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Resident urges fix for crosswalk signal at Sun's Up; borough to investigate
Summary
Resident John Celshaw told the borough the pedestrian 'hand' at the Sun's Up crosswalk on New Jersey Avenue stays red and walkers cannot see the traffic lights; the council asked public-safety staff to investigate and the commissioner responsible for public safety said the county maintains the lights and will address the malfunction.
John Celshaw, a resident, raised a safety concern during public comment about a crosswalk near Sun's Up on New Jersey Avenue and East Palm. He said pedestrians cannot see the traffic lights and that the pedestrian 'hand' indicator is always red, leaving walkers uncertain when it is safe to cross; he also noted drivers sometimes travel the wrong way down a one-way street adjacent to the Sun's Up parking lot.
"The problem that I've noticed is when ... you can't see the lights. The light that shows the hand ... never changes from red," Celshaw said, asking the borough to check the signal height and visibility and to consider lowering one-way signs to improve compliance. The mayor thanked him for bringing the concern to the council's attention and turned the matter to the public-safety team.
Commissioner Franco (asked by the mayor to respond) said the county maintains the traffic signals and that the condition appears to be a malfunction. "The county does all the work on on the lights, but that's an obvious malfunction. So I'll address that immediately and make sure that we get that fixed," the commissioner said.
The council did not vote on the matter; staff indicated they would follow up with the county and the borough's public-safety team to investigate and report back.
