Palisades Traffic Update
In January, at the annual PCC meeting, over two dozen community members shared their concerns to Town officials about Palisades traffic. Councilwoman Nancy Low-Hogan has been extremely attentive to resolving our issues and has been pro-active in involving Police Chief Nulty and Superintendent of Highways Jim Dean. A dozen residents also attended the Town of Orangetown Traffic Advisory Board meeting in March to alert them of our concerns. In the last two months, traffic police have been visible on Oak Tree and other streets in Palisades, for three weeks a blinking speed sign was near placed near Jawanio and a traffic count was conducted revealing increased traffic and speed of motorists.
The main issues are:
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Replacement of blinking traffic light in front of Post Office, which will take place within the next few weeks, according to Highway Superintendant Skip Vezzetti.
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Pedestrian safety crossing measures implemented at Post Office and other points on Oak Tree Road
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Traffic calming measures to slow the speed of increasing motorist, truck and bus traffic on Oak Tree Road
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Sidewalk or expansion of north shoulder between RT 9W and Post Office
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Traffic calming on Closter Road and Washington Spring Road
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Attention to and correction of the extremely hazardous intersection at 9W and Oak Tree and the excessive speed coming down the hill from Lamont.
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Recommendation of the possible reduction of speed to 25m.p.h. throughout Palisades as in neighboring communities in New Jersey.
We have the Town’s attention! Palisades residents are encouraged to e-mail their concerns and suggestions to Carol Baxter at carolbaxter7@gmail.com. The more feedback we present the better. The Palisades reps are Carol Baxter, Marjorie Galen, Paul Papay and Kathryn Shattuck.
In the meantime, suggestions from our community:
-Be conscious of and obey speed limits in Palisades. Drive slowly on curvy roads.
-Speak to landscapers, contractors, etc that you employ and remind them to drive slowly in Palisades so that children walking and biking and pedestrians can use our streets safely.
-On curvy, hilly, or narrow roads, please ask workers to refrain from parking on the street, especially on curves where visibility is greatly obstructed making it extremely dangerous for children, pedestrians and on-coming cars.