Time for action on TZ
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- April
- 24
My Tuesday column was devoted to the problem of suicides from the Tappan Zee Bridge.
For a decade, the average number of suicides from the TZ has been three a year.
We’ve matched that in less than three weeks this month alone. We came close to surpassing it this week, but for the quick, heroic action of a passing motorist and two bridge employees who rescued a Westchester man intent on jumping Wednesday.
Today, Rockland County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell and Legislator Connie Coker issued a joint call for a meeting with New York State Thruway Authority Executive Director Michael Fleischer to discuss additional suicide prevention measures that can be quickly implemented.
I had a few ideas in the Tuesday column, but there’s another issue to watch.
We’re soon to find out the Tappan Zee Bridge Study Team’s choices regarding the mass transit mode that will become part of the Hudson River crossing. We’ll also be finding out whether the bridge will be replaced or rehabilitated.
In either case, just about every option still on the table includes a pedestrian/bike lane on either side of the span.
In light of recent events, there’s cause to rethink that or, at the very least, redesign them to make them safer.
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on Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 4:43 pm by Bob Baird.
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