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Park Lane resident asks TSAB for stop signs as cut-through traffic rises
Summary
Tim Smith, a Park Lane resident, asked the Traffic Safety Advisory Board to consider stop signs at several neighborhood intersections and described growing cut-through traffic from nearby development. Board members discussed temporary deterrents and potential warrant studies.
Tim Smith of 28 Park Lane told the Grand Island Traffic Safety Advisory Board he has lived on Park Lane for about 20 years and asked the board to consider adding stop signs at several intersections to slow cut-through traffic from recent development.
Smith said the segment of Park Lane that forms a quarter-mile stretch from the S‑turn near Sandpiper to Ransom gets significant speed and that blind turns create safety concerns for pedestrians and children. He suggested installing stop signs at the corner of Sandra and Park and elsewhere where new development has increased traffic.
“I would like to propose… a stop sign at the corner of Sandra and Park,” Smith said. He described frequent close calls and said the current 30 mph speed limit does not feel like a safe speed on that stretch when development increases traffic flow.
Board members said short-term neighborhood deterrents — including temporarily parking vehicles on the street to slow traffic — had been used by residents in other areas. The board noted that stop signs require warrants; members said staff would check warrant guidance and discuss the request with county staff where intersections are under county jurisdiction.
The board asked Smith to provide any written requests and said staff would follow up with a formal review of stop‑sign warrants and any necessary traffic studies. No immediate vote was taken; the request will be added to the board’s list for follow-up.
