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Residents urge return of stop signs in Coyle; trustees weigh speed bumps, rumble strips and radar signs
Summary
Multiple residents told trustees that removed stop signs on Asp are endangering children and bus routes; trustees said staff will gather more information from Logan County and other municipalities and return with options, but no formal action was recorded.
Residents at the March 25 Coyle trustees meeting urged officials to restore stop signs that were removed on Asp, saying recent housing and school bus routes increase pedestrian and child-safety risks.
A public commenter identified only as a resident said, “Our children are at risk,” and asked trustees to “get those stop signs up and leave them up.” Another resident, Colt Warren, said he lives on Madison and that he personally will stop if signs are present, but questioned the effectiveness of signs for drivers who habitually run them: “If the stop signs are there, I'm gonna stop at them because I completely agree with you about the kids. … My only problem with that is that even if the stop signs are there, does that mean that they're gonna stop?”
Trustees and staff discussed alternatives and trade-offs, including replacing the removed stop signs, installing speed bumps (described in the discussion as “pumps” in one staff report), using rumble strips that cross the roadway, or deploying radar speed reminder signs. Staff said they had contacted other jurisdictions, including Edmond, for engineering guidance and that OG&E (the franchise item discussed later) would not be responsible for traffic-calming measures. County involvement was also noted: the transcript records that Logan County was contacted about issues tied to school buses' ability to make turns where signs had been changed.
Trustees raised concerns about maintenance costs and effects on emergency vehicles. One trustee summarized the tension: speed bumps or similar devices slow traffic but can affect emergency response and require ongoing maintenance; stop signs require enforcement that the town’s current policing resources may not be able to provide.
Staff said they would follow up with Logan County traffic control, the Edmond engineering department, and the university police (a callback was pending in the record) and would report back. A trustee suggested tabling the item for two weeks to gather more information; the transcript shows discussion of gathering additional information but does not record a formal vote to table or adopt a specific traffic-calming measure.
No formal action or vote to install or reinstate signs was recorded in the provided transcript; the record shows public comment, staff briefing and a direction to gather further information.
