Now that traffic on the Scajaquada has been slowed in the wake of the death of three-year-old Maksym Sugorovskiy, Parkside area residents want to know: How about slowing down Parkside traffic off the expressway?
It's been an issue in the leafy neighborhood next to Delaware Park for years, especially with the strange kink in the road at Parkside and Florence. The Police Department did put up electronic signs which monitor the speed of cars going to and from the Scajaquada, although it's not clear if it makes any difference. That intersection is the area of concern because of drivers who don't bother to stop.
"You can watch two, three or four cars, dependably, at every light change, every single light change in both directions, two, three or four cars will sail, will sail through that light," said local resident Scott Eberle.
"And, there are people crossing all the time going to the park, mothers pushing baby carriages. It is an accident waiting to happen."
There have been frequent accidents at that intersection, including one where the car went over the curb and then hit several houses before stopping. The city has been asked frequently over the years to reconfigure that curve to make it safer.
