[Summit] Intersection of chace and hope

[Anne Connor]

Has the community or city council rep considered a flashing light at the
intersection (similar to the one on South Main near Hemenway's?
Pedestrians can press a button for crossing - there are flashing lights!
IMHO
Anne

On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 11:24 AM Virginia Pires <ginny.pires at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello Neighbors,
>
> Living on Chace Avenue, 2 houses west of Hope Street, I can attest to the
> poor driving habits of drivers passing through the intersection of
> Blackstone/Hope/Chace.  I take morning walks that take me by this
> intersection daily.  In addition, now that the leaves are gone from the
> trees, I can see from one of my windows the cars going through the
> intersection.
>
> Here are some of my observations over the past couple of years.
>
> Heading North on Hope:  When I’m trying to pass through the intersection
> from Chace, I see few drivers (driving North on Hope) look to their left to
> see if there’s a car on Chace that has stopped and waiting to proceed.
> Additionally, if there are no cars heading south on Hope, or are in the
> turn lane to go to Blackstone, there is no stop by the cars, just slowing
> down to go straight on Hope or to take the left turn onto Blackstone.  As I
> approach this intersection wanting to go north and having come to a full
> stop (having to cross 3 lanes of traffic), I’ve also experienced cars
> heading south stop to let me go, but the cars making a left turn onto
> Blackstone don’t stop.  A couple of times I’ve had to blow my horn, while
> in the intersection, at the car making the turn onto Blackstone that they
> weren’t paying attention and NOT stopping!
>
> I’ve watched this traffic and the habits of the drivers.  I haven’t taken
> tag numbers or photos, or written anything down, but my best estimate of
> what I’ve witnessed is that maybe 1 in 10 cars come to a full stop (wheels
> NOT moving) before proceeding.  I’ve seen many blow through the stop sign,
> sometimes on their cell phones.  The only consistent, complete stop by a
> driver that I’ve witnessed has been by school bus drivers.  Kudos to them
> for knowing what STOP means!!  Wheels slowly moving is NOT a stop.
>
> Ginny Pires
>
>
> On Jan 29, 2024, at 7:23 AM, martha f <mfraenkel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes.  It’s a thrill I don’t need pulling into that intersection.
>
> On Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 9:07 PM Christopher Buecheler <
> cwbuecheler at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Isn't Chace the one where they (relatively) recently put in the four-way
>> stop sign? Are people blowing through it?
>>
>> -Chris
>>
>>
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Anne W Connor
Providence, RI 02903
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