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Residents urge village to press county, town for traffic calming on Pine Street/Porterville Road
Summary
Neighbors described speeding, heavy truck traffic and limited crossing points on Pine Street and Porterville Road and asked the Village Board to seek a 4‑way stop or other measures, explore taking over a short stretch of county road, and ask the county for a new traffic study after the road reconstruction.
Residents from Pine Street and Porterville Road told the East Aurora Village Board on Jan. 21 that the Pine Street extension is unsafe for pedestrians and children because of high speeds, truck traffic and a lack of safe crossings.
“It's a very dangerous road,” said Joanne Ryan of Porterville Road, describing multiple near misses in front yards and the presence of heavy commercial vehicles. Ryan asked the board to support either a two‑way stop at Pine and Porterville or, if feasible, the village acquiring the four‑tenths of a mile of county road in the neighborhood so the village could control traffic measures.
Residents said a December traffic study did not reflect summer peaks and special events and asked the board to request a new study after construction is complete. Several speakers suggested moving a proposed stop or adding a four‑way stop at Fillmore and Pine to provide safer pedestrian crossings for Warren, Lawrence and East Fillmore streets.
Village staff advised residents that the county conducts traffic‑control studies and that county engineers had previously declined a stop sign at one specific location. Shane (village staff), who the board asked to contact the county, warned that reconstructing an intersection to accommodate a four‑way stop could add costs if the village ultimately assumes maintenance of the roadway. He said the county previously denied the request for a stop at one problematic location because of proximity to a curve.
Police Chief and board members discussed enforcement and study timing. The chief said the department can provide directed enforcement but that a permanent change in traffic controls requires county or town action. Chief and board members also suggested sending the safety committee or the board’s traffic contacts to the county to request a closer look and a study timed for summer traffic conditions.
The board asked staff to refer the citizen request to the safety committee for initial review; trustees supported asking the county to reexamine a 4‑way stop at Fillmore if the committee recommends it. Board members and residents agreed to pursue multiple paths: ask the county to reconsider, investigate the feasibility and cost of village takeover of the short stretch of roadway after reconstruction, and have the safety committee formally study the Fillmore proposal for presentation to the county.
