Traffic Congestion and Road Safety

Raised concerns about heavy traffic, speeding, and littering on Feura Bush Road and asked the board to pause zoning changes.

Expressed concern that increased traffic from development will ruin the safety and character of local dead-end streets.

Requested the board hold off on rezoning until current traffic studies are completed.

Expressed concern over pedestrian safety and through-traffic in Colonial Acres if dead-end streets are opened.

Voiced emotional attachment to the quiet Colonial Acres neighborhood and urged thorough SEQR traffic studies before deciding.

Emphasized the human cost and traffic dangers on local roads based on a past neighborhood tragedy.

Asked the board to reconsider low residential zoning and address Feura Bush Road traffic congestion.

Expressed safety concerns over increased cut-through traffic and speeding vehicles on Brightonwood Road without sidewalks.

Highlighted traffic dangers and opposed turning Colonial Acres into a pass-through for new developments.

Opposed zoning changes and called for strict enforcement of commercial truck prohibitions and speed limits on Feura Bush Road.

Questioned why Glenmont residents showed up in force and challenged the notion that 9W traffic is only bad occasionally.

Highlighted explosive growth in the pipeline and urged the board to pause LDR rezoning until true studies are completed.

Expressed opposition to zoning plan changes due to traffic congestion and lack of infrastructure planning.

Highlighted traffic and child safety issues, urging a pause and community collaboration on zoning.

Expressed opposition to rezoning due to dangerous traffic conditions on Feura Bush Road.

Warned about emergency detour capacity issues and urged elected officials to listen to voters.

Voiced frustration over the lack of urgency in repairing the closed Wemple Road culvert, calling an eight-week delay unacceptable.

Highlighted severe traffic issues on Fuhrerbush Road and how congestion prevents volunteer firefighters from exiting the local station.

A visually impaired resident described the dangers of walking along Fuhrerbush Road and crossing without traffic signals.

Supported setting the public hearing while stressing the need to carefully analyze traffic safety and accessibility for vulnerable residents.

Expressed concern that high-density subdivisions near Kimmy Point would turn neighborhood streets into cut-throughs for traffic.

Criticized the board for ignoring traffic and emergency response safety, disputing claims about single-family homes and transit.

Opposed new regulations due to flawed traffic and child-generation data, and inadequate public transit options in suburban neighborhoods.

Criticized the town's reliance on outdated 2018 traffic data and highlighted pedestrian safety hazards on Fuhrerbush Road.

Emphasized the need for infrastructure to precede development, citing severe traffic, safety risks, and cut-through driving on Brightonwood Road.

Advocated for accelerating the creation of sidewalks and multi-use paths to improve safety and offer non-vehicular options.

Described dangerous traffic conditions and pedestrian near-misses on Fuhrerbush Road after 70 years as a town resident.

Expressed concern over unsafe left turns from Brightonwood Road onto Fuhrerbush Road and questioned high-density apartment impacts.

Stressed that infrastructure and road safety must be addressed before implementing mixed density plans.

Warned against turning residential streets into thoroughfares and urged protecting neighborhood safety for children.

Expressed fear of losing neighborhood safety and seeing residential streets become cut-throughs for traffic.

Thanked the board and presented DOT traffic data showing a significant increase in daily vehicle counts on Fuhrerbush Road since 1990.

Expressed pedestrian safety concerns regarding speeding and narrow conditions on Bender Lane on behalf of neighborhood families.

Warned against overdevelopment turning Glenmont into Clifton Park, citing severe traffic delays.

Emphasized that local roads were not built to handle increased density without infrastructure improvements.