I recommend contacting your Alderman about this. If you're on the south side of Chapel, you're in ward 23, and your Alderman is Yusuf Shah. You can reach him at ward23 [at] newhavenct [dot] net or 203-507-7679. If you're on the north side of Chapel, you're in ward 24, and your Alderman is Marcus Paca. You can reach him at ward24 [at] newhavenct [dot] net or 203-314-4111. (Contact info for all of the Aldermen and a map of the wards are available at http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/aldermen.) I would also contact Mike Piscitelli, Director of the Department of Traffic, Transportation, and Parking at mpiscite [at] newhavenct [dot] net or 203-946-8078.

I'm sure that if you and your neighbors make your opinions known, you'll be able to work out a solution with the City. Please keep us posted on your progress by commenting here. Thanks.

@CM: Are you on our mailing list to find out about the things we're doing to make our West River neighborhood stronger?

A few of us will be working at Monitor Park Wednesday evening starting around 5:45. You should pop over and say hi.

Or meet us at 730 George Street for our monthly meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, 7/27) at 6.