Public Comments: Final Presentation, Route 119 Comple Street's Final Presentation
From: Alice Twyne
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019
Subject: thank you, enhancements needed
The improvements shown in the plan are exciting. I look forward to them
being built. There are some areas where the plan can be better, please:
* put the bike lane on the north side in Tarrytown
* continue the on-street protected bike lane into White Plains
* add a crosswalk at the South County Trailway
* build sidewalks on both sides the whole way
* make all intersections safer
* add bus shelters at every stop
From: Rich Payne
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019
Subject: thank you, enhancements needed please
Good morning.
The improvements shown in the plan are exciting. I look forward to
them being built. There are some areas where the plan can be better,
please:
* put the bike lane on the north side in Tarrytown
*** continue the on-street protected bike lane into White Plains ***
* add a crosswalk at the South County Trailway
* build sidewalks on both sides the whole way
* make all intersections safer
* add bus shelters at every stop
I have ridden 28,000 miles on my bicycles in the last 8 years all
originating here in White Plains. I'd like to think my experience on
the road with motor vehicles goes to my credibility as a knowledgeable
alternative transportation citizen.
Rich Payne
City Center Resident
White Plains
From: Hank Miller
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019
Subject: Route 119 presentation
I'm glad I wad able to attend the presentation on Route 119 last week. I
was quite impressed with so much work already done on a necessarily
ambitious plan.
One thing I noticed lacking was a better treatment for pedestrian crossings
where North Central Ave intersects w 119 at the County Center.
Within the past month or so, a woman was killed by a drunk driver as she
waited to cross 119 while on her way to work. The speed of the car so fast
and impact so devastating that it destroyed the county's large LCD sign on
the island in front of the County Center.
The article I read mentioned that the victim was walking to work from the
WP Metro North station and had to cross 119 to get to work. That leads me
to believe that many others also walk that same path to their jobs on that
busy retail corridor.
Speeds on that stretch and traffic volume are high and pedestrians need
greater protections in the form of better crosswalks, enough time to cross,
traffic calming to slow the speed of traffic and bollards at sidewalk
locations where peds stand and wait to cross.
Perhaps I missed some of that but, if not, those suggestions would be a
good start to improving pedestrian safety there alongside the bicyclist
improvements that were mentioned.
I look forward to hearing more of this encouraging and important project.
Thanks for reading!
From: Lucio Tolentino
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019
Subject:
Hello -
Thanks for your work making biking safer on 119! I'm writing to express
my support for:
- putting the bike lane on the Tarrytown (north) side
- continuing the on-street protected bike lane into White Plains
- adding a crosswalk at the South County Trailway
- building sidewalks on both sides the whole way
- making all intersections safer, specifically entrances/exits to the
parkway/287
Thank you,
Lucio Tolentino
Tarrytown
From: Y Cohen
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2019
Subject: Complete street study - my two cents
To whom it may concern,
I live in Brooklyn and commute to Elmsford for work, riding a bike every
day from the Tarrytown train station, using White Plains Rd. I was very
pleased to hear about plans for bike lanes and (possibly) sidewalks on both
sides. In some places there is no shoulder or sidewalk, and it's very
dangerous. Sometimes I am heading from Tarrytown toward Elmsford and am
forced to ride on the only sidewalk, which is on the left side of the
street. There have been times when I have nearly been struck by a car
coming out of one of the winding streets that come down from the north side
of the road. These motorists are only checking for oncoming traffic on the
road to their left, and they don't expect a bike to be coming down the
sidewalk from their right. I also have to stay on the left side of White
Plains Rd to avoid having to cross the Thruway entrance, which is almost
impossible due to the constant turning vehicles.
Of course, riding on the sidewalk can be a danger to pedestrians, and I
have crashed due to the difficulty of seeing the sidewalk ramps at night.
Therefore I am wholehearted in favor of a safer Route 119.
Sincerely, Jeremy Cohen
From: Kevin Gschwend
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019
Subject: support safe walking, cycling, and driving on Route 119
To Whom It May Concern,
My name is Kevin Gschwend and I'm a Tarrytown resident living at
341 Carroll Close, Tarrytown, NY 10591. My wife (Katie David) and I support
a safe cycling path on Route 119 and want to thank you for the study on a
2-way protected bike lane. However, as citizens, we would also like to see
the following below developed in addition to the protected bike lane.
1. A protected bike lane that continues all the way to downtown White
Plains.
2. The Tarrytown bike lane being situation on the north side of the road
3. Adding a crosswalk at the South County Trailway in Elmsford
4. Building sidewalks on both ways of the road to white plains
5. Extending the side walk all of the way down Benedict ave until White
Plains road.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Best Regards
Kevin Gschwend
From: David Sherrin
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019
Subject: Route 119 meeting
I fully support this project; route 119 is wide enough to support
bicycles. I see people biking and it is dangerous. I would bike if
it were safer. We need to move toward local sustainability and
environmental policies.
Thanks,
David
From: Jeff Raderstrong
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019
Subject: Comments on plan
Hello!
I can't make it to the meeting in Tarrytown tonight, but I wanted to offer
up my comments on your plan for Route 119:
- Thank you for making a protected bike lane on Route 119! This will
allow me to bike more and more safely around the county.
- Please extend the bike lane to downtown White Plains. Who wouldn't
want the opportunity to bike to White Plains and patronize all the
businesses there? There's a brewery there I've been meaning to try, and if
I could bike there safely, I may actually make it.
- Add the bike lane to the North side of Route 119 in Tarrytown to make
it safer.
- Add a cross walk to the south county trail in Elmsford. I bike this
all the time, and it's the most dangerous part of the bike path. It
wouldn't be hard to do, and it would make it easier for more people to bike
on it.
- Build sidewalks on both sides the whole way--I've done this walk
before to try and get to a restaurant, and trust me, I won't do it again
without better sidewalks.
- Make all intersections safer
- Add bus shelters to encourage people to use the bus.
Hope the meeting goes well today!
Jeff
From: Niraj Kaji
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019
Subject: I support the 2 way protected bike lane!
As an avid cyclist, I am in full support for these changes. The
construction of the new bridge offers wonderful and new recreational and
exercise possibilities but residents and nonresidents alike need safe ways
to access both this and the surrounding towns.
Over time, additional improvements to continue the lane into White Plains
would allow for cyclists from Central Westchester (Scarsdale, Tuckahoe,
Hartsdale, White Plains, West Harrison, Valhalla) to connect for longer
rides via the exising Bronx River Trail and further enhancing our bike
system in the county.
Please add my name to the list of supporters.
Niraj Kaji