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Residents press for stop signs, lane striping and enforcement at Park Vista, Broadview Chase and Cambridge
Summary
Neighborhood residents told the committee they face regular speeding, dangerous corner-cutting and near-misses at the Park Vista/Broadview Chase/Cambridge corridors. City staff proposed centerline striping on curves and enhanced pedestrian crossings; residents opposed removing on-street parking and asked for enforcement and three-leg crosswalks.
Several Park Vista neighborhood residents and parents urged the committee to take a range of actions to reduce speeding and improve pedestrian safety at Broadview Chase and Cambridge and along Park Vista Drive.
Residents described frequent speeding, motorists cutting corners on the curved intersections, blocked sight lines and a handful of accidents. Janet Chittick said Park Vista needed lower posted speeds and additional stop signs, calling for a 20-mph limit in high-risk spots. Multiple speakers asked for enhanced enforcement by police, flashing signs and improved crosswalk markings.
Staff reported speed studies conducted in October and repeated in a subsequent count. Park Vista showed 85th-percentile speeds near the city’s threshold: combined 29.1 mph (29.7 eastbound, 28.5 westbound) with occasional 85th-percentile speeds near 31 mph. Measured volumes were about 1,600 vehicles per day along Park Vista Drive. Public Works staff proposed targeted countermeasures: centerline striping on curves (double yellow) to keep drivers in lanes on curves, enhanced pedestrian markings and signage at the Broadview Chase/Park Vista intersection and reinstallation of speed-feedback signs (the city has expanded its inventory to keep signs in place longer).
Staff said eliminating parking along the straightaway is not necessary and that removing parking requires a formal resolution and homeowner notice; at least some residents oppose removing on-street parking. Consequently, staff proposed limiting parking elimination to the critical curve area near the park and restoring double-yellow striping at that curve to discourage drivers from using the entire pavement to maintain higher speeds.
Several residents said enforcement is essential: petitions and neighborhood petitioning were referenced as a next step. Committee members asked staff to pursue the centerline striping on the curve and to add enhanced pedestrian markings on the three approaches to the Broadview Chase/Cambridge intersection. Staff said those stripe/marking treatments do not require a council resolution if parking is left unchanged and recommended returning with any legislative changes if parking elimination is requested.
Ending: Staff will proceed with double-yellow striping on the curve by the park and enhanced pedestrian markings at the Broadview Chase/Cambridge intersection unless residents pursue formal parking removal; the city will reassign speed-feedback signs to Park Vista on a longer-term basis and continue monitoring.
