Dear Editor: Our son was confined to a 450-pound power wheelchair before he died from ALS in October 2021. We had headed a number of times from our house on Larkspur Place to the corners of Northfield Road and South Livingston Avenue for either a haircut or a visit to the Livingston Deli before he was too sick.
The crossing button that I’ve labeled “1” in the picture was not accessible to him. He could not safely get past the two black metal posts to the left of the tree, nor maneuver to the button. The ground was also too soft there to risk driving on it. He also did not have the strength to lift his hand to reach the button, nor could he even press it because his fingers were curled. It’s not accessible.
Additionally, the crossing button labeled “2” is missing; there’s just a hole where the button used to be. I myself cannot operate that button because the hole is too small.
Maybe the Town of Livingston can rectify these two problems. Thanks. Fred Schreiber Larkspur Place
