Montclair Pedestrian Safety Committee

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair is launching a campaign to stop bullying behind the wheel. The Montclair Pedestrian Safety Committee is partnering with the township and the police to crack down on aggressive driving...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Although the Bloomfield Avenue overpass reconstruction is expected to be done later this fall, Montclair’s pedestrian safety committee contends not enough is being done to help pedestrians navigate the overpass during ongoing construction. T...

By Jaimie Julia Winters winters@montclairlocal.news The number of pedestrians struck by vehicles on the streets of Montclair is not on the decline, according to a report issued by the town’s Pedestrian Safety Committee. In 2018, 41 pedestrians were hit, including two which resulted in death, nearly identical to the 42 pedestrian hits in 2017. This...

A plan to implement safer streets and create easy alternatives to cars in Montclair has remained stalled for over a year.

By Kelly Nicholaides for Montclair Local Vehicles that pass around cars stopping at crosswalks for pedestrians, speeders and other roadway hazards contribute to Montclair’s pedestrian and bicycle crashes. Last year, more than 50 people packed a town meeting for a proposal to lower the speed limit on Grove Street from 35 to 30 miles per hour. In M...

By Jaimie Julia Winters winters@montclairlocal.news A 52-year-old Montclair man was struck and killed on Wednesday morning on Bloomfield Avenue, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. At around 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 31, Samson Hum was crossing Bloomfield Avenue near Montclair Kimberley Academy and Lloyd Road when he was hit by two motor vehicles, said Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodor

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Grove Street’s speed limit will be reduced to 30 miles per an hour. The Board of Chosen Freeholders voted on Wednesday, April 11, to lower the speed limit for the street’s entire length in Montclair. The decisi...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Following a fatal accident on Grove Street, a county road, in June, the Township Council will discuss lowering the speed limit on that street to 30 mph at its first meeting in October. The limit is currently 35...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Following a fatal accident on the county road this summer, the Township Council will discuss lowering the speed limit on Grove Street to 30 mph at its first meeting in October. The limit is currently 35. ...