Deskripsyon
With the addition of all the new parking garages for AMC, the new traffic lights on Holland Avenue, and all the traffic that leaves the vicinity at 4:30 every day, there have been backups from Delaware Avenue through New Scotland Avenue (and further) on both sides of the road due to congestion. Often the traffic lights (such as the one in front of the VA) allow people from the VA and from the Albany Law parking lot to enter onto Holland, but not enough time for those on Holland to continue on their journey. Hackett backs up as well, as people use Clara Barton Road to try to bypass the traffic. It seems when they did the new intersection at Delaware and Morton, they should have added a third lane for right-turn only onto Delaware to help with the traffic.
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Tom (Panauhin)
Kate (Panauhin)
Daniel Rubin (Panauhin)
AW (Panauhin)
Gerry (Panauhin)
K (Panauhin)
Very upset commuter (Panauhin)
Brian (Panauhin)
Bring Back The Meters!! (Panauhin)
Law Student (Panauhin)
Jon (Panauhin)
Judith (Panauhin)
DSC (Panauhin)
Anonymous (Panauhin)
Sherri (Panauhin)
Susan Terwilliger (Panauhin)
Help, please! This has turned into a traffic nightmare.
Susan T.
law student (Panauhin)
Law School Prof (Panauhin)
Anonymous (Panauhin)
Law student (Panauhin)
Trying to make a left turn from New Scotland on to Holland Ave is virtually impossible at certain times of the day. You're competing with those that have the right turn signal (cars making a right from New Scotland on to Holland) and those continuing East (in the direction toward Madison) on New Scotland. The city should look into a left turn traffic signal.
This traffic situation is not only important for commuters but also for emergency services. Many ambulances come through that area to get to the emergency room. The traffic at times is most definitely not conducive to those vehicles. I hope the city can look into this.
pc (Panauhin)
Law Student (Panauhin)
AB (Panauhin)
I am Slash (Panauhin)
Anonymous (Panauhin)
Jen (Panauhin)
John S. (Panauhin)
I find traffic backed up on Notre Dame Drive, Vasser Drive, Princeton Drive, Clara Barton Drive, Holland Avenue and New Scotland Avenue. Complete gridlock. This is unacceptable.
Jill (Panauhin)
Reopened Anonymous (Panauhin)
upset law student (Panauhin)
James (Panauhin)
Anonymous (Panauhin)
Beverly (Panauhin)
I don't know what is worse, the traffic, the pot holes or the parking problems on the streets. And the fact that they widened the turn coming from New Scotland to Holland doesn't make matters and better. Also after leaving the Law School and coming down Princeton Dr. which faces the VA Hospital, there is a pot hole on the right hand side that has been there for over two years. It is about 2' in diameter by 1' deep. At the moment it is covered with snow and I can't imagine how big it will be this spring. I am just waiting to get a flat tire from it or damage my rim.
Perhaps to alleviate some of the congestion there should be staggering dismissal. Have some people come in 5 to 10 minutes early and leave 5 to 10 minutes early.
Sandy (Panauhin)
Peter McD (Panauhin)
Kate (Panauhin)
Anon (Panauhin)
aj (Panauhin)
If Notre Dame drive is going to continue to be one way, move parking on to the other side of the street; that way when people come out of the law school parking lots they do not have to have x-ray vision to see through cars oncoming traffic. If Notre Dame goes back to two way because of the new light get rid of parking altogether on Notre Dame, pave it also.
Many days I commute via cdta bus and I watch traffic while waiting. Many days traffic backs up on Holland, New Scotland, Princeton and Hackett for no reason. It should not take a bus 20 minutes to get from the corner of New Scotland and Holland to the corner of Holland and Delaware. There is something wrong. Too many schools and offices getting out at the same time or something. This traffic pattern definitely needs to be studied.
Anonymous (Panauhin)
Josh (Panauhin)
Anonymous (Panauhin)
Disgruntled Resident (Panauhin)
"Relieving some of the pressure" by relying on or turning to external sources (i.e. schools/hospitals) is not a viable solution to an infrastructure problem. The area of Albany that is under debate is an area whose roads cannot support, to any level, the amount of traffic going into the area. Three parking garages, and how many parking lots with 100+ spaces all using what, 3 single roads to come and go.
Who is going to want to "stay" (move in/continue to work in) Albany, when you can't get out reasonably get out of Albany without having to sit in traffic for 30min, or when lines of traffic make it both distasteful to look and dangerous to cross as a pedestrian.
i should walk (Panauhin)
there needs to be some system investigation
KN (Panauhin)
I left the began driving from the Albany Law School Parking lot at 4:48 and reached Clara Barton and Hackett at 5:38. Most of the jam was getting from the parking lot onto Princeton, which took about 30 minutes. That amount of time to travel roughly two blocks is excessive. People riding the shuttle from the med center could have crawled on their hands and knees faster than the shuttle made it down Notre Dame. The VA, Med Center, Pharmacy, Law School, the two medical clinics on Clara Barton and State Offices feed onto the two small streets and it feels hopeless. I try to leave by 4 these days.
Also a contributing factor are the cars parking on Clara Barton. The snow banks do not allow enough space for vehicles to travel in both directions. Perhaps "no parking" signs should be installed.
I cycle in many times, but this winter has been tough and the lack of safe routes even without all of the snow and potholes is a factor.
Angry Law Student (Panauhin)
ALS employee (Panauhin)
In addition to the general traffic problem I would add that:
1. The light at Morton and Oneida should be timed properly with the light at Morton and Delaware.
2. People turning left onto Holland from the VA hospital frequently fail to yield to cars going straight through the intersection. There should be signage clarifying who has the right of way.
annoyed law student (Panauhin)
HATEhateHate (Panauhin)
ALS student (Panauhin)
ACPHS Staff (Panauhin)
Anonymous (Panauhin)
D (Panauhin)
Pharmacy (Panauhin)
I work in the area and have a horrible experience leaving every night. The traffic is absolutely horrendous, and there is no reason why it should be taking me over an hour to get home - 6 miles away. I strongly agree that Notre Dame should be turned into a 2 way or there should be a left only lane onto Holland somewhere. While you're at it Albany...
Please re-pave New Scotland. It has thrown my car out of alignment on more than one occassion and you expect ambulances, with injured people in them, to drive up and down these pot hole filled roads. I know they jerk my car to the point hurts to go over them sometimes, I can't imagine having to go over them under life threatening circumstances.
I understand that it is winter time, and things like this should be expected, and they are... but the road problems in the area have gotten out of control. Does anyone know if there is someone in particular that can be contacted regarding this problem?
J.M. (Panauhin)
The traffic lights around the intersection of Holland/Morton and Delaware have this magical ability to create a massive traffic jam from barely any traffic at all. When there actually is traffic, say at 7:30 AM, I think "traffic apocalypse" would be a more accurate term.
Those of us coming from 787 in the morning and going up Morton are privileged to enjoy watching the light at Oneida Terrace change several times without traffic moving whatsoever because the light a few hundred feet up the road at Delaware was red the whole time...
@#$% off driver (Panauhin)
Angry Law Student (Panauhin)
Anonymous (Panauhin)
Realistic (Panauhin)
Concerned Citizen (Panauhin)
KSteele (Panauhin)
Lisa (Panauhin)
ACPHS employee (Panauhin)
LMP (Panauhin)
Beth (Panauhin)
Local Employee (Panauhin)
Let's not ignore the Left turn issue from New Scotland to Holland Ave, it is dangerous and often impossible to turn!
Can this be fixed in anyway? A simple green arrow or even a rotary? Why has this entire area been redone and no attention paid to this ongoing traffic issue?
Greg (Panauhin)
Distraught driver (Panauhin)
Better plowing on these side streets would help too.
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