Madison to County: Lower Park Ave. Speed Limit

Reducing Park Avenue's speed limit would have a slight affect on travel times for motorists on the increasingly busy county road, but could save lives, Madison residents and officials are trying to convey to Morris County's governing body.

The on Monday approved a resolution "urging the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders to reduce the posted speed limit on Park Avenue in the Borough of Madison from 35 mph to 30 mph" or to consider other traffic calming measures.

The move comes after a 7-year-old girl .

Speeding wasn't a factor in that accident, police have said, which Council President Jeannie Tsukamoto noted during the meeting and said the incident was still under investigation, but lowering the speed of traffic in general would give drivers more time to react to situations and lessen the impact of any collisions.

The resolution says " have recorded a number of vehicular accidents and pedestrian injuries throughout the years at this location; and ... major commerciail development has taken place along the Park Avenue corridor resulting in dramatically increased traffic flow," and that a copy of the request would be forwarded to Florham Park, Morris Township and state legislators, as well as the Freeholders.