[Summit] Summit Digest, Vol 30, Issue 24

Tue Sep 18 16:41:10 UTC 2007

yes ---I too know Renata ...sad for funeral today..Arthur

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Today's Topics:

1. Re: Traffic (John Bazik)
2. Re: pedestrian hit & run accident Friday (John Landry)
3. Re: Traffic (Bresler E)
4. Fatal accident on Hope St. last Friday (Harrison, Mary)
5. referral requested (Richard Streitfeld)

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:24:15 -0400
From: jsb at cs.brown.edu (John Bazik)
Subject: Re: [Summit] Traffic
To: Neighborhood Association 
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On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 09:41:43PM -0400, Brian Sullivan wrote:
> I just found these two articles on "shared space", which is what this
> particular type of traffic engineering is called.

I believe that traffic calming and shared spaces are very different ideas.
The basic intent is the same - to slow traffic and make roadways safer
for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists by engineering the environment.
But shared spaces are a newer and more radical approach.

Traffic calming makes motorists less comfortable by creating real or
psychological obstacles: bumps, curves, narrowing of roadways, "vertical
friction" (trees, bollards, buildings, closing in from the sides).
The idea is to slow traffic naturally without stopping it.

As I understand it, shared spaces slow traffic and force drivers to
be more attentive by taking away the cues they rely on to navigate,
including traffic signs and signals, and road striping and boundaries.
Pedestrians, cyclists and autos share a continuous paved space and must
negotiate passage with one another. With increased risk of accidents,
the theory goes, comes increased caution.

For more on traffic calming, visit trafficcalming.org. Also, here's
a really excellent site with lots of pictures:

http://www.pps.org/info/placemakingtools/casesforplaces/livememtraffic

To read about shared spaces, just google "Hans Monderman."

John

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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 05:44:39 -0400
From: "John Landry" 
Subject: Re: [Summit] pedestrian hit & run accident Friday
To: "Neighborhood Association" 
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Yes, this happened on Hope and Sixth, and unfortunately the man, a member of 
our congregation, died. -John Landry

On 9/16/07, Hapfra at aol.com wrote:
HI---DID THIS HAPPEN ON HOPE STREET? I STRONGLY THINK IT IS HIGH TIME A 
GROUP IS FORMED TO CONFRONT THE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT- MOR SOMEONE OF AUTHORITY 
OF JUST HOW DANGEROUS IT HAS BECOME TO CROSS ON HOPE STREET. I HAVE NOTICED 
MUCH SPEEDING, AND CARS DO NOT STOP TO LET YOU CROSS AT A CROSS WALK. 
PERSONALLY FROM JUST THE FEW YEARS I HAVE BEEN IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD---I CAN 
JUST SEE HOPE STRRET BECOMING A DANGEROUS TO PLACE FOR THE PREDESTIANS TO 
WALK. I HAVE EVEN BEEN TOLD THAT THE POLICE ARE AWARE OF THIS EVER GROWING 
PROBLEM. SO WHAT IS NEXT?

I SURE HOPE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IN THIS HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT IS OK--- 

ANY COMMENTS OR THOUGHT ON THIS SITUATION?

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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:28:01 -0400
From: "Bresler E" 

Subject: Re: [Summit] Traffic
To: "Neighborhood Association" 
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As someone living on Hope Street, I do not see that these curb bump outs
have worked, and they have been the cause of several major accidents.
Elianna

On 9/17/07, John Bazik wrote:
>
> On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 09:41:43PM -0400, Brian Sullivan wrote:
> > I just found these two articles on "shared space", which is what this
> > particular type of traffic engineering is called.
>
> I believe that traffic calming and shared spaces are very different ideas.
> The basic intent is the same - to slow traffic and make roadways safer
> for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists by engineering the environment.
> But shared spaces are a newer and more radical approach.
>
> Traffic calming makes motorists less comfortable by creating real or
> psychological obstacles: bumps, curves, narrowing of roadways, "vertical
> friction" (trees, bollards, buildings, closing in from the sides).
> The idea is to slow traffic naturally without stopping it.
>
> As I understand it, shared spaces slow traffic and force drivers to
> be more attentive by taking away the cues they rely on to navigate,
> including traffic signs and signals, and road striping and boundaries.
> Pedestrians, cyclists and autos share a continuous paved space and must
> negotiate passage with one another. With increased risk of accidents,
> the theory goes, comes increased caution.
>
> For more on traffic calming, visit trafficcalming.org. Also, here's
> a really excellent site with lots of pictures:
>
> http://www.pps.org/info/placemakingtools/casesforplaces/livememtraffic
>
> To read about shared spaces, just google "Hans Monderman."
>
> John
>
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:36:39 -0400
From: "Harrison, Mary" 
Subject: [Summit] Fatal accident on Hope St. last Friday
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Dear neighbors,
I just found out that the man who was fatally injured in that
accident was Jan Sandgren who lived on Sixth Street. The funeral is
tomorrow, Tuesday at 1. This was very sad news to me because his wife
Renate was a long-time colleague of mine at work and a very dear friend.
Mary
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:52:56 -0400
From: "Richard Streitfeld" 
Subject: [Summit] referral requested
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I am looking for gutter-cleaning services. Thanks

Richard Streitfeld, CPA, CFE
Aaronson Lavoie Streitfeld Diaz & Co., PC
1604 Broad Street
Cranston, RI 02905
401-223-0205
401-223-0209 (fax)
rich at alscpa.com
www.alscpas.com 

"Life expands or contracts in proportion to one's courage" (Anias Nin)

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