Gold Star Boulevard Crosswalk Beacon Petitions
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions and the posted minutes; names and details may be misheard.
- What: several requests, several from the Mayor's office for a resident, for flashing beacons at Gold Star Blvd. crosswalks (Woodbury St., Chadwick St., near No. 60), plus related mid-block requests on Park Ave.
- Where it stands: all filed 3-0 on 2026-08-31; the Council placed them on file 11-0 on 2026-09-08.
- Next: Stephen S. Rolle wants Gold Star Blvd. looked at when it is resurfaced.
Department position
- Gold Star Blvd. has four lanes of one-way traffic (five at Chadwick St.), so drivers in the middle lanes would not see a beacon being activated.
- A beacon could give pedestrians a false sense of security. Rolle said the crosswalk arguably should not exist in its present layout and urged using the signalized crossing at Millbrook St.
- Only lane reduction or a signal would improve safety.
Related
- A Park Ave. mid-block crosswalk request (335 to 338 Park Ave.) was filed on the same reasoning: about 19,000 vehicles a day, average speed 24 mph, 85th percentile 34 mph. Luis A. Ojeda noted it falls in his and Rivera's districts and said trees, planters or paint are being looked at.
- A Grove St. at Chadwick St. beacon request was filed because one is already installed.
Discussion time
About 14 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 - Traffic and Parking Committee | 14 |
Log
- 2026-08-31 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Beacon requests at three Gold Star Blvd. crosswalks filed 3-0; Rolle said beacons cannot make a four-lane one-way crossing safe and called for redesign at resurfacing.