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Residents urge action on speeding, talks begin on lower limits and traffic calming
Summary
Residents and committee members discussed rising speeding and unsafe driving on East Virginia, North Matlac and North Franklin streets, asked the borough to study traffic-calming options including lower speed limits, temporary speed bumps and targeted enforcement.
Daryl Cook, a resident of South Walnut Street, told the West Chester Public Safety Committee on a May 2025 meeting that speeding and stop-sign noncompliance on several northeast-quadrant residential blocks has become a safety issue for children and pedestrians. “I’m fearful for the safety of my kids when they play out front,” Cook said.
Cook pressed the committee to investigate engineering and regulatory options beyond enforcement, citing commuter cut-throughs on East Marshall Street and the lack of sidewalks…
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