BETTER ENFORCEMENT OF SPEED LIMITS: MAPLEWOOD
We, the undersigned, deeply desire that Maplewood be as safe as possible for pededstrians and motorists alike. To this end we respectfully request--from our elected officials and the Maplewood Police... continue reading »
"Please step up enforcement on Wyoming. ave. Especially bad are speeding trucks in the middle of the night."
"Special attention should be paid to Jefferson Ave. and Oakview Ave."
"Yale St. between Tuscan and Harvard has a number of families with young children. I understand it is a cut through to Springfield, but the speeding is out of control."
"I would also like to see some education done on yielding for pedestrians in crosswalks. Sometimes people are going so fast that it is impossible for them to stop once they see a pedestrian. Drivers also seem unprepared to stop when another car brakes for "
"Reduce the speed limit on certain streets to 15mph - Baker St, Maplewood Ave in the downtown area, etc."
"Although I am a South Orange resident, I spend as much time in Maplewood and feel strongly that traffic safety needs to be among the top priorities for both towns."
"I live on Prospect st and have 2 kids. I would love to help in any way."
"we have many new parents with children on coolidge rd.The rise in traffic and speeding is dangerous.A speed sign and a children at play sign would be afirst start."
"Maplewood Avenue is especially nasty. Many stop signs are ignorded....."
"I live on Salter place, and I have seen commuters (both morning and evening) screaming down my block as if it were Route 24. I'm all for LARGE speed bumps on residential streets - I'll even pay for the one in front of my house!"
"Cars show no regard for pedestrians whatsoever incl. children on Walton Rd while waiting for school bus pickups/drop offs. On Prospect St near the nursery school and on Maplewood Ave where cars ignore the 25mph speed limit and travel instead at an avg 40m"
"Please also repaint reminder messages on the street such as "Slow School Zone" and repaint faded yellow lines such as the ones near the pool near the intersection of Boyden Avenue and Elmwood. "
"I am particularly concerned about Valley between Millburn Ave and Tuscan. We need painted cross walks on all the streets leading into Valley because of the number of children walking to and from Tuscan Elementary and MMS."
