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Township expands speed‑timing lines and pursues automated enforcement; residents debate calming measures
Summary
Police announced additional white speed‑timing lines and expanded enforcement on Grays Lane and related streets; the board also discussed ARLE automatic red‑light camera data and appointed a paid hearing examiner to adjudicate citations.
Chief Peoples briefed the board on expanded speed enforcement for Gray's Lane after a 2023 traffic study identified persistent speeding. The department will add approximately 12‑foot white speed‑timing lines at targeted intersections (Gray's Lane at Treylon Drive, Bellows Way, Pioneer Drive) and increase random enforcement using handheld timing devices. "Radar is only used by state police in Pennsylvania," Chief Peoples said, explaining local enforcement relies on timing devices and visible white lines.
Residents at the meeting expressed mixed views about the effectiveness of pavement markings and enforcement compared with physical traffic calming. Doris Stout, a resident at 107 Cove Circle, supported the expanded lines as a deterrent. Others urged more permanent measures, including speed bumps—while board and staff members flagged tradeoffs for emergency response and snowplow operations.
On automatic red‑light enforcement (ARLE), Chief Peoples reported program rollouts and citation counts: the system went live with civil citations on May 13 after a warning period. The chief said the system produced several thousand initial captures, and after review the township issued about 4,140 civil citations since going live. To adjudicate appeals, the board appointed retired officer David Dunlap as the ARLE hearing examiner; staff said the position is funded by the system and not township general funds.
Next steps: PennDOT and LTAP feedback on recommended calming measures remains pending; the board asked staff to bring PennDOT's recommendations back to the agenda when available.
