AGENDA #3a(1)

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:                        Mayor and Town Council

 

FROM:                        Ruby Sinreich, Planning Board Chair

 

SUBJECT:Recommendation for Old Mason Farm Road/15-501 Intersection Traffic Study

 

DATE:                        November 21, 2005

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

This petition provides a recommendation from the Planning Board. The Board recommends that a traffic study be performed at the intersection of Old Mason Farm Road and Fordham Boulevard to determine the feasibility of providing safety improvements for pedestrians and cyclists.

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

During the October 18 Planning Board meeting, the Board expressed concern regarding safety for pedestrians and cyclists at the intersection of Old Mason Farm Road and Fordham Boulevard. The Planning Board unanimously recommended that the Town perform a traffic study to assess the feasibility of providing street crossing safety improvements at this intersection for pedestrians and cyclists.

 

Members Present:            Ruby Sinreich (Chair), Rebecca Boyles (Vice-Chair), Margaret Campion, George Cianciolo, Timothy Dempsey, Nancy Milio, Gene Pease, and Mitch Strobin.

 

Member Absent:James Stroud.