HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/23/2023 Southold Transportation Commission
Improved safety, Environmental Improvements, Quality of Life,
Efficient delivery, Coordination Education
FINAL AGENDA
October 23, 2023 - 10:30 AM
Co-Chairs Charlie Gueli & Randy Wade; Sarah Nappa, Town Board Liaison; Mary Bess Phillips, Greenport Village
Liaison; James Kalin; Charles Peck; Margaret Newman; Chris Shashkin, Police Chief Martin Flatley; Heather
Lanza, Town Planning Director; Dan Goodwin, Highway Superintendent. Michael Collins, Town Engineer.
1. Minutes
2. Climate Change Guest: Mark Lowery, Assistant Director, Office of Climate Change. New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany -The state of sea level rise projections and how they are
derived/sources of information, the Community Risk and Resiliency Act as it relates to sea level rise, and
current guidance related to permitting and planning. Also perhaps mapping and grants.
A. Interactive map of flooding over future years: https://services.nyserda.ny.gov/SLR Viewer/default
B. Guidance for a local resiliency plan: https://climatesmart.ny.gov/fileadmin/csc/documents/
Climate Smart Resiliency Planning V 2.0.pdf
C. Al Krupski said there is$1 million for a study of the North Fork in the County budget for 2024 but
it may not get spent unless new County leadership considers it a priority. Sarah will bring up to
the Town Board to send a letter to County Exec Steve Bellone and Legislature Chair of DPW
Nicholas Caracappa supporting a study of County Road #48. Al said it would make it more
competitive if the Town partnered with services or land. It might qualify for the NYS Bond Act also.
The Town needs to set sea level rise infrastructure priorities and revisit evacuation plans.
D. Supervisor Russell added $100,000 towards sea level rise
3. Transportation Funding:
Bike racks- we need more; need a list of Town owned locations. Sarah will request$20,000
Sidewalks - increase the funding for them in the 2024 budget, Dan has$250K budgeted.
Seaview Trails Brochure. Instead of a brochure Heather following up with Sep to get the GIS so it can be
found in Google Maps, and then have a OR code posted on the website under Trails area and posted at
Town Clerk's.
4. Youngs Avenue- Request to have No Parking on the road. Discussion that development had an odd
prohibition against pickup-trucks when just as long or longer cars are allowed, held over.
5. Fishers Island Community Board is requesting a crosswalk at the intersection of Crescent and Central.
6. Request to keep trucks from using Village Lane, Orient to get to construction sites.
7. Speed limit town-wide- awaiting confirmation of town wide 30MPH from NYSDOT
8. County traffic task force. Sarah will send letter to keep the Taskforce alive.
9. Shelter Island ferry update- Mary Bess
10.DOT letters
E. Love Lane stop sign. Sarah corrected stop sign location and asked them to come out and meet
us at the site. They have not accepted invitation.
F. Sharrows. DOT said that they would look at marking Old Sound Ave. And will look into extending
the sharrows and Sarah asked them to add one to East Marion.
11.New Business
12.Next Meeting: Monday, November 20, at 10:30AM
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RECEIVED
Patricia R Coyle
Michael A.Coyle AUG5 20
1975 Youngs Avenue
Southold,NY 11971
631-896-1556 Southold Town Clerk
Transportation Committee August 23,2023
c/o Town Clerk
Southold Town Hall
P.O.Box 1179
Southold,NY 11971
Dear Transportation Committee:
We are writing to you on behalf of ourselves and our fellow residents on Youngs Avenue
to request that Youngs Avenue from Main Street to Route 48 be classified as a"No Parking"road
(A portion of Youngs Ave starting at Main St.is already designated as a No Parking road).
Many of us have noticed that since the opening of the new gas station and convenience
store(on the comer of Route 48 and Youngs Ave)the volume of traffic has increased
dramatically up and down this section of roadway. Additionally,the cars often speed and do not
obey the speed limit. This has created a dangerous situation for residents backing out of their
driveways.
Adding to this problem is a recently adopted bylaw of Founders'Village requiring
residents who have pickup trucks to not park inside of the complex but on the street. Nearly
everyday there are a couple of large vehicles parked day and night on Youngs Avenue.We have
reported this unsafe condition to the Southold Police Dept.who has come out on two occasions
and have agreed with us that this situation on Youngs Avenue(increased speeding traffic and
parked large vehicles)has created a safety concern. The last officer to respond said he would
bring up the issue at a town hall meeting and while we don't know if it is already being
addressed,we wanted to add our concerns and call upon the Transportation Committee to help us
restore safety to our beautiful roadway.One last note is that these parked vehicles are killing the
grass and not helping the new trees that the Town planted last year to thrive.
We very much appreciate your efforts to help us. Thank you.
Cordially,
Patricia F.Coyle
Michael A.Coyle,'-