To: Phil Genovese, Westfield Department of Public Works
From: Nicole Mason, C/O Residents of Edgewood Apartments
Date: October 2, 2003
Subject: Request for a Traffic Signal at the Intersection of Edgewood Apts., Union St., and Moseley Ave.
Problem
As residents of Edgewood Apartment Complex located at 134 Union St., we would like to petition the city of Westfield to investigate the placement of a traffic signal at the intersection of the Edgewood Apartment Complex driveway, Union St. and Moseley Ave. Residents of Edgewood Apartments are unable to exit their street due to the high volume of traffic that passes and frequently stacks up on Union St. directly in front of their street entrance and exit during high traffic volume timeslots. Residents living in Edgewood Apartments are prepared to collect and donate $25,000 to the construction of the traffic signal.
Research of the Situation
Preliminary sources of primary and secondary research are consistent with the conclusion that a traffic signal is necessary at the above-mentioned intersection.
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English: Installation of a traffic signal in San D...Personal encounters have resulted in delays of up to thirty minutes to exit my apartment complex because traffic refuses to stop and let me proceed outward onto the main street. Informal interviews with other residents have yielded similar complaints. The fact that there is a street, Moseley Ave., directly across from the unnamed driveway of my complex, causes further problems when vehicles are trying to exit in opposite directions onto the busy highway. Often times, the traffic flow is very dense along Union St. so drivers attempting to exit from either of the side streets carelessly and speedily exit causing traffic accidents and near misses.
Inquiries to my apartment complex management have verified that many traffic accidents have been caused as a result of the high traffic volume situation. This situation is compounded when other...