Graham, Donna
From: Tyler McAfee
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2022 5:31 PM
To: Board of Aldermen; Graham, Donna; Cummings, Tim
Subject: Downtown Jersey Barriers
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To the Mayor and Board of Alderman,
| write to you in opposition to the continued use of the concrete Jersey barriers going forward. | am an attorney
practicing in Nashua adjacent to Main Street and | frequent various Main Street businesses several times a week. It was
encouraging in 2020 to see the Mayor and Board of Aldermen adeptly and creatively assist our downtown restaurants
continue serving their clients outside when they could not inside. My concerns over traffic were unfounded when it
became clear that most people were not shopping and dining to the extent that they had previously.
In 2021, traffic returned with a vengeance, On more than one occasion, I’ve witnessed an ambulance struggle to push
through traffic that has virtually nowhere to go. On many occasions | have spent an agonizing ten to fifteen minutes
traveling from City Hall to the top of Library Hill.
The Jersey barriers provide limited benefit to the restaurants. For one, not all Main Street restaurants even use the extra
space. Second, the weather has to be nearly perfect to see substantial use. Rain, heat, wind, and sunshine all have to
cooperate or else the patrons don’t bother.
| hope that you will vote to permanently discontinue the use of the Jersey barriers downtown and maintain the normal
flow of traffic.
Tyler K. McAfee, Esq.
8 Stonybrook Road
Nashua, New Hampshire 03063
603-459-9510
