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Residents press Norwalk Bike Walk Commission over East Norwalk parking, call for pedestrian upgrades
Summary
An East Norwalk resident told the commission the neighborhood is experiencing severe parking overflow and lacks basic walking infrastructure; commissioners and TMP staff discussed short‑ and long‑term fixes including crosswalk timing, trash receptacles, traffic calming and using the Click and Request app for maintenance.
An East Norwalk resident told the Norwalk Bike Walk Commission on July 13 that rising housing density near the train station is straining a neighborhood built for cars, leading to illegal parking, blocked driveways and sidewalk encroachments.
"We're starting to approach, like, urban level kind of Brooklyn style density in terms of housing, but we don't have any of the basic infrastructure or amenities to support that," resident Kat Rosenfield Anderson said. She described a lack of grocery and drug stores, inconsistent pedestrian infrastructure, and residents forced to park on lawns and sidewalks.
Commissioners and TMP staff discussed immediate and longer‑term responses. Commissioner Becca Stoll and other members identified pedestrian infrastructure priorities—crosswalks, timed pedestrian signals, curbside trash receptacles and traffic calming (speed bumps, slower design)—and suggested the commission could advocate for those changes. Becca and other commissioners also called for completion of the Norwalk Harbor Loop Trail (NRBT) and improvements to pedestrian routes near the train station.
Greg Pacielli, TMP senior signal engineer, said the Walkbridge project is a state‑managed effort (DOT manages day‑to‑day contractor operations) and recommended residents use Norwalk’s Click and Request customer service app to report specific signals or maintenance problems so TMP and Public Works can route the requests. He noted a city traffic signal systems upgrade meeting slated for July 23 being led by signal engineer Fred Eshrage.
Advocates from Sustainable Streets Norwalk offered to coordinate with the commission. Matt Silver and Dan Darbandi of Sustainable Streets urged stronger partnerships and invited commissioners to outreach events; Matt asked that a commissioner attend Sustainable Streets’ July 21 general meeting to brief members on commission priorities.
The commission said it will share contact information for signal‑upgrade meetings and will put signage, outreach and customer‑service reporting on its next agenda; TMP staff encouraged callers to supply the specific signal or location so staff can investigate and prioritize corrective work.
