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1. Pedestrians Drivers must yield the right of way to pedestrians at all times.
2. Dooring: It’s illegal to open your car door onto a bicycle lane so that it blocks cyclists.
3. Red lights: You cannot make a left turn at a red light and can only make a right turn at red lights when there is no sign indicating otherwise.
4. Stop signs: You must come to a complete stop at all stop signs and yield the right of way to cross traffic before proceeding.
5. Cell phone use All cell phone use, including hands-free devices, is banned while driving. If you must use your phone, pull over to a safe location first.

1. Always check the signs and time limits for parking as parking enforcement is very efficient and happy to ticket you.
2. New Haven has many residential areas where you need a permit to park so check before parking.
3. To find out if your car was towed you can visit the Citizen Connect website
4. Yale students and faculty can buy parking permits for Yale-owned lots.
5. Monthly parking permits are available for many of the city’s lots.
6. You can park free in any of Yale's lots after 4:00 p.m. on weekdays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays.

• I-95: This highway runs west to east and is called the Connecticut Turnpike and the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike through the city. It goes to New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.
• I-91: This interstate runs north to south, starting at the intersection of the I-95 in the Long Wharf district of New Haven. It heads north from here thorough Hartford, before passing through Massachusetts and Vermont and ending at the Canadian border.
• US 1: This US route goes along much of the Eastern Seaboard, following the coast from New Haven north to Maine and south all the way to Florida. In New Haven, it runs along Columbus Avenue, Union Avenue, Water Street, and Forbes Avenue.
• Connecticut Route 15: Also known as the Wilbur Cross Parkway this route offers a good alternative to the I-95 and I-91 through New Haven, especially for non-commercial traffic.
• Connecticut Route 34: Known as the Oak Street Connector in New Haven this route goes from just south of the I-95/I-91 to Newtown, in the north of the state.

• Chapel Street and Broadway: The main downtown shopping streets.
• George Street: The very first road in New Haven.
• Hillhouse Avenue: Supposedly called the most beautiful street in America" by Charles Dickens AND Mark Twain.
• Elm Street Historic District: An area with a lot of historic buildings.
• River Street Historic District: A district with historically significant industrial buildings.

Route 1 to Mystic

Merritt Parkway to Greenwich

Interstate 95 coastal drive