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Resident warns Liberty Avenue is "a tragedy waiting to happen," urges traffic calming
Summary
A Vermilion resident urged council to add traffic-calming measures and barriers on Liberty Avenue near Derry Dock, citing high speeds and heavy summer pedestrian use; staff said police have speed sensors but enforcement appears limited.
Ken Birkins, a Vermilion resident, told the Vermilion City Council on Monday that a stretch of Liberty Avenue between Derry Dock and the north-side bridge is “a tragedy waiting to happen” because of high vehicle speeds and no barriers separating cars from walkers, joggers and children.
Birkins said the road is heavily used by pedestrians, including those with strollers and children on bicycles, and that speeds often appear high. “I feel that this is a tragedy…
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