Council accepts traffic report for Crestway–Matlock but asks staff for longer study and broader speed-limit review

The council reviewed a public-works analysis of the Crestway Drive–Matlock Avenue intersection and an associated study requested after an accident and resident complaints.

The Public Works Director, using established traffic-control standards, concluded the intersection did not currently meet criteria to change from a two-way to a four-way stop. Several council members living near the corridor said speeding is a problem on Matlock and Crestway and suggested additional countermeasures. Some council members asked specifically about creating a school zone with flashing lights near a private school that asked previously for a school zone; one member described student pedestrians and lack of sidewalks as a concern.

Council action: The council accepted the public-works evaluation but asked staff to conduct longer-term monitoring — preferably in the spring and during active school periods — and to report back. Council members also discussed potential interim measures such as vegetation trimming, placement of additional warning signage and evaluation of flashing school-zone devices as alternatives to a four-way stop.

Separately, several council members raised broader concerns about residential street speeds in neighborhoods with narrow roads and no sidewalks (Towanda Trail, Dupit Circle and others). They asked staff and police to examine options to reduce speeds on tight neighborhood streets, including targeted signage, enforcement and selective speed-limit adjustments. The council agreed to add speed-limit review and related enforcement/engineering proposals to a future work agenda.

No immediate traffic-control changes were implemented at the meeting; staff will return with an extended traffic count/study and recommendations.