{"id":7319,"date":"2017-12-14T22:31:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T05:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7319"},"modified":"2020-07-03T03:54:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T03:54:05","slug":"central-park-boulevard-to-add-more-obstacles-to-see-around-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7319","title":{"rendered":"Central Park Boulevard to Add More Obstacles to See Around, Over"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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After a long evaluation period, city engineers and traffic safety experts have decided more needs to be done on Central Park Boulevard between 29th St. and Mountview. There are several streets on that stretch crossing Central Park Blvd. which have stop signs, but no stop lights. To make matters more challenging for drivers trying to cross over on these streets, there are several rock structures and trees making it very difficult to see oncoming traffic. Drivers are often saying a quick prayer before jetting out in to traffic hoping they \u201cguessed right\u201d on when they saw the last car coming. \u201cAny time I cross 28th if it\u2019s even close to rush hour, I\u2019m scared shitless,\u201d said Stapleton driver Cassidy Addison. \u201cEspecially when I have my kids in the car. I can\u2019t believe nothing has been done.\u201d Steve Mason has had similar experiences. \u201cNot only can you hardly see what is coming, people are flying down that stretch,\u201d said Mason. \u201cIt can be pretty scary. Then, you get the stress of people waiting behind you. You don\u2019t want to let the group down by not keeping moving, but man, I gotta know there aren\u2019t any cars screaming towards me.\u201d City engineer Nick Carman has been studying the traffic patterns and visibility issues for the last seven months. \u201cThere are definitely some things that make that particular area challenging,\u201d said Carman. \u201cSpeed of drivers, rocks blocking visibility, and so forth. But, I still don\u2019t think it\u2019s quite enough.\u201d Carman says the city plans to build some more impediments for drivers to see over, by, or through. \u201cWe really would have thought there would have been more accidents,\u201d said Carman. \u201cWe got to thinking, \u2018maybe the challenges of moving through these streets safely is exactly the reason people are so safe.\u2019\u201d Carman contends that it is possible people are driving more cautiously because of the unnecessary risks drivers are having to take in those crossings. \u201cThere are some things we can do in regards to planting more bushes or adding some small monuments which can make things even harder to navigate,\u201d said Carman. \u201cWith those added difficulties, people will attempt to be safer, we assume, and we will have even less traffic incidences.\u201d Residents are not on board with the new idea. \u201cWhen I heard the city was going to do something about these crossings, I was thrilled,\u201d said resident Terry Wilson. \u201cBut, I hear they are adding crap? That\u2019s insane. People are really going to get hurt.\u201d Kristy Anderson agrees. \u201cI think I am just going to make sure I get to one of the stoplight intersections from now on,\u201d said Anderson. \u201cInevitably, there are going to be some bad crashes there. What is the city thinking?\u201d Carman says designs are currently under way for each of the crossings. \u201cWe will evaluate what structures and designs will make for the worst visibility, and then appropriate those as we see fit.\u201d Safe driving, Stapletonians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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