along with major expansion of Rowan University’s campus in the community. “The borough has made strides with parking,” reports Mayor Wallace.“We have instituted a paid parking initiative in our downtown, and it’s been working fantastic. With regards to traffic, we have solicited the county to work in conjunction with us on a traffic pattern that will direct traffic that needs to get to a major roadway.” On the traffic side, Pierpont points out that the borough actively considers traffic impacts when planning new developments.“If we need a little extra room along the frontage of the property to possibly add a lane at an intersection for turning, we make that part of the agreement,” he portrays, noting that the route 47 project, in partnership with the state, is also crucial.“Part of our input on that project was that some of these traffic lights need to be retimed, because at different times of the day that light might not be long enough, it might not give enough time for left turns,” he says. “They’ve done a good job of involving us with that, so that our concerns are met.” 140 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 01
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTI5MjAx