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There's a method to the apparent sign madness on one JP street
By adamg on Sat, 09/14/2013 - 12:55pm
As you may recall, a couple days ago, we puzzled over the way the city put a "Keep Right" sign" right in front of a "Do Not Enter" sign on Boynton Street in Jamaica Plain.
Tracey Ganiatsos at BTD responds that, yes, indeed, there was a sound reason for that:
The purpose of the new traffic pattern on Boynton Street is to allow access to the driveway of a local business for delivery purposes. This week, BTD relocated the "Two Way Keep Right" sign to ensure better driver visibility of the Do Not Enter/One Way signs. In addition, we will soon install pavement markings on the roadway to further ensure that drivers are aware of the regulation.
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Comments
Seems sort of ridiculous to
Seems sort of ridiculous to make Boynton St two ways for access to a tiny parking lot (that is rented out to a few people and is used by a couple store fronts). This is going to create so much traffic on Boynton St during the afternoon/evening rush hour. The back up on Boynton St can be very long when South St is bumper to bumper. This is going to make it much worse. And, it will only get worse when the Casey Overpass comes down.
Explain
Please explain then, why the back up on Boynton street even matters when South Street is backed up.
You are in a traffic jam or going into a traffic jam. Why does it at all matter which street you are on? The problem is too many cars, and yours is one of them.
In the past, if you want to
In the past, if you want to to make a left turn on to South St off Boynton St., you can go on the left side of the street to make the turn. Those wanting to take a right, go on the right side.
Now, there is only a right side so when there is a lot of traffic on South St., those who want to turn off of Boynton St onto South St. will have a much longer wait since it is hard to make turns when there is stopped traffic on the street.
And, you are in ass based on your car comment. I need my car for my job. Without the car, there is no job. And, even if I didn't, it's my decision to have a car. And, yes, again, you are an ass in case you missed that.
Then maybe you can get a
Then maybe you can get a place closer to your job so you don't have to deal with this gridlock?
Maybe anon's job involves
Maybe anon's job involves driving around, perhaps as a repair person, visiting nurse, social worker, or any other profession that involves visiting people at their homes.
And, no, many of those jobs don't provide a car. My mom was a visiting nurse for years and she used the family car and was reimbursed for mileage.
Seems like you misinterpreted
Seems like you misinterpreted "I need my car for my job." They didn't say "I live too far from my job to walk, bike, or take the T."
A lot of thing
About JP are confusing.
And does Ms. Ganiatsos have
And does Ms. Ganiatsos have an explanation for why Boston ignores federal and state laws which specify standard signs?
This stuff isn't hard. Anyone who works for the BTD should know how to look things up in the MUTCD. http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/htm/2009/part2/fig2c_08_...