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Horrible trash storage at 27 & 29 sheafe sidewalk impassable

Street light out at entrance to north end by north end lobster co. Reported over a year ago and not fixed yet.

Large white van parked in fire lane making it impossible for a car or truck to make turn from Annapolis to Bakersfield street. Please ticket and tow

Car parked in fire lane please ticket

Street light in front of Strega is out

To Whom It May Concern, I am writing as a concerned Boston resident and parent regarding a serious traffic-safety issue that has developed on my residential street (Taunton Ave Hyde Park) The City of Boston has recently installed speed bumps on several streets in the surrounding area (Ruskindale, Mariposa, Blake Street). While I understand and support the City’s efforts to reduce speeding and improve pedestrian safety, the placement of these traffic-calming measures appears to have created an unintended problem on my street (Taunton Ave). Because speed bumps have been installed on the surrounding streets but not on my street, drivers appear to be using Taunton Ave as a cut-through to access Wood Avenue and other nearby streets. As a result, we are now experiencing a significant amount of traffic traveling through our residential street, often at what appears to be excessive and unsafe speeds. As someone with children, this is extremely frustrating and concerning. Residential streets should be places where families can feel safe allowing their children to play, walk, ride bicycles, and simply move around their neighborhood without having to worry about vehicles speeding through the area. I respectfully request that the City conduct a traffic assessment of my street and evaluate the installation of speed bumps or other appropriate traffic-calming measures. I would also ask that the City look into how the current placement of speed bumps on surrounding streets is inadvertently diverting traffic onto my street and creating a safety concern. I am not asking for special treatment; I am asking for the same consideration for the safety of the residents and children on my street that has been given to surrounding streets. I would greatly appreciate having this concern reviewed by the appropriate department and would welcome information regarding what steps the City can take to address the speeding and increased cut-through traffic. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. I look forward to your response and hope we can work together to make our neighborhood safer for everyone, especially our children.

Litter on sidewalk and down business steps (public & private)

Lights out in Walsh Playground. Lights have not been on for over a week. Safety issue.

Lamppost

Trash