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Council approves permanent changes to city traffic control map, including stop signs and speed reductions
Summary
Bill 52 would codify recent traffic-control updates: three new stop signs, speed limits reduced to 25 mph at three locations, three new loading zones and removal of parking restrictions at four locations; council voted to move the bill forward.
The Allentown City Council advanced Bill 52 to codify recent updates to the city’s traffic control map, making temporary regulatory changes permanent.
City staff said that under city ordinance, any updates to the traffic control map must be presented to council so the regulatory changes can be enforced. “Anytime we make adjustments, whether it's by installing new signs or removing older ones that are no longer necessary, we're required to come to city council to seek approval, so this way we could officially enforce the changes that were implemented,” a staff member said.
Staff outlined the specific changes included in Bill 52: addition of three stop signs at three intersections; speed reductions to 25 miles per hour at three locations; addition of loading zones at three locations; and removal of parking restrictions at four locations to create additional on-street parking for residents.
Council discussion on the item was brief. A motion to send Bill 52 favorably was made and seconded, and the presiding councilor called for a voice vote; members responded "aye." The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or name a mover or seconder.
The changes were presented as part of routine traffic-control management and enforcement; staff did not specify exact intersections or street names in the transcript.
