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Charlottesville staff report progress on Safe Routes to School, set up photo-enforcement and flashing lights
Summary
City transportation staff told the Bike-Ped Advisory Committee that crews completed 121 Safe Routes work orders, paused 18 for curb-cut or alignment issues, and are preparing new flashing school-zone lights and photo-enforcement cameras as part of school-safety efforts.
Ben Chambers, the city’s transportation planning manager, told the Charlottesville Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee that work under the Safe Routes to School program has advanced substantially and that the city is preparing new enforcement and visibility measures ahead of the school year. "We passed with flying colors," Chambers said of a recent state review of the program, and he added that procurement for automated photo enforcement is complete and installers are scheduling setup and calibration.
Chambers said public-works crews have completed 121 of the Safe…
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