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Residents and mayor push rapid traffic-calming after West Ward crash; petitioners present 335 signatures
Summary
Residents asked Lansdale to prioritize traffic calming after a serious crash at Delaware & Cannon; the mayor outlined near-term steps — in-house speed-hump training, targeted enforcement, speed-limit review and a GIS transparency project — and pledged continued collaboration with advocates.
Residents from the West Ward and traffic advocates pressed the Borough Council on Feb. 18 for immediate and lasting traffic-calming measures after a recent crash that seriously injured a child.
"No speed hump to slow him down, no 4 way stop sign to prompt drivers on Cannon to pause," said Shannon DeBellas, who described being first on the scene after a collision that injured a mother and two children. DeBellas, speaking for the Safeguards Lansdale coalition, recounted tending to the family until EMS arrived and urged the borough to pilot safety measures in the…
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