Life in the streets. Documenting the culture of intersections.
Street narratives, public service announcements, ideologies, and other stories from the asphalt.
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“Over a 10 minute period, I counted over 200 cars that didn’t stop. Only 42 did.” - Katherine Scott, ABC Action News
The flagrant violation of most cars through this stop-light represents a mockery of traffic enforcement in Philadelphia. All this at a time when Philadelphia Police are warning that a crackdown on cyclists is imminent.
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New York State Intersection Parking Law
viaParking or standing is not allowed:
In addition, you may not park your vehicle within 50 feet (15 m) of a railroad crossing. Sources: http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/dmanual/chapter07-manual.htm#prk-reg
- In front of a driveway.
- Within 20 feet (6 m) of a crosswalk at an intersection.
- Within 30 feet (10 m) of a traffic light, STOP sign or YIELD sign.
- Within 20 feet (6 m) of a fire station driveway, or within 75 feet (23 m) on the opposite side of the road.
- Along a curb that has been cut down, lowered or constructed for access to the sidewalk.
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Hoboken, New Jersey: 25ft of intersection clearance
In Hoboken, NJ, the law is no parking within 25 feet of a crosswalk. There is a very small, painted stripe to help drivers know where the parking zone starts. This demonstrates a very affordable way to “sign” intersections should a similar intersection buffer law be enacted in Portland.
This is a complaint from someone who received a ticket.
“Here’s what I came out to this morning.(apparently given on sat. at 8.30 am), a 54 dollar ticket for parking within 25 feet of a crosswalk. I left plenty of room to handle the fire hydrant (and the entire intersection was flooded when I parked, so I doubt you could even see any lines on the curb)–a great infrastructure we have here. This is really obscene. You can see the little white lines on the other side of the street–supposedly HPU is marking where it’s really ok to park, but I leave that to you to figure out. Peter Cunningham had sent an email about this a few weeks ago.”
via Hoboken 411
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