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No Safe Passage – NYDOT rules that pedestrians don’t need a crosswalk to safely cross Rt. 17 in Sloatsburg

Posted on 01 December 2015 by Editor

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Buses, trucks and cars whiz through Sloatsburg’s village center, barely slowing for pedestrians attempting to safely cross Rt. 17. Why would a pedestrian try to get to the other side?

Pick a day in Sloatsburg and lines of cars and trucks race from traffic light to traffic light through the center of the village along Orange Turnpike (Rt. 17). Pedestrians attempting to cross the street anywhere between those traffic lights (one at Eagle Valley Road and the Municipal Plaza) must dodge cars to safely cross the road. Continue Reading

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