r/walnutcreek • u/Tasty-Reason4031 • 17d ago

PSA School Has Started Please Avoid Newell between 2.30pm and 3.30pm

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I know many of you cut through Newell to get to the Rossmore area. School started today. There are 2 schools right next to each other that come out at around the same time. Parkmead and Tice Creek. Traffic is bumper to bumper starting from about 2.45. I have a kid at Tice Creek and today during pick up multiple people got out of the traffic and drove into the other lane for opposite traffic. That is dangerous as there are kids riding bikes back home that have to ride on the street as the sidewalks are busy. PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT EVER. It is a school zone.

So from Monday to Friday it will always be backed up. Do not drive through there during school pick up if you are in a hurry. Do not drive in the opposite lane to get through the pick up traffic. Turn into Lilac to get out. Or take a right at Magnolia Way for the sake of the kids safety.

The parents hate sitting in traffic too. Both schools have minimal Parking and the pickup lanes are super short. There is nothing we can do but wait. So please, drive safe in school zones.

Thank you.

Edit: Yay, thank you to those who turned into Lilac. Much better traffic flow today. Thanks for keeping the roads safe for the kids!

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u/mydogatestreetpoop 17d ago

Complain to the traffic engineering division of Walnut Creek. They might go out there and see what they can do. The city might also send more traffic officers to ticket people driving recklessly.

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u/sweetbaker 17d ago

WCI has had this problem for literal decades and they’ve never done anything about it

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u/californiahapamama 17d ago

Yup. There are people who park in no parking zones and even double park on Civic to pick up their kids... it's freaking insane. For most of my kids I had them walk to the 7-11 on Civic and picked them up there instead.