Our driveway that connects Mercer and Stockton streets is a great convenience for parishioners and for parents of Nassau Nursery children. It is also a safety hazard as it tempts drivers to speed through our property to save a few minutes. In addition, some drivers have been entering from Stockton Street in violation of the driveway's one way direction. Finally, there was no signage alerting drivers exiting onto Stockton Street that they need to stop before the sidewalk.
Recently, the Grounds committee invested $2,400 in three improvements to minimize these safety risks:
Installed a speed bump to slow speedsters down before they reach the Narthex area
Asked the Municipality of Princeton to replace one of its Do Not Enter signs at our Stockton St. exit that had become extremely faded. They promptly made that change as well as reoriented their second Do Not Enter sign for better visibility.
Added two smaller "Do Not Enter" signs facing from our fence to Stockton Street to ensure that any driver turning from any direction will see that they should not enter our driveway.
Installed two Stop signs just before the sidewalk at Stockton Street and painted the words "Stop" along with a thick white line across the driveway.
In addition, our contractors fixed three potholes in the parking lot, repainted two handicapped parking spots and the crosswalk by Ivy Hall. Special thanks to our wonderful sextons for putting up all of our new signs!
Please help keep parishioners and children safe by entering our driveway only from Mercer Street, driving slowly over the speed bump and by making a full stop when exiting at Stockton Street.