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Board approves traffic study and weighs residential-parking expansion; residents urge immediate enforcement
Summary
Trustees approved a desktop traffic study aimed at discouraging cut-through traffic in Washingtonville, debated adding multiple streets to a state residential-parking program, and agreed to hold the parking list for chief input before forwarding to state legislators.
Trustees moved to commission a desktop traffic study intended to discourage cut-through traffic through Washingtonville once the Waverly Avenue bridge reopens. The study will evaluate short-term measures—signage, speed humps and potential no-commercial-vehicle restrictions—and recommend an implementation plan.
Traffic-commission members and residents urged quick action. A longtime resident recommended starting immediately with a ban on commercial vehicles, saying it is legal and would provide quick relief. Laura Boddy, a traffic-commission member, recommended a layered approach—signage, speed humps and enforcement—and compared Mamaroneck’s patchwork approach unfavorably to Larchmont’s broader residential-parking programs.
The board also debated a resolution to request the state add many Washingtonville-area streets to the residential-parking area. Trustees agreed to hold that resolution for two weeks to permit the police chief to explain the inclusion of certain streets (including Howard Avenue) and to consolidate the final list for submission to state legislators.
Why it matters: The reopening of the Waverly Avenue bridge is expected to restore a long-used cut-through route. Residents say traffic and commercial vehicle volumes impede access, safety, and air quality on neighborhood streets, and they want enforceable, near-term measures.
What’s next: Trustees authorized the study and asked staff and the traffic commission to provide a consolidated residential-parking submission to state legislators after the chief explains specific street inclusions.
