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<P>I think in general parking too close to corner intersections is a problem. It impairs visibility. Every corner and intersection has the problem of cars having to turn blindly when parked cars block the view. If not being able to park so many feet (6? 10?) to corner isn't a law, it should be. If it is, it needs to be better enforced, in my opinion.</P>
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<P>Thanks.</P>
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<P>Phyl (Greaton Dr)<BR></P>
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<DIV>Liberty, I'm sorry to hear of your accident. That corner is certainly unsafe, with people routinely parked illegally outside the bank. Although tonight's meeting is specifically on the topic of long range neighborhood planning, I do think this is something that should be taken up with Traffic/Public Works/Police soon. </DIV>
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<DIV>I've posted a <A href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/blog/?p=99">request for traffic hotspots</A> on the blog, places where bad parking and traffic karma ensue - due to poor signage, street marking, bad behavior, or chance. Please comment on the blog post if you have a hotspot to point out ! If a pattern appears, we can support a helpful neighbor in addressing it with the City. </DIV>
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<DIV>Best, Allan<BR>93 Lauriston<BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 5/30/06, <B class=gmail_sendername><A href="mailto:libertyliterary@cox.net">libertyliterary@cox.net</A></B> <<A href="mailto:libertyliterary@cox.net">libertyliterary@cox.net</A>> wrote: </SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Summit Friends,<BR><BR>I had hoped to be at tonight's meeting with David Cicilline,<BR>but am feeling ill and badly affected by the heat and humidity. <BR><BR>I have a specific concern which I hope may be shared by<BR>others in the neighborhood - about the dangerous corner<BR>of Fourth Street & Hope.<BR><BR>Last Friday, I actually had an accident there. I was making <BR>a right turn off Hope Street onto Fourth, coming from Pawtucket,<BR>and there was a large 4X4 Dodge Dakota SUV parked close<BR>to the corner next to Seven Stars Bakery. In fact, besides being<BR>too close to the corner, the vehicle was blocking the driveway <BR>on the Fourth Street side.<BR><BR>I was forced to swing wide around the Dakota to turn into Fourth,<BR>and could not see around it, so wound up running into a car<BR>coming down Fourth
on the other side of the street. <BR><BR>Those who live in this area know that people are always<BR>parking near this corner while going into the bank or<BR>Seven Stars (despite the latter's parking lot). So, it is<BR>an ongoing dangerous situation.<BR><BR>The policeman who came to take a report ticketed<BR>the Dakota - but if the street near the corner was<BR>clearly marked NO PARKING or NO PARKING TO<BR>CORNER, it wouldn't have been blocking my turn<BR>and my sightlines in the first place. <BR><BR>Could someone please mention this to Mayor<BR>Cicilline at the meeting tonight? I actually<BR>happened to see him when I went to get a<BR>copy of the police report today, and briefly told<BR>him </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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