Dear Neighbors,
This is a petition to the Village of Larchmont Traffic Commission requesting a crosswalk at the 4-way intersection of Beach Avenue and Woodbine Avenue. This crosswalk, with appropriate signage, would create a safer means for children and adults alike to cross Beach Avenue heading to Hommocks, Chatsworth, Willow Park, Manor Beach, the Shore Club, Larchmont Yacht Club, and simply to a friend’s home who lives on the other side of Beach Avenue.
In addition, this petition requests the Village of Larchmont Traffic Commission to explore the following ideas to create a safer Beach Avenue:
- Reduce the speed on Beach Avenue from 30 to 25;
- Increase the number of stop signs on Beach Avenue before the stop sign at Woodbine (suggestions from neighbors include additional placement of stop signs at Jochum Avenue and Willow Avenue);
- Explore the use of wide speed bumps on Beach to assist in the lowering of speed
In addition, there has been concern expressed about the lack of consistency in the use of stop signs in the Manor. We request the Traffic Commission to explore creating consistency in the placement of stop signs, especially where two major avenues intersect (example: see Woodbine Avenue and Kane Avenue).
Thank you for your attention and support to this matter.
Sincerely,
Concerned residents of Larchmont Village
24 Comments
I just moved to the manor and live on the corner of Beach and Jochum. People are speeding by the time the get to my corner which is the first corner on Beach Ave coming from Boston Post. When you are turning left onto Beach from Jochum, you cannot see oncoming cars until you are half way into the road. My hedges are within code but the grade of Jochum slopes downward towards Kane hindering the view more. A simple stop sign at the corner will slow traffic a they enter Beach from Boston Post and allow the safe turning of cars from Jochum. I would welcome any addition safety precautions to keep us and our families safe.
I would think a stop sign at Beach and Chestnut (3rd street up from BPR, 3rd street down from Woodbine) could be an option. Also, it would help motorists turning left (north) onto Beach from Chestnut avoid what is now a bit of a blind turn.
Thank you for starting this petition! With the amount of children that live on or around Beach Ave I am SHOCKED that the village hasn’t already done this. And the teenage drivers LOVE to just speed down Beach without noticing the “slow down children playing” signs that the families have put out... THANK YOU!!!
I greatly advocate a reduction of speed limit on Beach Ave. People seem to floor it on this road; we routinely have trucks, cars and school buses (!) going 40 mph or faster in an area that should be 25 mph
Please consider a stop sign on the corner of Willow and Beach. The visibility is terrible and my son and a babysitter were in an accident on that corner.
Speed humps would help slow traffic, and could be used in conjunction with crosswalks. https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/street-design-elements/vertical-speed-control-elements/speed-hump/
A stop sign at Willow and Beach would be good. It's tricky to get out of Willow.
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Dear Neighbors,
This is a petition to the Village of Larchmont Traffic Commission requesting a crosswalk at the 4-way intersection of Beach Avenue and Woodbine Avenue. This crosswalk, with appropriate signage, would create a safer means for children and adults alike to cross Beach Avenue heading to Hommocks, Chatsworth, Willow Park, Manor Beach, the Shore Club, Larchmont Yacht Club, and simply to a friend’s home who lives on the other side of Beach Avenue.
In addition, this petition requests the Village of Larchmont Traffic Commission to explore the following ideas to create a safer Beach Avenue:
- Reduce the speed on Beach Avenue from 30 to 25;
- Increase the number of stop signs on Beach Avenue before the stop sign at Woodbine (suggestions from neighbors include additional placement of stop signs at Jochum Avenue and Willow Avenue);
- Explore the use of wide speed bumps on Beach to assist in the lowering of speed
In addition, there has been concern expressed about the lack of consistency in the use of stop signs in the Manor. We request the Traffic Commission to explore creating consistency in the placement of stop signs, especially where two major avenues intersect (example: see Woodbine Avenue and Kane Avenue).
Thank you for your attention and support to this matter.
Sincerely,
Concerned residents of Larchmont Village
24 Comments
We have lived on Beach Ave for 10 years. I agree with Anonymous that the crosswalk on Oak is ineffective. Maybe 1 out of 20 cars stop for you if you want to cross there. It never made sense to me that the crosswalk and stop sign are a block apart. Wouldn't it be more effective to have the stop sign and crosswalk be at the same location? Please consider this option. There used to be another crosswalk on Beach & Hazel which was removed because it was in an unsafe spot (A driveway backed onto the crosswalk). It was never replaced on another block and there should be others on Beach Ave. Thank you for starting this discussion!
I just moved to the manor and live on the corner of Beach and Jochum. People are speeding by the time the get to my corner which is the first corner on Beach Ave coming from Boston Post. When you are turning left onto Beach from Jochum, you cannot see oncoming cars until you are half way into the road. My hedges are within code but the grade of Jochum slopes downward towards Kane hindering the view more. A simple stop sign at the corner will slow traffic a they enter Beach from Boston Post and allow the safe turning of cars from Jochum. I would welcome any addition safety precautions to keep us and our families safe.
I would think a stop sign at Beach and Chestnut (3rd street up from BPR, 3rd street down from Woodbine) could be an option. Also, it would help motorists turning left (north) onto Beach from Chestnut avoid what is now a bit of a blind turn.
Thank you for starting this petition! With the amount of children that live on or around Beach Ave I am SHOCKED that the village hasn’t already done this. And the teenage drivers LOVE to just speed down Beach without noticing the “slow down children playing” signs that the families have put out... THANK YOU!!!
I greatly advocate a reduction of speed limit on Beach Ave. People seem to floor it on this road; we routinely have trucks, cars and school buses (!) going 40 mph or faster in an area that should be 25 mph
Please consider a stop sign on the corner of Willow and Beach. The visibility is terrible and my son and a babysitter were in an accident on that corner.
Speed humps would help slow traffic, and could be used in conjunction with crosswalks. https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/street-design-elements/vertical-speed-control-elements/speed-hump/
A stop sign at Willow and Beach would be good. It's tricky to get out of Willow.
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We have lived on Beach Ave for 10 years. I agree with Anonymous that the crosswalk on Oak is ineffective. Maybe 1 out of 20 cars stop for you if you want to cross there. It never made sense to me that the crosswalk and stop sign are a block apart. Wouldn't it be more effective to have the stop sign and crosswalk be at the same location? Please consider this option. There used to be another crosswalk on Beach & Hazel which was removed because it was in an unsafe spot (A driveway backed onto the crosswalk). It was never replaced on another block and there should be others on Beach Ave. Thank you for starting this discussion!