Uxbridge committee presses for broader look at parking and safety in growing subdivisions

Residents and committee members told the Town of Uxbridge Traffic & Safety Committee that parking and roadway geometry in recent and long‑standing developments are creating safety risks for drivers, deliveries and emergency vehicles.

Roger, a resident who lives off Cotton Mill Way, described a blind curve on Crown Shield where "sometimes up to 7 vehicles are parked overnight" and said delivery trucks and large vehicles often leave the street reduced to one lane. "It's a blind curve where people park... it just it's getting to be where it's ugly," Roger said, adding that his wife was involved in a crash there.

Committee members tied Roger's report to recurring complaints across the same development area, including requests for crosswalks, child‑warning signage and improved bus‑stop markings. "This whole area is real, is new, is getting…