
Between 6th and 8th Streets on 8th Avenue in Park Slope, every morning during rush hour, there is so much double and triple parking in front of St Savior's elementary school due to parents dropping off their kids. It's not safe for the drivers or the pedestrians or all the kids trying to get to school at that time. Vehicles weave around the double and triple parked cars. At times, the parents don't leave enough space for average-sized vehicles to get through. It's been going on for years but the increase in aggressive driving in general on 8th avenue and the increase in double-parking in general between 15th street and Union St on 8th Avenue is making it markedly worse. Vehicles get backed up in front of St Saviors and then back up for a few blocks, then after they squeeze through, they tend to run red lights and drive way over the speed limit, creating a dangerous situation from 7th St up through 1st street. The number of times I've seen drivers speed through the red lights with pedestrians about to step into the crosswalk is terrifying. There are so many children walking to school at that time. Please designate parking for those St Savior parents or crackdown on their double/triple and one time, quadruple parking. It'll make the streets safer for pedestrians and drivers alike. Added bonus, it will allow the people desperately trying to get to Methodist hospital (via 6th street) to get there without delay or incident.
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