The following is a letter Councilman Halloran wrote to D.O.T. regarding our Safety Issue on 5th and 4th avenues. There is much that needs to be done on this issue and we thank the Councilman for acknowledging the fact that this is a Public Safety Issue that needs to be remedied.
THE COUNCIL
O F
THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Daniel J. Halloran, III
Council Member, 19th District, Queens
April 29, 2010
Hon. Maura McCarthy
Queens Borough Commissioner
Department of Transportation
120-55 Queens Boulevard – 2nd Floor
Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Commissioner McCarthy,
As you are aware, on April 27, 2010 Community Board 7 voted to table the traffic flow issue on 4th and 5th Avenue. While the issue may have been tabled for now, it is clear to me that the residents of 4th and 5th Avenue still have very valid concerns regarding safety.
I believe at a minimum the following must be done:
1. At the entrances to 4th and 5th Avenue negative truck signage needs to be placed. I have personally observed trucks violating the “No Commercial Vehicle” rules on a regular basis. While it may be Department of Transportation policy not to place negative truck signage, in this situation public safety demands it.
2. Additionally, the speed transition from the Whitestone Expressway, through 4th and 5th Avenue, into a residential neighborhood must be addressed. While I understand placing a stop sign on the exit ramp would cause traffic congestion on the Expressway, I believe the best solution for the time being is to place a stop sign on the service road at 5th avenue. As can be seen on the enclosed map, a stop sign would force vehicles exiting the Expressway to lower their speeds and would reduce the number of high speed vehicles coming from the Expressway and service road onto 4th Avenue.
I appreciate your attention to this matter and working with our community to resolve this public safety issue. Should you have any questions during your review, please do not hesitate to contact me at my District Office at (718)631-6703.
In Liberty,
Dan Halloran
Council Member,
District 19
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CC: Community Board 7
Malba Gardens Civic Dedicated to the Safety and Preservation of our Community.
3 comments:
Hello, I was at the Committee meeting where Chuck, Vallones boy, made the same suggestion and Centola explained how that would not work. Chuck agreed. Now Halloran makes the same reccomendations to DOT? did these guys get together or what? Didn't Chuck agree with Centola's logic? Who was at this meeting from Hallorans office?
JUST RECIEVED A COPY OF YOUR NEWSLETTER TO THE COMMUNITY AND CALLED SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO ALL SAID THEY RECIEVED A COPY. GREAT JOB, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US INFORMED. AT LEAST SOMEONE IS TAKING AN INTEREST IN MALBA GARDENS, GREATER WHITESTONE HAS BEEN USELESS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. GOOD TO SEE NEW BLOOD TAKE AN INTEREST IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. LOOKING FOWARD TO HEARING MR. LOSCALZO SPEAK ON THE 26TH, AND DR. CERVINO IN JUNE, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, AND THANK YOU.
MY MEMBERSHIP IS IN THE MAIL.
Where is Senator Padavani in all this? Oh wait , Memorial Day is comming up. He must be getting his Dress uniform ready to go up to Conneticut.
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