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After child struck, Woonsocket council debates cameras, engineering and traffic-calming; work session planned
Summary
Following a recent traffic incident in which a woman and a child were struck, the council discussed speed and red-light cameras, traffic engineering, and longer-term pedestrian improvements. Council members and the mayor planned a work session to evaluate engineering options and funding.
A recent collision that injured a woman and a 4-year-old child prompted extended discussion at the Feb. 3 Woonsocket City Council meeting about traffic enforcement, automated cameras and safety-oriented street design.
Councilwoman Fox urged a staged approach if the council adopts speed or red-light cameras: public notice, an installation period, a probationary period and then activation. "We need to let folks know that when this goes up, it's coming," Fox said, describing a public-information and probationary…
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