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Committee orders traffic study, enforcement for Carpenter Street speed concerns
Summary
Rather than install a stop sign immediately, the Traffic Safety Committee directed a six‑month traffic study (speed counts and collision history) and stepped‑up enforcement on Carpenter Street, with staff to return with findings.
Neighbors asked the Traffic Safety Committee to install a stop sign for southbound traffic on Carpenter Street at 3rd Avenue to slow downhill drivers. Several residents described frequent speeding and noted a past serious accident in the corridor.
Other residents and committee members warned that placing a stop sign without evidence of cross‑traffic hazards may be ineffective and could create other problems. After discussion the committee voted to decline immediate signage and instead directed the police department and Public Works to conduct a traffic study (speed counts and collision history), increase targeted enforcement and return to the committee in six months with recommendations.
Chair said staff will deploy mobile speed‑monitoring equipment and expand parking/enforcement resources; members supported the plan to gather data before advancing a council request for a new regulatory sign.
The committee carried the motion to study and monitor the location and to report back at the August meeting (six months).
