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Committee weighs traffic calming for Meadowbrook; engineers caution four-way stop may not meet state warrants
Summary
Council members and city staff discussed adding a four-way stop at Fenwick/Meadowbrook and other traffic-calming measures; the city engineer and traffic expert advised a traffic study to assess warrants and potential liability for unwarranted stops.
The safety committee debated traffic-calming measures on Meadowbrook Avenue, including installing a multiway stop at Fenwick, but heard from staff that state warrants for a multiway stop may not be met and that an engineering study is the prudent next step.
Council members and residents raised persistent safety concerns on Meadowbrook, where a long uninterrupted stretch and several curves make pedestrian crossings difficult. Several council members urged a relatively low-cost intervention — installing a four‑way stop at Fenwick — to break the long stretch of uninterrupted roadway and improve pedestrian crossing opportunities. Supporters argued a stop…
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