Edgemont Association

A Traffic Safety Issue That Affects All Our Children. Help Us Prevent a Tragedy.

CROSSWALK BACKGROUND AND UPDATE
Supervisor Feiner—and the proposed crosswalk engineer—will be holding a community meeting on Saturday, November 19, at 10:00 am at Crane’s Pond to discuss the Crane's Pond raised crosswalk. By way of background:

• The raised crosswalk has been requested by Edgemont residents for years.
• The raised crosswalk has been recommended by the Town of Greenburgh Police Department.
• The raised crosswalk was recommended by an independent traffic-safety consultant hired by the Town.
• The raised crosswalk has the support of the Town’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the Town Planning Board.
• The Town Board has approved Town Recreation funds to pay for the crosswalk (subject only to the report and final recommendation of the traffic engineer.)
• For additional background information on the crosswalk, see this link.

RESIDENT FEEDBACK NEEDED
Despite the above-listed Town support, Mr. Feiner has indicated he will support the recommendations of the majority of people who attend the 11/19 meeting. To ensure the building of the long-requested raised crosswalk, the Edgemont Association believes it is important for the neighborhood to show its support for the raised crosswalk. If you're able to attend the 11/19 meeting, we'll see you there. If you cannot attend, PLEASE POST A COMMENT BELOW. We will print all comments and deliver them to the Town.

All comments are welcome; but hopefully you can voice your support for the crosswalk.

Best regards,
The Edgemont Association

 

 

Popham Road Bridge Lane Closure

Due to work on the Popham Road Bridge, Scarsdale Avenue/East Parkway will have lane closures and be necked down to one lane of vehicular traffic in alternating directions on Friday, May 13, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The lane closures are required to permit pile driving operations adjacent to the bridge. The pile driving operation may be very loud as obstructions may be encountered. All care will be taken to minimize the impacts to the community and restore vehicular traffic to its regular pattern as quickly as possible.

Late Night Noise

Was your sleep disturbed overnight on Wednesday April 27th? In case you didn't know, the noise was caused by construction on the Popham Road bridge project in Scarsdale Village. Although the Association is not able to stop the noise from happening, we are working with Greenburgh and Scarsdale town officials to mitigate it as much as possible and to get information for our residents about when overnight noise can be expected. Any information that is provided to us about the construction will be posted on this blog. Please sign up for RSS feeds (you'll get an email when we post to the blog) and let your friends and neighbors know to do the same.

Flood Warning Thursday (3/10) and Friday (3/11)

A message from Joseph DeCarlo, Town of Greenburgh Chief of Police:

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The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flood Watch for the region from Thursday morning through Friday morning.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY.

Click here for Storm total Precipitation forecast.

DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE AT HIGH LEVELS. THIS COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOIL WILL RESULT IN HIGH RUNOFF RATES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Crane's Pond Cross Walk Featured on 10583.com

The campaign to install the Crane's Pond crosswalk received some press attention today from 10583.com. See the story here.

The Town Planning Board will meet on June 2nd at Greenburgh Town Hall at 8 PM to discuss the issue. We encourage all interested residents to attend this meeting and voice their support for the crosswalk!

Weekend Snow Removal

A snow-day message sent today by Supervisor Feiner. Drive safely.

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God must be a Teamster! When it snows on a Saturday the town pays members of the Highway Division of the Public Works Department time and a half in overtime. When it snows on a Sunday we pay double time. Today's snow --which is expected to end on Sunday, will cost the town lots of money.  Although these are difficult budget times for all municipalities - I want to reassure residents that we ARE NOT CUTTING BACK ON SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS.  Our entire highway dept will be on the roads -- working hard to keep our roads safe for your use. 

Overnight Parking on Town Roads

According to an email sent by outgoing Chief Kapica; beginning December 1, the overnight parking of vehicles on Town roads (including Old Edgemont) is prohibited between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. through March 15, 2010. This Town requirement is in place to ensure snow removal operations can be accomplished.

Leaf Collection

Leaf Collection in Edgemont typically begins in mid to late October. After the initial sweep, the Town trucks will return to the area four to five weeks later to pick-up additional leaf accumulation. They will continue with pick-up until all of the leaves are collected; weather permitting.

Here are some tips from Town of Greenburgh Chief of Police, John A. Kapica:

• Piling leaves in the street is against the law. Leaves piled in the streets create hazards by narrowing the traveled portion of the roadway, reducing site distances and obscuring youngsters playing in and around them. 
• Leaves should be piled off the roadway abutting the curb or road surface. 
• Residents and landscapers who pile leaves in the street risk receiving a summons. 

If your situation merits special attention, you may call the Greenburgh Department of Public Works/Bureau of Highways Hotline at 914-993-1573.

Seeley Place Parking

Committee members are working in conjunction with the ECC and Cotswold Association in order to resolve some of the unruliness of the traffic situation on the public streets adjacent to the Seeley Place School. Our main concern is for pedestrians who share the roadways with cars. Our position is that convenience does not trump safety. The ECC wrote a letter appealing to parents and outlining pick up and drop off concerns. The letter was placed in student back packs in early September. The conditions have improved somewhat but we are continuing to monitor the situation.

Aquaduct Trees

A number of dead trees have been cited along the Pipeline which is an important safety concern. These trees have been reported and we have been told that they will be removed shortly.  If you see any dead trees on Town or County property please contact the Edgemont Association.

Crosswalks at Crane Pond

Crosswalks were removed after repaving streets in the vicinity of the pond in the summer of 2007.  The Greenburgh Police Department contends that there is not sufficient line of sight for crosswalks that meet NYS Vehicle and Traffic regulation standard recommendations. The position of the Edgemont Association is that absence of sidewalks is not an acceptable solution for the main access to Crane Pond and walking access to Edgemont High School. We continue to pursue this matter. If you are interested in supporting the effort, please contact the traffic and safety committee.

Commuter Foot Path

Our committee has been concerned with the safety of commuting walkers on the Bronx River footpath that connects Old Edgemont to the Scarsdale Train Station. Vandals have knocked out the door of an old storeroom that sits under the Crane Bridge Overpass. The isolated and dark hideaway is tantalizing to our teens, and a perfect location for criminal activity.