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Resident urges crosswalks, stop signs and enforcement after near‑misses on Lincoln Avenue
Summary
A resident presented a petition with 97 signatures asking Eastchester to add crosswalks, stop signs and traffic‑calming measures on Lincoln Avenue, citing collisions, blocked access from church parking and delivery vehicles; the board referred the request to the Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee for vetting.
Lynn Hwitt, who identified herself as a Lincoln Avenue resident, told the Eastchester Town Board on June 3 that neighbors have collected 97 signatures asking the town to address what she described as growing traffic and pedestrian‑safety problems on Lincoln Avenue.
Hwitt asked the board to reduce two‑sided street parking near a church that she said blocks access on Sundays, add zebra‑striped and lit crosswalks at Park & Lincoln, Lawrence & Lincoln, Marbledale & Lincoln and Columbus & Lincoln, and install additional stop signs or islands at specific intersections. She said delivery vehicles and queuing at school dismissal frequently block the roadway, and recounted a recent incident where a motorist “blew through the stop sign and hit a man on a scooter.”
Hwitt said the road is about 21 feet wide and “two‑way travel, two‑way parking just doesn’t work for us anymore,” and noted that several schools and a train station are within the block, increasing pedestrian traffic. She said she will submit a formal report and the petition before the board’s next meeting.
Supervisor Kiva responded that the Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee (TAC) is the appropriate forum to vet enforcement, engineering and coordination with the school district and other stakeholders. Kiva said traffic lieutenants and other agencies typically participate in TAC reviews and that the committee will examine the petition’s requests and make recommendations for enforcement or design changes (for example, islands or signalized crossings) where warranted.
The board did not take immediate action beyond referring the petition to TAC but signaled that enforcement and engineering review would follow the advisory‑committee process.
Hwitt’s full list of requests and the petition will be part of the town record when TAC and staff review the matter.
