Walking impact of closing the Grant Street crossing

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The claim

Closing the Grant Street crossing will have a significant impact on the walking commute time/distance for residents of the village on the west side of the Saw Mill River Parkway.

The impact

• The average the difference in walking commute times and distances is 3.5 minutes and 0.15 miles, respectively.

NOTE: This excludes the wait time for the signal at the Grant Street crossing which is currently 1 minute.

• This would affect a maximum of 97 households.

The analysis

Walking commute changes

Walking commute times from the households furthest north in the village to the train station would go from ~10 minutes and ~0.4 miles to ~17 minutes and ~0.7 miles. A difference of ~7 minutes and ~0.3 miles.

Walking commute times from the households closest to the Grant Street crossing would go from ~6 minutes and ~0.2 miles to ~13 minutes and ~0.5 miles. A difference of ~7 minutes and ~0.3 miles.

For households north of the Grant Street crossing the difference in walking commute times and distances is ~7 minutes and ~0.3 miles. For households south of the Grant Street crossing the difference in walking commute times is less than ~7 minutes and ~0.3 miles.

Maximum households impacted

This would affect 38 properties on Pleasant Avenue (address greater than 38 Pleasant Avenue), 44 properties on Sarles Lane (addresses greater than 48 Sarles Lane), 11 properties on Mountain Road (addresses greater than 49 Mountain Road), 0 properties on Temple Place, and 4 properties on Crawford Street. Therefore, the maximum number of affected properties is 97.

Relative village impact vs. total properties

Pleasantville has approximately 2,600 properties (according to the assessor). This means that a maximum of 97 properties (3.7%) in the village would be affected by the closing of the Grant Street crossing assuming that they all made use of the pedestrian crossing.

Impact calculation explanation

The maximum walking commute difference is 7 minutes and 0.3 miles. The minimum difference is 0 minutes and 0 miles. Properties near 38 Pleasant Avenue can already get to the train station faster via Pleasantville Road. 38 Pleasant Avenue is break even point.

The data

Grant Street routes

These are the routes that use the Grant Street crossing that would be affected by its closing.

Route from the furthest village property on Sarles Lane to the train station via Grant Street

• 179 Sarles Lane to Pleasantville train station via Grant Street - 0.4 miles, 10 minutes

Route from the closest village property on Pleasant Avenue to the train station via Grant Street

• 92 Pleasant Avenue to Pleasantville train station via Grant Street - 0.2 miles, 6 minutes

Route from the furthest property on Sarles Lane to the train station via Grant Street

NOTE: This property is not part of the village

• 370 Sarles Lane to Pleasantville train station via Grant Street - 0.8 miles, 19 minutes

Pleasantville Road routes

These are what the routes would be if the Grant Street crossing were closed. This also includes a route that would already is faster via Pleasantville Road.

Route from the furthest village property on Sarles Lane to the train station via Pleasantville Road

• 179 Sarles Lane to Pleasantville train station via Pleasantville Road - 0.7 miles, 17 minutes

Route from the closest village property on Pleasant Avenue to the train station via Pleasantville Road

• 92 Pleasant Avenue to Pleasantville train station via Pleasantville Road - 0.5 miles, 13 minutes

Route from the first property on Pleasant Avenue where Google Maps says the travel time is the same

• 38 Pleasant Avenue to Pleasantville train station 0.4 miles, 9 minutes

Route from the furthest property on Sarles Lane to the train station via Pleasantville Road

NOTE: This property is not part of the village

• 370 Sarles Lane to Pleasantville train station via Pleasantville Road - 1.2 miles, 26 minutes

Resources

Village tax roll

The 2023 village final tax roll was used to determine which properties are in the village.

Street listing

Streets on the west side of the Saw Mill:

• Running north/south:
  • Mountain Road
  • Sarles Lane
  • Pleasant Avenue
• Running east/west:
  • Hays Street
  • Cornell Street
  • Crawford Street
  • Congress Street
  • Temple Place

Property counts

Village properties on each of those streets (see the bottom of this document for the list of properties):

• Mountain Road: 19
• Sarles Lane: 60
• Pleasant Avenue: 47
• Hays Street: 0 (none of these properties are in the village)
• Cornell Street: 0 (none of these properties are in the village)
• Crawford Street: 4
• Congress Street: 0 (all addresses of these properties are on Pleasant Ave or Sarles Lane)
• Temple Place: 2

Property lists

Mountain Road village property list

2 MOUNTAIN ROAD
4 MOUNTAIN ROAD
7 MOUNTAIN ROAD
24 MOUNTAIN ROAD
31 MOUNTAIN ROAD
35 MOUNTAIN ROAD
49 MOUNTAIN ROAD
135 MOUNTAIN ROAD
139 MOUNTAIN ROAD
141 MOUNTAIN ROAD
144 MOUNTAIN ROAD
150 MOUNTAIN ROAD
152 MOUNTAIN ROAD
156 MOUNTAIN ROAD
157 MOUNTAIN ROAD
160 MOUNTAIN ROAD
165 MOUNTAIN ROAD
169 MOUNTAIN ROAD
175 MOUNTAIN ROAD

Sarles Lane village property list

1 SARLES LANE
2 SARLES LANE
5 SARLES LANE
10 SARLES LANE
15 SARLES LANE
16 SARLES LANE
20 SARLES LANE
26 SARLES LANE
31 SARLES LANE
34 SARLES LANE
41 SARLES LANE
44 SARLES LANE
47 SARLES LANE
48 SARLES LANE
51 SARLES LANE
52 SARLES LANE
55 SARLES LANE
56 SARLES LANE
68 SARLES LANE
70 SARLES LANE
72 SARLES LANE
73 SARLES LANE
76 SARLES LANE
77 SARLES LANE
79 SARLES LANE
89 SARLES LANE
92 SARLES LANE
95 SARLES LANE
96 SARLES LANE
98 SARLES LANE
99 SARLES LANE
107 SARLES LANE
108 SARLES LANE
112 SARLES LANE
113 SARLES LANE
117 SARLES LANE
118 SARLES LANE
119 SARLES LANE
122 SARLES LANE
125 SARLES LANE
128 SARLES LANE
129 SARLES LANE
130 SARLES LANE
136 SARLES LANE
137 SARLES LANE
140 SARLES LANE
143 SARLES LANE
150 SARLES LANE
153 SARLES LANE
155 SARLES LANE
158 SARLES LANE
159 SARLES LANE
160 SARLES LANE
161 SARLES LANE
169 SARLES LANE
170 SARLES LANE
173 SARLES LANE
177 SARLES LANE
179 SARLES LANE

Pleasant Avenue village property list

2 PLEASANT AVENUE 
8 PLEASANT AVENUE 
10 PLEASANT AVENUE 
16 PLEASANT AVENUE 
18 PLEASANT AVENUE 
30 PLEASANT AVENUE 
36 PLEASANT AVENUE 
38 PLEASANT AVENUE 
40 PLEASANT AVENUE 
46 PLEASANT AVENUE 
50 PLEASANT AVENUE 
54 PLEASANT AVENUE 
55 PLEASANT AVENUE 
60 PLEASANT AVENUE 
66 PLEASANT AVENUE 
70 PLEASANT AVENUE 
76 PLEASANT AVENUE 
80 PLEASANT AVENUE 
84 PLEASANT AVENUE 
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90 PLEASANT AVENUE 
92 PLEASANT AVENUE 
100 PLEASANT AVENUE 
102 PLEASANT AVENUE 
103 PLEASANT AVENUE 
107 PLEASANT AVENUE 
115 PLEASANT AVENUE 
122 PLEASANT AVENUE 
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124 PLEASANT AVENUE 
127 PLEASANT AVENUE 
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130 PLEASANT AVENUE 
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134 PLEASANT AVENUE 
135 PLEASANT AVENUE 
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138 PLEASANT AVENUE 
140 PLEASANT AVENUE 
143 PLEASANT AVENUE 
150 PLEASANT AVENUE 
151 PLEASANT AVENUE 
258 PLEASANT AVENUE 
260 PLEASANT AVENUE 
262 PLEASANT AVENUE 
269 PLEASANT AVENUE

Crawford Street village property list

5 CRAWFORD STREET 
9 CRAWFORD STREET 
12 CRAWFORD STREET 
20 CRAWFORD STREET

Temple Place village property list

25 TEMPLE PLACE 
27 TEMPLE PLACE