Graham, Donna
From: Don Sherwood <Qaaqiaaia ame aeay gaara >
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2022 10:51 AM
To: Board of Aldermen
Ce: Graham, Donna; Cummings, Tim
Subject: Letter to Nashua Aldermen in Opposition to extend the use of barriers on Main St.
Attachments: Main Street Barriers_Rev_C_03_01_2022.paf
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I am re-submitting my letter from several weeks ago (with minor edits) to express my opposition to
extending the use of barriers along Main Street for an additional three years. The letter is attached
(signed) and shown below.
Best regards,
Don Sherwood
March 1, 2022
Subject: Main St. Barriers
Dear Alderman,
lama long time Nashua ward 2 resident (54 years) writing to express my opposition to
extending the use of barriers on Main St. for the next 3 years. My reasons are as follows:
Safety: Reducing the north / south travel lanes along Main St. from 2 lanes to 1 lane has
resulted in considerable traffic congestion and delays, particularly during rush hours. In
emergency situations, any delay will increase the arrival time of critical fire or ambulance
services to reach their destination, with potentially life-altering outcomes.
| often travel Main St. On several occasions, | have witnessed cars attempting to parallel park
in the few open areas without barriers. Some stop in the single travel lane, to back into the
parking space. This stops traffic movement in the one open lane, frustrating people just
wanting to get from one end of town to the other. In one incident, a car actually entered the
opposite travel lane just to get around this situation a bit quicker, a very dangerous action.
Fairness: The parking barriers that were installed in the right-hand lanes along Main St. gave
restaurants a unique opportunity to add additional tables for patrons to enjoy outside dining,
particularly to comply with covid restrictions. The increased traffic congestion and loss of
parking spaces untimely had a negative impact of reducing the pedestrian foot traffic that
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