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College Park launches stop-sign monitoring program; city readies for Route 1 Rampage and university events
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The city said its stop-sign monitoring program went live March 16 and staff will report monthly enforcement figures; officials also previewed cleanup events and the Route 1 Rampage bicycle race on April 19, with university police assisting road closures.
Moderator Ed told the April 6 meeting that the city’s stop-sign monitoring program became active March 16 and that a vendor is delivering data to a secure system for officer review. Designated officers will review violations daily and either generate citations or reject incidents after review. "We're having direct activity with regards to our vendor who's downloading the information... our designated team of officers are doing daily reviews of violations," Ed said.
Officials emphasized that the program’s purpose is pedestrian safety, not revenue generation, and said the city will begin reporting a full month of monitoring data at the next regular meeting. The deputy city manager and council participants described the implementation as a learning process and invited residents to ask questions via the city’s Connect app.
Ed also announced two Department of Public Works cleanup/shredding events (April 11 and May 16, 7:30 a.m.–noon, at Davis Hall) and the Route 1 Rampage bicycle race on Sunday, April 19, which will affect blocks of College Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, Knox Road and Yale Avenue. The University of Maryland police will assist with road closures and the city will provide first aid and administrative support during the event.
Major Ecker (UMPD) said the university will also host several events across the spring — Bike Week, Maryland Day and commencement in mid-to-late May — that could increase campus and city foot traffic and require additional coordination among agencies.
