Transportation issues are on everyone's mind again even though the worst of the summer season is over. (So, you're thinking, "what's that got to do with affordable housing? -- wait, I'll get there.) The much hyped South Fork Commuter Connection (SFCC), comprised of extra Long Island Railroad trains between Speonk and Montauk, and feeder buses to take commuters from the ...   more »

There's a new and very active group in our community calling itself Save Sag Harbor. Its primary mission is to preserve Main Street's traditional look and business mix -- mostly small locally-owned stores and restaurants -- by preventing national chains and big box stores like CVS from moving in and driving up commercial rents to the point where they are ...   more »

Sometime it feels like we're living in the Land of No. There are quite a few things in recent memory to which one or another Sag Hampton group has said (or tried to say) NO!

Many folks said no to the NYS Department of Transportation a few years ago when they proposed a roundabout at the wharf end of Main ...   more »

OK, so it's the week before Christmas (Hanukkah's already underway) and I'm pretty grumpy about how slowly grind the wheels of progress around here. But grumpy is just not an appropriate way to be feeling at this time of year. So, I've made myself a deal. Today, I'll make a list of the positive developments in the Sag Hampton area in an attempt ...   more »

There are three main ways to drive into Sag Harbor. You can come in on Route 114 from East Hampton, you can come over the bridge from North Haven, or you can come up the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike from Bridgehampton. On each of these routes, there is a small area just before you enter the Village that is considered a gateway to Sag Harbor.   more »

My friend and fellow EETC and CAC (East End Transportation Council and Citizens Advisory Committee) member, Ken Dorph has been traveling hither and yon trying to stir up interest in a very fine program called Safe Routes to School, which is sponsored by the federal Department of Transportation. I promise to write about that program in more detail at a later date. However, I was reminded of it today when reading part of the final report of the Community Library Committee...   more »

Sag Harbor is divided between the towns of East Hampton and Southampton by Division Street. True fact. When we first moved here we lived on Grand Street just one house east of Division, putting us in the Town of East Hampton. We lived there for nearly ten years. Then we moved to our current home, which backs onto Town Line ...   more »

In the blog LilyPondLane.com.com, S.K. writes about Bridgehampton's most dangerous intersections/roads (link). Having driven on and through all of them many times, I can tell you she's not kidding. These roads are dangerous.

Don't count on the traffic engineers to fix the problems, though. Keep in mind that it was County Legislator Jay Schneiderman who came up with ...   more »

As noted here: link, I said I would have more to say about the proposed GEIS for the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike at the entrnace to Sag Harbor. Well, I'm finally getting around to saying it.

If you're not already aware of it, let me mention here that several Sag Harbor-based groups have formed a coalition to lobby the Southampton Town ...   more »