New Castle Hopes To Start Neighborhood Speed Awareness Campaigns

CHAPPAQUA, NY — Concerned about folks who speed down your street and through the community? Town Supervisor Rob Greenstein wants you and your neighbors to volunteer for a new campaign.

"Problems with speeding vehicles often involve local drivers who are daily roadway users and live in or nearby the affected neighborhood," he said in the town newsletter. "A Speed Awareness Campaign is an effective way to remind local drivers to lower their speeds and be extra cautious in residential neighborhoods."

Here's how it works: a bunch of neighbors get involved. They agree to place a “Drive Like Your Kids Live Here” lawn sign in front of their home during the campaign, and one volunteers to get and hand out the signs. The New Castle Police Department will install similar metal signs at appropriate locations near the entrance to the neighborhood.

If you are interested in bringing a speed awareness campaign to your neighborhood, contact the office of the Chief of Police – dshanley@mynewcastle.org or 914-238-7292.

The campaign will run for at least two weeks. If requested the neighborhood will be placed on a rotation list and the campaign will return on a rotating basis once or twice annually, Greenstein said.

The town also offers similar “Keep Kids Alive, Drive 25” signs for streets with a 25 mph maximum speed limit.

"These campaigns are a great way for New Castle residents and police to work together to make the neighborhood safer," he said.