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Xenia residents press council for traffic calming on Hollywood Boulevard; city orders radar signs, funds pilot program
Summary
Dozens of Hollywood Boulevard residents told the Xenia City Council on Oct. 9 that the street has become a high-speed cut-through since a nearby subdivision opened; City Manager Henry announced radar speed-display signs, stepped-up enforcement and a $50,000 traffic-calming pilot to design longer-term fixes.
Dozens of residents from Hollywood Boulevard urged the Xenia City Council on Oct. 9 to take immediate action after the street opened to through-traffic from a nearby subdivision and speeds they described as routinely far above the 25 mph limit.
"Please do not let the death of a small kid be the reason for doing something," said Kara Sope, a resident who lives at 400 Hollywood Boulevard, describing repeated near-misses and urging stop signs or other measures to slow drivers. Anna Maria Walls and other neighbors told council the street was previously a quiet residential block and that traffic and speeds have risen since the new development connected the road to adjacent thoroughfares.
City Manager Henry acknowledged the problem and described near-term and programmatic…
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