The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to [email protected].

Question:

Dear Honorable Mayor,

Rt 9 north approaching the corner at Central has a left turning lane but no left turn green arrow signal. I saw an “almost head on collision” at this corner this evening.

Please review my request. If you are in agreement, kindly set this in motion.

It is gratifying to know that we have a Mayor in Lakewood who takes a genuine interest in the needs of our residents.

Gratefully yours,
David

Response from Mayor Coles:

Thanks. We are working with the state DOT and I make improvements at this intersection as well as several others along Rt9. The road belongs to the state and we need together buy in to make it happen.

Thanks

Ray

Question:

As a long time resident living just off Spruce Street we are facing a very difficult situation. With a number of disabled resident living along the stretch of Spruce from River Avenue to Washington Ave, there are simply NO crosswalks or safe places to cross Spruce. One neighbor who had extreme difficulty walking has to wait at times 10 to 15 minutes before he can safely cross the street. With cars quickly coming from Washington, Vine, Cypress, Mark, Carol, Howard, Chelsea, Wall streets and River Avenue – directly onto Spruce street – there is no safe place to cross over. A pedestrian crosswalk should be installed somewhere. For a resident to have to travel from Cypress to River Avenue (a distance of 1/2 a mile) to cross safely seems utterly unacceptable. What can be done?

Name Withheld

Response from Mayor Coles:

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have forwarded your email to our engineers and asked them if see what they can do.

Stay warm

Ray

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