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Residents and council raise pedestrian-safety concerns at Maple, McKeown and downtown crosswalks
Summary
A resident urged the Fruita City Council to address speeding on Maple Street and sight-line and parking issues at McKeown/Peach; councilors directed staff to ask the traffic committee to study the locations and report back, and discussed repainting or clarifying downtown crosswalks on Aspen Street.
A Fruita resident told the council he has repeatedly observed vehicles traveling well above posted limits near Reid Park and asked the city to consider traffic-calming changes at Maple Street and the nearby McKeown/McCune corridors.
"The traffic speed limit is 30 miles an hour on Maple Street... I know people are driving 50, especially in the morning and rush hour," resident David McKeand said, identifying his address on South Maple. He described heavy pedestrian use near…
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