Make The Curve Safe

TIME FOR CHANGE AND ACTION

The curve at 1004-1008 Washington Blvd, Pittsburgh, Pa 15206 has been a huge problem for many years.

Our neighbor and friend John Metzler(owner of the Urban Tree Forge) was killed here on 5/13/10 at 8:00 pm. This is just one of many deaths that have occurred at this dangerous curve on Washington Blvd.

This curve has proven over the past 10 years to be a deadly and dangerous stretch of Washington Blvd. With little or no deterrence motorists speed around this curve and, in countless instances, crash into the nearby buildings.

There are numerous artists and professionals who work at this curve. It is absolutely essential that they feel safe to venture outside their building, and not feel as though they have to constantly look over their shoulder for some out-of-control vehicle.

It should be the goal of the city of Pittsburgh to support and help flourish the types artists and creative professionals that work at this curve. They are people actively participating in the community, the economy and help to shape the future of Pittsburgh as well as the local neighborhood. Finally, something must be done before there are more deaths.

This curve at 1004-1008 Washington Blvd. has been unsafe for too long. It is time to protect the citizens who call this curve home. This road was badly engineered. Flashing lights and a lower speed limit with proper signage is what we need at a minimum to make this a safer place to work and live.

We, the undersigned, call on the City of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Public Works to protect your citizens now and install the necessary safety measures to make this curve at 1004-1008 safe.