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Carlisle council approves design contract for Bedford and East Street traffic-calming project after public debate
Summary
After months of public outreach, Carlisle Borough Council approved a $38,590 engineering design contract for a striping-plus-speed-humps plan on Bedford and East streets, prompting supporters and opponents to press for enforcement, greater protection and longer study.
Carlisle Borough Council voted Sept. 11 to contract Dawood Engineering Inc. for $38,590 to design a traffic-calming plan that would narrow vehicle lanes, add parking-protected bike lanes and install speed humps at select locations along Bedford and East streets.
The contract, described by staff as the “striping plus speed humps option (1.5),” passed after more than an hour of public comment. Councilor Stuve moved to enter the design contract and Councilor Shiles seconded; the mayor called the voice vote and the motion carried.
The project is a next step in a multi-year discussion that began after neighborhood concerns about traffic in 2021. Borough staff described three earlier concepts: a paint-only treatment to narrow lanes and create bike lanes; an…
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