Full Notification

It's Back to School Time! Please help us to keep students and pedestrians safe by driving carefully. The Leonia Police Department has lawn signs available with traffic safety messages for Leonia residents. The signs, funded through a grant, are posted in the Wood Park exit driveway. Please stop by and take a sign to display on your property. We need your help to spread the message! 

Students return to Leonia Public Schools this Thursday, September 3rd. We would like to remind motorists to use caution around the public schools and to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. Motorists should also allow for extra time as traffic delays are frequent this time of year. Please make sure to park only in legal parking spots. Parking in prohibited spaces near intersections and crosswalks is dangerous as motorists’ visibility of children crossing can be obstructed.

The west side of Highland Street (directly in front of the Anna C Scott School) is a no parking zone. The west side of the street may be used to “drop off and go”. Please pull up as far as possible on Highland Street to drop off students. Parking or leaving your vehicle unattended is prohibited. If you need to walk a student to the school entrance, please find a legal parking spot on adjacent streets or municipal parking lots.

The traffic pattern at Leonia Middle School will remain the same as last year. Christie Heights Street from Kingsley Street to Broad Avenue will be one way eastbound during the school day. Turning west onto Christie Heights Street from Broad Avenue will be prohibited. Motorists are reminded that double parking to drop off and pick up students is illegal and dangerous.

The following intersections will continue to have school crossing guards and we encourage pedestrians to cross at these locations:

• Broad Avenue at the intersections of Christie Heights Street, Hillside Avenue, Fort Lee Road and Crescent Avenue.
• Grand Avenue at the intersections of Christie Heights Street and Fort Lee Road.
• Glenwood Avenue at the intersections of Fort Lee Road and Crescent Avenue.