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Resident urges sidewalks and traffic calming on Springside Road serving multiple schools
Summary
Kendra Miller told the committee collisions and near misses are occurring on Springside Road near multiple schools and asked the committee to advance sidewalks in the Capital Improvement Program, finish a neighborhood traffic‑calming process awaiting review, and coordinate with Buncombe County on school traffic patterns.
During the public‑comment period at the Jan. 29 meeting, caller Kendra Miller said the public record from a prior meeting did not match conditions on the ground for Springside Road, a school corridor serving several schools including TC Roberson High School. Miller said residents had not known to file APD traffic forms previously but have since begun filing them; she reported three collisions in one week and said near misses are routine where sidewalks are missing and traffic backs up during school times.
Miller requested three concrete actions: (1) advance the Springside Road sidewalk project in the Capital Improvement Program, (2) complete the neighborhood traffic‑calming process that staff noted awaits AFE review, and (3) coordinate with Buncombe County to address school‑related traffic patterns. She asked what specific steps the committee would take to ensure students and staff are not injured or killed in preventable crashes. No staff response with a timeline was offered during public comment; the committee did not make a formal commitment at the meeting.
