-Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki sent a press release in support for a traffic signal at Walther Boulevard at the entrance of Oak Crest Senior Living Facility-
Delegates Ryan Nawrocki and Kathy Szeliga support residents’ efforts to install a traffic light on Walther Boulevard at the entrance to Oak Crest Senior Living Facility in Parkville. The Delegates sent a letter to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and Councilman David Marks indicating their support for this important project.
“We are united with Councilman David Marks in his mission to enhance safety on Walther Boulevard. Our support for the Oak Crest community is unwavering as we call on Baltimore County to install a traffic signal at the entrance to the campus,” said Delegate Ryan Nawrocki.
“A traffic light is needed to ensure the safety of everyone going in and out of the Oak Crest campus. Impressively, over 200 Oak Crest residents attended the recent Council District 5 Budget Town Hall and called for a traffic signal at this location,” said Delegate Kathy Szeliga.
Oak Crest Senior Living Facility is one of the largest continuing care communities in the country. It has approximately 2,000 residents and 1,200 employees. In addition to residents and employees, delivery vehicles, ambulances, work trucks, and visitors regularly access this campus.
Over the past three years, there have been 76 traffic incidents in this location. In addition to the usual considerations for an intersection to qualify for a traffic signal like this high number of traffic incidents, we have asked Baltimore County to consider the average age of the driving population at the Oak Crest Senior Living Facility.
The letter is below:
Dear County Executive Olszewski and Councilman Marks,
As representatives of District 7A, we have been contacted by many residents of Oak Crest Village on Walther Boulevard in Parkville, Maryland, about the need for a traffic signal. We agree. A traffic signal is needed.
Oak Crest Village is one of the largest continuing care retirement communities in the country.
Approximately two thousand residents, their families, and guests, along with twelve hundred employees, create a significant amount of traffic at the main entrance. There is a constant flow of automobiles, ambulances, moving vans and delivery trucks.
The safety for everyone who enters and exits the campus is of increasing concern. Our primary goal is to determine the safest and most efficient overall traffic flow.
We are requesting a thorough study of the traffic and roadway conditions, and we are confident it will justify the need for a traffic signal. In addition to the usual considerations for an intersection to qualify for a traffic signal, we hope the study will consider the age of the driving population at Oak Crest Village.
Thank you for considering this important matter.
Delegate Kathy Szeliga
Delegate Ryan Nawrocki
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