Responding to a 311 complaint about a stop sign on Minot Street at Branton in Dorchester, BTD says it didn't put the sign up and will have a crew take it down.
The 311 filer actually asked that the sign be moved to a more prominent location, rather than hidden behind firebox light pole,mounted on the left on a "Do Not Enter" meant to keep people heading east on Minot from continuing past Branton, where Minot is a one-way heading west.
After reviewing this intersection we found a couple of discrepancies with the signs on Minot St at Branton St. The stop sign was not installed by BTD (as it is not warranted) and will be removed as soon as possible; we will also be removing the existing "NO LEFT TURN" as vehicles should be able to turn left onto Brantford St since it is a one way street towards Gallivan Blvd.
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It wasn't there in July 2019
By Gary C
Fri, 04/15/2022 - 11:38am
https://goo.gl/maps/hYox8Z4cgR8GdgKw7
Someone is getting creative with vigilante traffic calming.
They should put up a sign
By anon
Fri, 04/15/2022 - 1:29pm
They should put up a sign telling them to stop it. That would make everyone happy.
Could be. But I wouldn’t totally rely…
By Lee
Fri, 04/15/2022 - 2:18pm
… on BTD’s claim.
Last year I made a 311 request that a mid block crosswalk on Tremont be painted again after the street was resurfaced. I got a response saying no crosswalk had ever existed there.
To be sure I hadn’t dreamt it, I found a pic on Google street view showing that one had. I got a polite response admitting the mistake but claiming that because there were no curb cuts, they couldn’t put the crosswalk back. The next time I was there I noticed the curb cuts still in place from before.
So now I just jay walk.
Seems like as good a time as any
By Tim Mc.
Fri, 04/15/2022 - 3:18pm
to put out the reminder that the term "jaywalking" more or less means "walking across the street in a way that could inconvenience speeders".
The term was popularized in a campaign by the automotive industry -- IIRC, they wanted pedestrians off the roads so that there would be fewer deaths that would make drivers look bad. They created or appropriated this pejorative term to imply that pedestrians didn't even belong on roads except in specially marked places.
Before that, everyone had equal rights to the road.
Thank you.
By Lee
Fri, 04/15/2022 - 4:17pm
Always good to be reminded of that.
The original term was jay drivers.
School for jay-drivers!
By brianjdamico
Sat, 04/16/2022 - 8:09am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peIZtd-ZJ8M
And Merriam-Webster provides some background: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/why-...
[quote]For the first few years that it was in use jaywalker had little, if anything, to do with pedestrians crossing the street, and was used solely to scold those who lacked sidewalk etiquette.[/quote]
I'm going to start calling lousy people on the sidewalk jaywalkers. To quote Randal in Clerks II, I'm taking it back.
It can be done
By Gary C
Fri, 04/15/2022 - 3:48pm
I have a neighbor who spends A LOT of time thinking about the streetscape in our neighborhood. He wanted a crosswalk added in a sensible place, but there were no handicap ramps in place, so the city said no. He worked and worked on them until, after a couple of years they came in and added ramps and then put in the crosswalk.
Tail wagging dog
By Anony-mouse
Fri, 04/15/2022 - 6:00pm
If rules say we “cannot” have a crosswalk somewhere because there is no curb cut, then the ADA tail is wagging the common sense dog.
Definitely vigilantes in the area
By anon
Fri, 04/15/2022 - 10:14pm
I live nearby and this sign caught me off guard the other morning.
Further up on the right, on Saranac, somebody occasionally puts out a portable speed bump to slow traffic.
Probably a cop.
311 don't care
By cantabrigand
Sat, 04/16/2022 - 8:35pm
Check out this DIY curb cut extension: https://goo.gl/maps/Xf41U29JDa8DgqP99
Thank goodness they put a
By Scratchie
Mon, 04/18/2022 - 4:04pm
Thank goodness they put a stop to this. We can't have people driving cautiously in Boston!
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