Mountainside Families for Safer Streets
We, the concerned residents of Mountainside, NJ, are calling on Mayor Paul Mirabelli, the Borough Council, and the Mountainside Police Department to urgently address the dangerous speeding happening on our residential streets.
Cars are regularly driving well above the speed limit throughout the borough, creating an increasingly unsafe environment for everyone—especially children playing outside, families walking dogs, neighbors riding bikes, and pedestrians simply enjoying our community.
This is a serious safety issue, and we ask Borough leadership to explore and implement meaningful traffic-calming, enforcement and education measures, including but not limited to the following:
- Installing additional stop signs where appropriate and permitted
- Reducing speed limits on certain roads
- Launching a short-term warning period followed by aggressive speed limit enforcement
- Increasing police visibility and use of radar signs in problem areas
- Strongly encouraging the Mountainside Board of Ed and Police Department to collaborate on bicycle, e-bike and scooter safety programs in both Beechwood and Deerfield Schools
- Work cooperatively with the County of Union to address speeding on county-operated roads
We respectfully urge the Borough to develop and publicly share a comprehensive plan of action within 90 days of receiving this petition.
Let’s act before we face a preventable tragedy. The safety of our families and neighbors is not negotiable.
No matter your age, if you live in Mountainside sign this petition to demand safer streets in Mountainside—now.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 25, 2025
Reached 100 supporters
July 14, 2025
75 Comments
I've lived in mountainside for 48 years never had a problem backing out of my driveway until now. Cars come off of route 22 on to Pembrook road like it's a raceway and down Pembrook road going towards 22 the same.
This would mean so much to me! We go on family walks in what should be our safe neighborhood and have seen some very aggressive drivers.
Speeding on New Providence Rd is common-especially down hill to RT. 22. A danger to pedestrians/bikers going to pool, ball field or bus stop.
Enforcement is the solution: Soft start would be more radar speed signs (cars and e-bikes). Also enforce helmets, licenses, registrations, insurance, and maximum speed for e-bikes. Tickets to parents. Laws are moot if not enforced.
Longview Drive & Cherry Hill Road - lots of speeding cars, kids on e-bikes not stopping at the stop sign at Longview & Wyoming. (Also overgrown shrubbery obscuring vision at corners). Many thanks for anything you can to help keep everyone safe.
I completely agreed with the petition. Cars on Iris Dr and Summit Road are going way too fast
Thank you for raising this concern!
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Mountainside Families for Safer Streets
We, the concerned residents of Mountainside, NJ, are calling on Mayor Paul Mirabelli, the Borough Council, and the Mountainside Police Department to urgently address the dangerous speeding happening on our residential streets.
Cars are regularly driving well above the speed limit throughout the borough, creating an increasingly unsafe environment for everyone—especially children playing outside, families walking dogs, neighbors riding bikes, and pedestrians simply enjoying our community.
This is a serious safety issue, and we ask Borough leadership to explore and implement meaningful traffic-calming, enforcement and education measures, including but not limited to the following:
- Installing additional stop signs where appropriate and permitted
- Reducing speed limits on certain roads
- Launching a short-term warning period followed by aggressive speed limit enforcement
- Increasing police visibility and use of radar signs in problem areas
- Strongly encouraging the Mountainside Board of Ed and Police Department to collaborate on bicycle, e-bike and scooter safety programs in both Beechwood and Deerfield Schools
- Work cooperatively with the County of Union to address speeding on county-operated roads
We respectfully urge the Borough to develop and publicly share a comprehensive plan of action within 90 days of receiving this petition.
Let’s act before we face a preventable tragedy. The safety of our families and neighbors is not negotiable.
No matter your age, if you live in Mountainside sign this petition to demand safer streets in Mountainside—now.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 25, 2025
Reached 100 supporters
July 14, 2025
75 Comments
I live on Woodacres Dr. It's nearly impossible to leave my drive way 7:30- 9 am and 2:30 pm to after 4pm when the staff leaves. It is a 25 mph road not 40 mph as the cars are going. A sign showing the drivers their speed may help make them aware that they are SPEEDING
I've lived in mountainside for 48 years never had a problem backing out of my driveway until now. Cars come off of route 22 on to Pembrook road like it's a raceway and down Pembrook road going towards 22 the same.
This would mean so much to me! We go on family walks in what should be our safe neighborhood and have seen some very aggressive drivers.
Speeding on New Providence Rd is common-especially down hill to RT. 22. A danger to pedestrians/bikers going to pool, ball field or bus stop.
Enforcement is the solution: Soft start would be more radar speed signs (cars and e-bikes). Also enforce helmets, licenses, registrations, insurance, and maximum speed for e-bikes. Tickets to parents. Laws are moot if not enforced.
Longview Drive & Cherry Hill Road - lots of speeding cars, kids on e-bikes not stopping at the stop sign at Longview & Wyoming. (Also overgrown shrubbery obscuring vision at corners). Many thanks for anything you can to help keep everyone safe.
I completely agreed with the petition. Cars on Iris Dr and Summit Road are going way too fast
Thank you for raising this concern!
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I live on Woodacres Dr. It's nearly impossible to leave my drive way 7:30- 9 am and 2:30 pm to after 4pm when the staff leaves. It is a 25 mph road not 40 mph as the cars are going. A sign showing the drivers their speed may help make them aware that they are SPEEDING