Maplewood To Restrict Parking For Safe School Drop-Off

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - In an effort to promote safer pedestrian travel the Maplewood Township Committee is poised to impose parking restrictions on Berkshire Road, Burroughs Way and Union Avenue as part of Safe Routes to School project.

Ordinance 2959-19, introduced Tuesday, would restrict street side parking to accommodate the safe movement of pedestrians and school drop-off at or near Clinton Elementary School during peak times.

This ordinance is borne of a suggestion from the Township of Maplewood Engineering Department.

The proposed plan is as follows:

• Burroughs Way West: From a point 110 feet north of Berkshire Road to a point 75 feet north thereof.
• Berkshire Road North, from Burr Road to Union Avenue from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on school days.
• Burroughs Way East, from Parker Avenue to Berkshire Road from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on school days.
• Union Avenue East, from Parker Avenue to Berkshire Road from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on school days.

All other sections will remain unchanged.

The public hearing and vote on the adoption is scheduled for May 21.

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