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Council schedules first readings of several traffic‑pattern changes near schools and businesses; final votes set for March
Summary
A package of ordinances changing traffic directions and patterns on several Paterson streets — including changes near St. Gerard’s school and a Knickerbocker/Lake Avenue one‑way conversion — was placed on first reading with second reading and final vote slated for March 18.
Council members advanced a group of street‑pattern ordinances to first reading during the Feb. 11 workshop, citing public‑safety reasons and local requests.
The measures — numbered in the agenda as items 5 through 13 — include changes to traffic flow on portions of Knickerbocker Avenue and Lake Avenue (one‑way conversions intended to improve safety and accommodate business and residential access), a conversion affecting Carlton Drive in the vicinity of St. Gerard’s school, and a proposed change for State Street and a portion of Cedar Street near Governor Towers. Council members said the traffic changes emerged from committee reviews and traffic‑engineering assessments, and that the items will appear for first‑reading votes on Feb. 18 and second‑reading votes, if moved forward, on March 18.
Council members urged residents in affected neighborhoods to attend the March 18 hearing if they want to weigh in on final passage. Councilman Velez said the Carlton Drive change arose because parents and the school community requested safer drop‑off and pick‑up operations. The council chair confirmed the ordinances would proceed to first reading and that a formal public hearing would occur before final adoption.
Council members asked staff to supply the precise maps and signage plans to the full council and to circulate those materials to neighbors in advance of the public hearing. The city clerk’s office and the Department of Public Works were asked to provide the engineered traffic study and signage proposals for review.
