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Narberth committee recommends traffic calming and safety policy to full council
Summary
A Narberth committee voted to recommend a formal traffic calming and safety policy to the full council after six months of drafting; staff will post the policy and related data online and the item will next go to finance and administration before full council consideration.
Narberth, PA — The Narberth committee voted Nov. 14 to recommend a new traffic calming and safety policy to the full council after a multi-month drafting process and outside review. A committee member moved to send the draft forward for full council consideration, and members approved the recommendation by voice vote.
The committee and staff said the revised policy formalizes a process begun by "Chief String" and incorporates feedback from Montgomery County, the borough traffic engineer and the local fire company. Staff said the draft adds a definitions section, broadens the definition of "institutional representative" (to include schools, childcare centers, houses of worship, nonprofits and senior living facilities located within or adjacent to affected areas) and removes certain eligibility requirements that the engineer recommended against.
Joe Stratton, a resident who spoke during public comment, praised the work but asked how the crash data referenced in the draft would be evaluated. "As a reader, I was unclear to me that, you know, we're collecting crash data, but and it will be evaluated," he said. Borough staff responded that the evaluation will focus on the nature of crashes — for example, distinguishing pedestrian crashes from single-vehicle or animal-strike crashes to determine whether a traffic-calming treatment fits the problem.
Following the committee vote, staff said the policy will move to the finance and administration committee and then to the full council for formal consideration. Staff also outlined outreach plans: building a borough webpage with the policy and traffic data, publishing a fillable petition form for residents and distributing the information through social media and the borough newsletter.
The committee framed the policy as creating an objective, document-based process so residents and institutions know how to request reviews and what criteria will guide decisions. The full council will consider the recommendation at a future session; the committee did not set a specific full-council date at the meeting.
