Online Petition for Essex County to Create a Crosswalk at Bloomfield Avenue and Gould Place in Caldwell

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 8:59pm

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CALDWELL, NJ - This past spring, Caldwell's Teresa Akersten created an online petition asking for Essex County to create a crosswalk over Bloomfield Avenue at Gould Place in Caldwell. Over these past months, 269 individuals have signed the petition; Akersten intends to send it to Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. when it reaches 500 names.

In her petition's description, Akersten explained that, during last year's Art on the Avenue, Caldwell Police had created a makeshift crosswalk at the corner of Bloomfield and Gould.

"The crosswalk was hugely successful,
helping pedestrians cross safely at what is ordinarily a dangerous spot
due to lack of streetlights and stop signs," Akersten wrote.

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• "I reside nearby and constantly need to cross at thay very spot.
  This would make a huge difference, especially considering how
  much pedestrian traffic Cloverleaf gets late at night." ~  Catherine LaQuaglia

Akersten has been asking residents and business owners to sign her virtual petition so that the county creates the crosswalk. Anyone interested in signing the petition may do so online here. 

• "I work right at this intersection and
  cringe sometimes when looking out the window
  watching people try and cross the street." ~ Greg Matthews 

Phyllis Kent noted that the crosswalk is needed because the free municipal parking lot is located near the Gould Place and Bloomfield Avenue intersection.

• "I'm signing because a crosswalk is needed due to the fact that
  the public parking lot is located across Bloomfield Avenue from the
  Cloverleaf Restaurant, a major food establishment in Caldwell." ~ Phyllis Kent

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