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Advisory board debates Stony Point–Ransom signal plan, passes motion urging school district to revisit staggered start times
Summary
Grand Island Traffic Safety Advisory Board debated the proposed traffic signal and site changes at Stony Point Road and Ransom Road, discussed traffic modeling and bus operations, and approved a motion asking the Town Board to recommend the Grand Island Central School District return to a three‑tier schedule to ease peak congestion.
Members of the Grand Island Traffic Safety Advisory Board spent much of the meeting debating a proposed traffic signal and related site improvements at the intersection of Stony Point Road and Ransom Road, a subject that board members connected to new development plans and school transportation timing.
Jack Burns, a board member who led discussion of the site, argued that a signal alone would not solve congestion and described several operational concerns for buses and turning movements. Board members discussed prior comments the board had submitted on engineering drawings and whether Erie County and the Greater Buffalo‑Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC)…
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