Ethan Farrell

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Ethan Farrell7 months ago Raised ped crosswalk is great and helps to slow traffic down. I'd love to see this used in more places! One slight issue I noticed is that it is hard to see a difference in the road when driving, and the signage is far off to the side and behind parked cars. Before I got used to it I hit it going a bit too fast a couple times because I wasn't sure it was actually a raised crossing.'Speedbumb' paint would be a cheap way to draw additional driver attention to it, and encourage drivers to be cautious.

Ethan Farrell2 months ago

Ethan Farrell2 months ago The city could use more EV chargers, and a couple spaces at parks would be a big benefit. There would have to be fees for leaving a vehicle there (during the day) when fully charged, but it could really be an asset as EV prices come down and they become more common. That could help encourage reducing the pollution emitted in the city if people feel more comfortable purchasing an EV and know they'll have a place to charge.

Ethan Farrell2 months ago

Ethan Farrell5 months ago I was almost involved in a dangerous T-bone (that would've been my fault) at Seymour and Prince. The transition from residential to commercial uses, reduced street parking, and the clearly visible highway-style signage for that nasty 222 intersection put me in the wrong mindset. I was reading the signs and turned off the 'city driving' portion of my brain, so I forgot there was a light at Seymour Ave and had to slam the brakes way too late.I'll be happy when the next intersection is a traffic circle, but removing the highway signage would also remove a sign to drivers (at least me) that they're out of the city and back on a high speed, 2-lane roadway.

Ethan Farrell5 months ago It is far too easy to speed as one approaches the city on 222 from the south. The road goes from 1 lane in each direction to essentially a highway (2 long, straight, wide, one-way lanes with no access) as it crosses the Conestoga, and there's no cross traffic or turns until after the speed limit 'drops' to 25. There's also no attempt to calm traffic at all until the bulb-outs on Furnace St.I drove up that way the other day and found myself unintentionally speeding for a block or two of homes as I had my foot off the gas to slow down.Some sort of traffic calming on or immediately after the bridge would be amazing. Maybe even a traffic circle at greenwood ave to force drivers out of their straight-line highway hypnosis.

Ethan Farrell8 months ago Queen St, especially from Penn square to the library, is the heart of Lancaster. Unfortunately, walking downtown forces you to compete with car noise and cross the block at limited locations making on-foot navigation less convenient.Could we explore the possibility of fully pedestrianizing a couple blocks of Queen? That could give Lancaster a car-free central square, reduce the attractiveness of driving through the city, and limit traffic speeds since there is no longer a route straight through. There's plenty of parking garages to allow people to still make it a destination, but it would just be nice to see it become less of a through-road.This becomes much easier to manage if the surrounding streets are converted to two-way, like has been often suggested.I'm thinking of Burlington, VT (church st) or what Montreal does in various areas in the summer for inspiration.

Ethan Farrell6 months ago

Ethan Farrell9 months ago It is difficult to access Market from existing (Christian) or future (water st) bike infrastructure. The major roads make it difficult to get in except up Grant from water street. Leaving is worse because grant there is technically one-way, and bikes either have to go the wrong way or use the sidewalk to get back to water st. This will become more important after water St is made into a bike/pedestrian boulevard.

Ethan Farrell8 months ago I was walking to the park today when a pickup came flying down Pine. They did stop at the intersection with James, but began to start across James despite traffic coming down from College and had to slam on their brakes. The car behind him also arrived quickly and had to brake hard to stop at the sign.The ~30 ft road is too wide, even with parking on both sides, and encourages people to speed and use that street to bypass other local streets/traffic. I think people drive faster on it than they do on James, and James is also on the wide side.Honestly the narrowness of Lancaster or even Mary keeps speeds down. It would be nice to calm that road somehow. Even if a modal filter was installed somewhere to prevent through-traffic, that'd help.

Ethan Farrell9 months ago