A couple of years ago my neighbor Sarah Carley and her daughter were hit by a car in the intersection of 44th and Osage due to a driver who failed to stop at a Stop Sign. We organized a protest in multiple intersections of 44th Street with Parents, Kids, Neighbors, Police, City Officials (to make sure the protest was peaceful), and Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell. We called it "Slow-Down and Stop". The funniest part of the protest was having 50 people or more out there with large signs and the police were still able to issue tickets during the protest to drivers who failed to stop at the intersections! We couldn't believe it. We asked for better police coverage and enforcement in the intersections against drivers who run red-lights, fail to stop at stop signs, or drive the wrong way on one-way streets. For a few months multiple tickets were issued at various locations in the area. We asked Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell's office to look at any support they could give from the legislative side. It would be great if some how the "special traffic enforcement zone" happened as a result of a citizens protest. S -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of B Andersen Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 11:37 AM To: UnivCity listserv Cc: Cynthia Roberts Subject: [UC] Re: Baltimore Ave: Special Enforcement Area A couple of people have emailed me offlist to ask, "What's a special enforcement zone?" I am not sure ... but I did a google search on " <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=special+traffic+enforcement+zone%2 52C+philadelphia&btnG=Search> special traffic enforcement zone." The first document is from The <http://stopredlightrunning.com> National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running . My basic understanding is that it is an area of increased police enforcement and stiffer penalties. Does anyone else really know, I am new to this one ...
On 7/26/07, B Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was walking across Springfield Avenue this evening where it intersects with Baltimore. I had with me, my 3 yr old and 6 yr old sons and was pushing the six month old in the stroller. While we were about a third of the way across the intersection, I stopped because some woman in an H3 came roaring westward on Baltimore and didn't look like she was going to stop. Well she didn't and made the left and turn about five feet in front of me. At the same time another woman in and SUV did a rolling stop about five feet behind me. Fortunately, members of the 18th District saw what was going on and pulled over the woman in the H3 by the Sunoco. As I passed by I heard them telling her that because Baltimore Avenue is now a special enforcement zone, the fine and the points were increased. Does anyone know when Baltimore Avenue became a special enforcement zone? http://www.phillyblog.com/philly/showthread.php?p=540319#post540319
