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Resident pleads for traffic-calming on Brown Avenue after near-fatal crash; council sends request to Public Safety
Summary
A Brown Avenue resident described a near-fatal crash and urged speed bumps, radar signs and enforcement; the council amended and sent a traffic-calming order (adding Brown Avenue to Laurel Street) to the Public Safety Committee with copies to DPW, the city engineer and the mayor.
During public comment on May 19, Destiny Calderon of 21 Brown Avenue described a recent chain-reaction crash that left her father with severe internal injuries and urged the city to take immediate traffic-calming measures on Brown Avenue.
"Every single day, people speed down Brown Avenue... We need real safety measures: visible road markings, speed bumps, radar speed signs, increased enforcement and accountability," Calderon said, asking what will happen before officials take the street seriously.
Earlier, resident and Holyoke Taxpayers Association executive director Laurie Belanger also urged clearer public process and suggested operational fixes for DPW staffing and insurance issues. After public comment the council amended a separate traffic-calming order to add Brown Avenue alongside Laurel Street and sent the item to the Public Safety Committee with requests to copy DPW, the city engineer and the mayor.
Next steps: Public Safety Committee will review traffic-calming options and respond with a plan and timetable; DPW and the city engineer were asked to provide information and the mayor's office was copied on the referral.
