New Haven Independent

Posted by: anon | October 3, 2008 5:56 PM

There will be a 14' gap between the barrels and the concrete barriers in each lane. Why so much space? That's almost enough room for two cars to pass each other.

That may prevent extreme racing, but it seems that if they're already spending $50,000+ on this, they would want to go to 10 or 11 feet if they really want people to slow down to the posted speed limit.

Posted by: zulu143 | October 5, 2008 10:04 AM

"jersey barriers, reflectors, safety barrels"... this does not sound very asthetically appealling. This is a stretch of New Haven that is visible to thousands of highway travelers everyday. Travelers who form an impression of New Have by what they see there. We should do everything possible to make the Long Wharf area (New Haven's front yard -if you will) reflect the image we want potential visitors to have of the city.

Posted by: Streever | October 5, 2008 9:38 PM

These sound ugly.

The preventive measures must be aesthetically pleasing, as Zulu says, this is a section of New Haven visible to countless drivers. This should be a gem of New Haven--one of the most beautiful spots in the whole city--and we need to ensure that all future development on it follows that guideline.

I know it's a lot to ask a developer--esp. considering how important this is--but we need to see something to ensure that any measures will be attractive.

Posted by: joey a | October 6, 2008 10:23 AM

Jersey barriers? bad idea why make a nice area look like a contruction zone. And it did not work on river st. they still race over there. How about a couple of rotateries?

Posted by: Streever | October 6, 2008 1:32 PM

That's a great idea, Joey. A few rotaries, with green spaces in the middle, would be beautiful & definitely work at slowing people down.

Posted by: William Kurtz | October 6, 2008 5:50 PM

I can't believe rotaries would be any more expensive than what they're proposing here.

Posted by: Josh Smith | October 7, 2008 9:43 AM

Though, technically, they would be traffic circles, as rotaries are typically larger. I also seem to remember hearing that they are less effective than their smaller counterparts. I'd love to see those things all the way up and down Long Wharf. Bye-bye, 40 mph speeding lunatics. Any traffic-calming measures down there would be great.