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Resident urges traffic calming on Bryson Cove after apartments increase cut-through traffic
Summary
A Bryson Cove resident told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that a new nearby apartment complex has turned the cove into a through street, creating blind spots and safety concerns; he presented a petition and asked the city to consider speed bumps or a reduced speed limit.
A Spring Hill resident, Chris Urban of 1608 Bryson Cove, asked the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on June 2 to address what he described as an unsafe traffic situation on his short residential street after nearby apartment development increased cut‑through traffic.
Urban said the street was designed as a cove but has become a through route to a new 192‑unit apartment complex, producing higher speeds, frequent two‑way encounters on a narrow pavement and three blind corners within the first 100 yards of the street. He said residents cannot safely let children play on the street anymore and that neighbors are concerned about speed and sight‑line hazards.
He presented a petition he said lists 25 homeowners and told the board he spoke with 24 residents and that 22 supported requesting speed bumps or other traffic calming. “We just, we need some help, please,” Urban said.
A city official asked him to contact the Traffic Advisory Committee chair; the official provided an email address as spoken at the meeting (vpiquaispringhill t n dot org) and offered to discuss the committee’s criteria, process and cost implications for speed cushions or other measures.
No board action was taken during the meeting; the resident was given a contact for the Traffic Advisory Committee to pursue formal evaluation of traffic‑calming options. Staff indicated the committee and streets staff can review petitions and evaluate engineering criteria, cost, and required approvals.
Provenance: this public comment occurred late in the meeting during the citizen comment segment, after the board’s round‑table discussion and before adjournment.
