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Committee fast-tracks one-way street changes around Westall School after safety concerns
Summary
After a resident described children nearly struck at Prospect and Walnut, the committee approved an emergency preamble for one-way conversions near Westall School and advanced companion one-way changes linked to the Route 79 project.
John Ventura, director of safety and security for the former school district, told the Ordinance & Legislation Committee that children at Westall School have been involved in multiple near-miss incidents with vehicles at the Prospect and Walnut intersection. "We witnessed numerous children almost get hit by vehicles," Ventura said, urging the city to convert nearby streets to one-way to reduce conflicting turning movements.
City traffic staff and councilors then outlined a package of one-way proposals designed to create a loop…
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