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Commission opens review of curb‑parking rules, seeks consistent policy on painted curbs
Summary
Staff told the Morgantown Traffic Commission that existing written guidance on curb parking is limited and largely dated; commissioners discussed minimum street widths, paint conventions (yellow vs. blue), enforcement constraints and agreed to form a small subcommittee to develop a clearer policy and implementation plan.
The Morgantown Traffic Commission on Tuesday opened a review of how the city marks and enforces curb parking, citing aging guidance and ad hoc practices that leave enforcement and residents unclear about where parking is allowed.
Staff engineer Drew Jacklin told the commission that the most recent formal guidance on curb restrictions dates to the early 1990s and that practice has drifted: "It has not been translated into a policy that we currently have adopted, right, that is easy to communicate, and easy to understand," he said during the meeting. Commissioners discussed paint colors, minimum widths and enforcement responsibilities.
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