Resident raises cut-through speeding near Glenwood Avenue daycare; borough promises traffic calming study

Albert Neli, a resident on North Glenwood Avenue, told Clifton Heights Borough Council that drivers and motorcycles are using a small street beside a stream as a shortcut to avoid Baltimore Pike and Springfield Road, creating excessive speed and noise near a daycare. Nut graf: The concern centers on safety for daycare children and nearby residents. Borough staff said they have already received complaints from the daycare and are evaluating traffic-calming options, including portable speed signs and enhanced patrols; staff said permanent speed bumps are not preferred because they interfere with snow removal. Neli said cars and motorcycles "create a lot of noise, and it also goes right by a daycare." The borough's police chief acknowledged that Springfield Road closures have increased cut-through traffic and offered to add officers at peak hours and to deploy a portable speed-count device. Borough staff said they are working with the local councilmember on potential measures near a planned pickleball court and dog park on Glenwood Avenue. Staff said there is no capital budget now for permanent installations but that a portable radar sign might be placed temporarily and that the daycare volunteer indicated willingness to assist with placement. Ending: Council directed staff to continue coordination with the councilmember and the police department to implement short-term measures and to study longer-term traffic-calming options for the Glenwood Avenue corridor.