The safety of our community is one of Monroe County’s top priorities. Many residents in Monroe County enjoy walking to school, biking on paths, and walking trails that pass through busy intersections. It is important that pedestrians in our community are safe when they need to use a crosswalk. Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo recently announced new funding for a project that will increase walkability and improve safety at over 400 crosswalks throughout Monroe County.
At the October meeting of the Monroe County Legislature, we were proud to vote in favor of the Monroe County Pedestrian Safety Action Plan. This $1.17 million plan includes safety upgrades to hundreds of existing crosswalks throughout Monroe County including converting crosswalks to high visibility crosswalks, adding leading pedestrian interval changes to allow pedestrians to cross before vehicles begin to move, upgrading and double posting over 300 pedestrian crossing signs to high visibility, installing reflective strips on sign posts, and installing rapid rectangular flashing beacons at high pedestrian volume locations. This project is scheduled to begin late in 2019 and construction will be completed by the end of 2020.
We are looking forward to seeing upgrades to crosswalks located in our own community, including:
Legislator Ed Wilt
•Lowden Point Road at Beachwood Park, Greece
•Island Cottage Road at I-390 Trail, Greece
•Greenleaf Road 385 feet south of Pebbleview Drive, Greece
•Dewey Avenue 370 feet south of Ling Road, Greece
•Edgemere Drive 670 feet west of Dewey Avenue, Greece
•East Avenue at Fraser Drive, Hilton
•East Avenue at Canning Street, Hilton
Legislator Mike Rockow
•East Avenue at Storybrook Lane, Sweden
Legislator Steve Brew
•Ridgeway Avenue at Erie Canal Commons, Greece
•Union Street at Black Creek Park Entrance, Chili
•Wheatland Center Rd 640 feet north of Stewart Drive, Wheatland
•North Road at Browns Road, Scottsville
Legislator Mike Zale
•East Avenue at Storybrook Lane, Sweden
•Lyell Avenue at Coolidge Avenue, Spencerport
We are proud to support this program that makes our neighborhoods safer for our friends and families. If we can ever be of assistance, call our office at 753-1922.
R. Edwin Wilt – District 1 – monroe1@monroecounty.gov
Mike Rockow – District 2 – monroe2@monroecounty.gov
Steve Brew – District 12 – monroe12@monroecounty.gov
Mike Zale – District 20 – monroe20@monroecounty.gov
