ffejie t1_j9p5cma wrote on February 23, 2023 at 4:08 PM

Reply to comment by bodhipooh in Blue hatchback Subaru ran stop sign and almost ran me over at Erie and 7th. Anyone living here have a camera facing the intersection? by candyghost

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.

bodhipooh t1_j9p92pg wrote on February 23, 2023 at 4:31 PM

>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.

ffejie t1_j9peefc wrote on February 23, 2023 at 5:04 PM

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.