just saying it should be important, like the 2003/2004 plan did, but also developing some kind of system of benchmarks and accountability.

Hey, Whitney Avenue is actually being repaved! This issue is officially closed.

Yes, too bad there won't be any thought given by DOT to progressive changes in the lane marking.

This is over a year old. Why is this being sent to ECC's list serv? Joe is pretty approachable. Just talk to him.

Acknowledged By the Transportation, Traffic and Parking Department.

It seems racks are in!

a term for people riding the wrong direction in bike lanes or on the road, made popular by BikeSnobNYC

acknowledged

issue acknowledged

Police involvement

This is being reopened as it was meant to alert neighbors. The police showed up 3 hours later and were not immediately responsive. This site may be used for non-emergency police reports.

Closing. Police arrived but three hours after the fact.

The street sweepers cleared the gravel (until next winter...).

The road has been swept clean. Thank you.
Congratulations Ben.

Changed the status to closed.

Excellent!