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bodhipooh t1_j9ou2v0 wrote

As someone else already stated, Erie is really crazy in the mornings as more and more people use it to try and bypass the Marin Blvd backups. And, it doesn't help that Cordero parents choose to double park to drop off theirs kids, blocking the flow of traffic, which invariably adds to the frustration / rage of other drivers already on edge, which then manifests as even more antisocial and aggressive driving. It's a gigantic vicious cycle in that area for a good chunk of the morning. Personally, I would try to avoid the area if you can. Obviously, QoL enforcement is not a priority for the JCPD, and everyone is emboldened by the obvious lack of policing.

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candyghost OP t1_j9oufuz wrote

Sadly can’t avoid the area as I live here and have to walk to my train to get to work.

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bodhipooh t1_j9ov1l6 wrote

We have friends right there so I get it. Really unfortunate you have to deal with that.

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candyghost OP t1_j9oxugp wrote

I appreciate the sympathy! It’s very reassuring to know others are aware of the issue. If we work together we will have more power to change.

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ffejie t1_j9p5cma wrote

Erie from Pavonia to 9th outside Cordero should be no parking on school days from 7-10. Then all the parents that would normally double park can just use the curb as their loading zone. I walk by nearly every morning and it's all school induced chaos clashing with a lot of late commuters. I can walk from several blocks away and go faster than the cars waiting on Erie. By the time they make it up Erie, a lot of drivers are super frustrated.

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bodhipooh t1_j9p92pg wrote

>Erie from Pavonia to 9th outside Cordero should be no parking on school days from 7-10. Then all the parents that would normally double park can just use the curb as their loading zone.

There is a part of me that wants to agree with you, but then I remember that even when perfectly ideal conditions are present or available, some overly entitled assholes will choose to not do the right thing because it is convenient to them. The inconvenience of finding parking sucks, but a) they CHOSE to drive to drop off their kid, and b) that's not justification to then turn around and create chaos for their own convenience. Those parents could walk their kids to school, or leave earlier so they have time to do the right thing and find a spot where to pull over without inconveniencing everyone else.

But, yes, the reality is that the clusterfuck of the school drop-offs and commuters cutting through Erie is definitely a bad combination.

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ffejie t1_j9peefc wrote

Yes, you're right. However, merely making 6 to 10 loading spaces would alleviate the vast majority of the traffic and that would solve the problem for everyone.

Unfortunately, making it difficult, which is what we've done, is not a big enough disincentive to stop people from driving to drop their kids off. Combined with the fact that it is nearly impossible to find parking, even semi legal parking for 5 minutes, means we've created this disaster on a daily basis.

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