Thursday, October 1, 2026
After holding two public meetings and three focus groups, City Council passed a resolution adopting the Safe Streets and Road for All Plan. The infrastructure plan will be used to apply for grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant.
“We all live here, we all know the dangerous spots,” councilman Mike Reinhart said. “This is an integral first step.”
Since November 2025, WSP, a global engineering and professional services firm, has analyzed crash data from 2020 to 2024. They also looked at the two fatalities in 2025, as well as January’s fatality.
At a City Council meeting on April 21, WSP Project Manager Greg Harasym, recommended countermeasures at 14 different intersections throughout the city — including the intersection of Park Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard, where 417 crashes occurred during the study.
As part of the study, Harasym recommended installing fences along the parking medians, encouraging residents and citygoers to use crosswalks. He also noted other changes, like speed feedback signs and installing push buttons on the medians at park avenue, which Nassau County will execute through its signal monitorization project.
“Speed feedback signs have been proven to reduce speeding by about five miles per hour,” Harasym said, noting other countermeasures.
WSP estimates the projects will cost $1.64 million, according to their presentation.
“The city will begin implementing these various recommendations as funding becomes available,” Deputy City Manager Phil Ragona said.
