A fix is in the works... in a couple of years:

http://www.newhavensafestreets.org/2009/03/public-approval-for-quinnipiac-avenue.html

I might be so bold as to say, "They are doubling the posted speed limit, on average." Even with the giant manhole covers jutting from the asphalt...

Yeah, 10-15 over is an understatement. I avoid Q Ave altogether, because I am afraid of speeders, and I live one block over from it! We need NHPD enforcement, better traffic calming, and dare I say, speedbumps?!! The Q Ave redo is not stretching down far enough. It should go to Route 80, a missed opportunity.

once again the cops in this town are too darn busy to perform ANY traffic duties... Lexington is like a race track as well.

Yeah I live on QP and had someone run me off the road. Was tailgating me so close I thought he was going to rear end me. Was doing 30mph and I was so scared I was going to be rear ended I had to pull over.

There needs to be some traffic enforcement on this street.

Have you spoken with the District Manager about this? In other districts, regular reports are given on the number and type of tickets issued each month. That would be a good thing to have here so that you can see how much work is being done.

Last time I checked, not that many tickets were being given out in this area.

In the long term we should look at some ways to modify the street in a way that reduces speeds. Though the City will claim otherwise, solutions do not have to be expensive.

I agree speeding has gotten well out of hand between Grand Avenue and route 80 and on Lenox street. The only way I believe it will slow it down without police enforcement is by adding stop lights at a few of the smaller intersections.
At times I am force to speed because of tailgaters who feel that the speed limit is over 40 MPH. I am not afraid to admit that I may travel 5 mph over the posted speed but when that 5 miles is not enough for the impatient driver behind you something must be done. Tired of feeling as if someone wants to run me off the road because at 30 mph I am traveling too slow.
This also happens far too often on the smaller residential streets of Lexington ave & Lenox st where there should be speed bumps.

New Haven safe streets really didnt accomplish a safer street on Quinnipiac, it does look better and the sidewalks are better but there are still plenty of psycho drivers using it.

I agree, we need some speed bumps, some red light cameras, some NHPD cops ticketing speeders on Q Ave. I don't feel like this is a neighborhood where I want to continue to live. I was almost hit by a car speeding while picking up litter. I am getting so over this. It could be so nice, but certain people keep messing it up for everyone else. What we need is some enforcement of the rules of the road over here, and a lot more drastic traffic "calming" measures. The new police chief needs to understand that traffic enforcement leads to other types of arrests (a good thing) and it also improves the quality of life of law-abiding citizens (a great thing.)

Unfortunately the "traffic calming" was watered down, and it continues to be watered down in other areas of the City (see the "Safe Routes to School" project on Grand Avenue in Fair Haven).

Unfortunately, this undermines citizens' faith in government. The City should have consulted experts to a larger extent, like the ones in Cambridge, MA, and used real traffic calming.

Police can not enforce all streets at all times, and NHPD seems to be able to give out only a nominal number of speeding tickets each year.

More on the Safe Routes to School Project:

http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/islands_bump-outs_calm_traffic_on_grand/

"The grant for this project was submitted in 2009 and was the result of the efforts of many people, so a lot of folks have been waiting a long time for this to be built. It’s really exciting to see some action!
Since I haven’t seen it in person yet—are the islands really only a couple of inches from the road surface? What are the engineering specs on them? Are they built properly?
The islands are the centerpiece of this half million dollar federal project and should provide a safe refuge for the children at Fair Haven K-8. I’ve seen some scary driving on that “grand boulevard” in front of the school. The children deserve safe passage. When it comes to cars, we need commands not suggestions!
Even if the islands are not properly built, I will admit that it’s a nice change to hear comments about the adequacy of traffic calming efforts rather than complaints about their complete non-existence—which was where we were not so many years ago."

Having moved to this neighborhood recently, I am surprised to see this comment thread going back four years. Cars still travel dangerously fast and have even come close to hitting pedestrians as they try to cross the street on several occasions. There needs to be a change made in order to keep people safe both in and out of their vehicle.

This issue was recategorized from Uncategorized to Policing Issue.

Thank you for reporting this issue and engaging in this constructive dialogue with the community. In the years since this post, Quinnipiac Avenue was the subject on an extensive rehabilitation which implemented a number of traffic calming measures. In reviewing 3 months if speed counts from 2018 in this stretch of Quinnipiac our reports indicate an average speed of 28.3 MPH with 85% of all speeds under 10 MPH over the speed limit. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.