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Verona council orders 4‑way stop at Zing/Dunhill, approves painted bike lane on South Main
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Summary
Following public comment and committee appeals, the council reversed traffic committee decisions and approved a four‑way stop at Zing Drive and Dunhill and a painted, protected bike lane on East South Main Street to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety.
The Verona Common Council on April 27 approved two near‑term traffic safety measures after hearing neighborhood testimony: installation of a four‑way stop at Zing Drive and Dunhill Drive and a painted protected bike lane on a segment of East South Main Street.
Resident Kate Broski urged the council to act on the Zing intersection because of a steep hill, a bus stop and a nearby park, saying she has had “two close calls” with vehicles and asking members to “consider putting that stop sign in place.” Public Works and the traffic safety committee had initially denied the appeal after applying engineering warrants, but the body told the council the warrants were close to being met and recommended overturning that denial; the council voted to install the stop. Councilmembers discussed crosswalk striping and additional visual measures such as flashing beacons to alert drivers approaching a hill.
On South Main, the council overturned a traffic safety committee denial and approved repurposing an underused on‑street parking lane to create a painted bike lane and marked crosswalks at Melody Lane and near the Kearns driveway. Staff said the committee had denied the request earlier because delineator posts and crosswalk markings had not been budgeted, but council members said striping is a relatively low‑cost safety step and could be done ahead of larger capital projects. Alder Tucker Long emphasized temporary options (construction barrels, delineator posts) to call attention to the new lane until more permanent measures can be budgeted.
Both actions were framed by councilmembers as steps to protect children walking to school and using neighborhood parks; members recommended sending the projects back to traffic staff for details on striping, crosswalk placement and potential additional warning devices.
The Zing stop and the South Main bike lane were approved by council motions overturning the traffic safety committee recommendations, with follow‑up staff work requested on striping, crosswalks and potential short‑term delineators.
