Ideas floated for fixing Freeman's Bridge Road
GLENVILLE — Residents' ideas to improve the look and safety of Freeman's Bridge Road range from constructing a roundabout at its intersection with Route 50 to finding a way to remove the railroad crossing that splits the corridor in half. "You really need more lanes; you need sidewalks," said Jim Mastroianni, who owns the Glenville Sportsplex just south of the railroad crossing, during a planning workshop Wednesday at the Glenville Senior Center . Mastroianni has operated at the Freeman's Bridge Road location for nearly 25 years. "It's a lot busier than it was. A lot needs to change," he said. Mastroianni was among about 50 people who turned out for the workshop, which was part of the town's $50, 000 Complete Streets study of what can be done to improve the corridor. A focus is being placed on making the road more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly. The goal of Wednesday's meeting was to gather ideas that can be studied and possibly included...