Yes. I can't explain for the life of me why did they make it intersection forcing drivers coming north on Route 21 to loop around by the river and then cross 21 again at grade in a gigantic Jug Handle putting them in a collision course for southbound 21 drivers trying to figure out the fork before their eyes. Not only that, but half the time the driver's trying to access 280 West by Crossing Route 21 can't do it because it's already a line of cars stuck in traffic going Southbound on Route 21 blocking the Box ! There is no reason why the Northbound 21 exit to I-280 couldn't just go around by the river and then immediately launch upward, cross over 21 where it will meet the ramp coming up from 21 South. With all the empty land occupied by The Jug Handle interchange they could have built something better. Somewhere along the line it was decided to go for the cheaper at-grade option.

The only target the ones that make honest mistakes. the ones that deliberately run stop signs, or do u turn in their faces and run red lights ,Burn Rubber or speed are ignored.

That's because many cops sees these people as individuals trying to set them up for a Chase and possible liability if they end up shooting or injuring the perpetrators. I think Newark is one of those cities w civilian police complaint board so police are not going to do anything that will jeopardize their jobs. Unless the officers are specifically dispatched to a certain situation, they will look the other way and mind their own business.

Gotta drop the "/s" so we know its sarcasm fam. We are all one people. In words, feelings can get raw. There's no need for that confrontation.

The city division of traffic and signals has gone completely woke with the traffic coming stupidity which actually creates traffic. A few examples:

• backwards parking on Lower Broadway eliminated two white Lanes at the intersection of 7th Avenue. I avoid that area now you can spend up to 5 minutes just getting from Crittenden Street to the Burger King!
• the White Lane stripes were never replaced on Broadway after the resurfacing of what was already a good road. So now it's a free-for-all where you have idiot drivers who drive right in the middle of where the two lanes used to be, slowing everybody down. Then you have to bump outs at Broadway and 3rd Avenue. This is so stupid! And now you have 3rd Avenue backup all the way down to McCarter Highway because nobody can make a right turn or go straight at Broadway and 3rd until the poor sap in the front who is stuck finally gets his chance to make the left turn! Of course by then the light is red.
• For some abnormal reason Park Avenue was converted to one lane each way! Now it has traffic all the way up to the park!
• Clifton Avenue and Park Avenue by the cathedral. Once again, a ridiculous curb bump out makes it impossible for anyone stuck behind the guy trying to turn left from going around. As a result Clifton Avenue Northbound is always jammed from Park Avenue all the way down to Rotonda pool / 7th Ave!
• then there's the infamous elimination of Irvine Turner Boulevard as a major 4 lane artery and it's reduction to a one-lane driveway each Direction with a stupid planter in the middle even ambulances cannot maneuver around! I have never seen a person ride a bike in the bike Lanes which are pretty much faded away by now. But hey! Once they come to Newark and go to this Urban hell they'll go back out to the suburbs and never shop here again!

Traffic calming is fine. It just means slower speeds. And all speed limits in Newark is 25mph but people speed. What we have is not congestion and flagrant violation of traffic laws.

In the 1990s Newark mayor Sharpe James had all the traffic lights on Broad Street and McCarter Highway synchronized, the way they are in Manhattan or should I say were. Now they are no longer synchronized. I don't know if it was something that developed over time, or is it part of the stupid thing called traffic calming, which simply aims to create obstacles for drivers.

Then have good signalling during rush hour and wonky ones after hours. Ain’t no one trying to race at 5:30pm on a Wednesday.

Its not just you, I heard somewhere that the traffic signal timing was done to dissuade street racing.

Everything you on Bloomfield Ave and Broad Street. Literally everyone seems mistimed

Yeah this +$100M renovation had very bad planning

Of course it was

I was mocking said Marxists.

People's sarcasm meters are way off.

Just fix the damn station already...make it a God damn modern station becoming of a major city. And allow access to the main front door and bathrooms 24/7. If there is a drug and homeless problem, clean it up.

Enough already with the half stepping BS. But glad they are fixing the AC. Should help the place with better circulation.

And was being sold at community centers at one point. 🤦‍♂️

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Which intersection are you referring to?

The people are mistimed.

Only place I've ever lived where three opposite cars try to turn left in front of you when the light turns green.

The new 21/280 boondoggle is a major cluster yuck People block each direction and it snowballs daily

You can try contacting city hall, I forget the name of the guy who was/is in charge of it, he’s out of his depth but not amenable to suggestions. I had looked into it awhile ago, and had a personal contact in city hall at the time, didn’t get anywhere. They just don’t care.

It’s almost like it’s purposely bad. Definitely a quality of life issue.

Yeah “ accidentally “ just like there is tons of coke coming through the port “ accidentally”

They’re only mistimed if you don’t know the timing! Suckers!!!!

Joking. Yeah, shits way off.

Driving through newark is one of the most frustrating experiences ever as a tradesman.

NOBODY fkin moves. EVERYBODY's double parked, and like.. people generally act like they got nowhere to go, and nothing to do.

Exactly , there’s people saying they can’t enjoy it.

We have the worst fucking elected officials

Lmao this sounds very true to Newark