They appeared mysteriously just a few days ago: two large so-far empty flower pots on the curb near the intersection of Laurens Street and Park Avenue, where traffic from the I-83 exit ramp and North Avenue has been a long-running danger and irritation to residents there.
The intention, says BHCA Transportation Committee chair Sam Getchel, is to see if the pots – planted with flowers and maintained appropriately – can get the attention of and perhaps slow down drivers zipping to or from North Avenue. In the pilot project plan, the intersection crosswalks also will be repainted and presumably harder to ignore. The plots were donated by Midtown.
The committee also has posted traffic speed monitoring cameras on Laurens near Sumpter Park, with plans to add them near the Bolton Hill Nursery School and MICA buildings. Residents with ideas or concerns about traffic control should contact transportation@boltonhillmd.org.
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