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Residents and businesses press council for relief as Edgewood parking, loading and safety problems prompt ad hoc committee
Summary
After repeated public complaints about parking, delivery truck loading and public‑safety concerns in the Edgewood business district, councilors directed staff to form an ad hoc working group and asked traffic and code staff to study turn‑lane, crosswalk and parking adjustments.
Homewood councilors and residents pressed for action on May 5 after months of complaints about blocked streets, delivery trucks and pedestrian safety in the Edgewood business district and the Saint Charles/Oxmoor intersection.
Multiple residents described routine blockages when delivery trucks use the loading zone next to restaurants, and said cars parked on narrow streets sometimes make thoroughfares impassable for emergency vehicles. One resident said a child had been struck while crossing near the district and recounted a recent incident that remains a community concern.
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