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Arcola Avenue Sidewalk Issue Resolved

Dear Kemp Millers,

The sidewalk on Arcola Ave. in front of the new Park reconstruction was slated to be closed for the next few weeks.  With some work this afternoon, and help from David Linton, Jay Childs, and Catherine Coello of the Montgomery County Parks Department, and the offices of Senator Manno and Delegate Kramer of our Maryland State Delegation, it was reopened, and will remain open throughout the Jewish Holidays.  With approval and appreciation from David Linton, Construction Manager at the Parks Department, a contractor staffer and I arranged the orange traffic barrels and cones to create a safe pedestrian passageway from the Arcola sidewalk in front of the Park to the crosswalk between Young Israel Shomrai Emunah and the other side of Lamberton (see pictures below).  We also removed the “sidewalk closed” and other confusing signs, the sign blocking the line of sight from the Yeshiva driveway, and brought in the fence around the newly poured concrete at the Lamberton/Arcola corner in front of the Park to create a safer corner and crosswalk.

Best,

Ira Ungar
President, Kemp Mill Civic Association
president@kempmillcivic.org
ira.h.ungar@gmail.com
202-361-4167 cell
301-649-6517 home

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Letter to parks dept re Arcola sidewalk closure near Kemp Mill Urban Park
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Upcoming Improvements to Traffic Signs and Markings on and near Lamberton and Kemp Mill Elementary School

The below PDF has details about improvements to traffic signs and markings at various locations in the neighborhood.

The additional links below are for related supporting documentation.

(Click here to download the PDF or view it full sized)

Lamberton speed limits etc.

 

Maps of east and westbound speed limit signs on Lamberton

KMES Crosswalks – higher view

KMES crosswalks

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Please Don’t Park Blocking The Sidewalk

The KMCA recently received the below message from a member.  The member wrote about an issue on Lamberton Drive, but the same applies throughout the neighborhood where there are sidewalks.  Please do not park your car blocking the sidewalk.  It is discourteous and could lead to receiving a parking ticket.

For those who live on Lamberton Drive – please be mindful of our Kemp Mill neighbors who live in our neighborhood and use a wheelchair to get around.  I have a friend who lives all the way at the end of Lamberton. Daily she  travels by wheelchair from the bottom of Lamberton all the way up to Arcola to catch a bus. She makes that same trip every night to go back home.  Last night in the pouring rain she got stuck near someones driveway because they had blocked the sidewalk path with their car.  She was afraid to manipulate the wheelchair around the car because it would involve her “driving” in the grass. She was worried that the chair might tip over.

Please make sure to leave the sidewalks clear of parked cars so that our neighbors can make their way home.

Thank you.