My comments on the Downtown W.P. Transit District 9/28/16 Public Meeting

 I thank all concerned for the opportunity to comment.

1)      I do not care if I see appealing buildings and store windows as I walk from the W.P. Railroad Station to the Downtown (Mamaroneck Ave. area). I do want smooth untripable sidewalks and safe crosswalks. I want enough light after dark. I want good signage. I want pure pedestrian crossings (where one can cross and no cars at all are entering the ped. crosswalk when it says “WALK”).

2)      I want the seasonal outdoor pleasant plantings to remain.

3)      Yes, I certainly also want wide, high-visibility crosswalks for pedestrians. Motorists should be able to understand the purpose of these special crosswalks.

4)      Please pre-test all new materials used on the ground for safety (remember the bad bricks all around the downtown).

5)      Do some research on what’s lately causing cement sidewalks to “shrink” around the edges. Poor-quality cement? Defective processes of applying the cement?

6)      Use special large “watch pedestrian” signs like those at City Place corner of Main St.

7)      Slanted parking at station is better than perpendicular. Takes less time.

8)      Don’t forget the handicapped who must park or be dropped off at the station.

9)      Regarding the proposed bus systems related to the new Tappan Zee bridge. Where are even more buses going to layover (wait to begin a route, so they’ll be timely)? Now they use Hamilton Ave., probably the W.P. bus station. This could be a problem. I saw a bus laying over on Cemetery Rd.

10) The police are not stopping bicyclists who ride on the sidewalks. Why?

Renee Cohen