A Dummy Forever! By Carl Oechsner Edited by Gretchen Bock Visitors to Croton-on-Hudson often notice an unusual landmark at the intersection of Old Post Road South and Grand Street. This "dummy light" is a traffic signal standing on a pedestal in the middle of the intersection -- a rare surviving example of early traffic control infrastructure. During an era when single traffic signals controlled i…

nominated for the National Register of Historic Places through the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Reading and Dedham, Massachusetts, took different approaches during downtown redevelopment. Dedham replaced its dummy light with overhead signals to reduce traffic delays. Reading initially planned removal of its 1937 "Old Yellow" dummy, but residents organized a protest movement highlighting…