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Crescent Springs council adopts traffic pattern for Old Crescent Springs after earlier tabling
Summary
After public comment and a brief tabling last month, the council approved Ordinance 2026‑2 adopting a city‑engineer traffic map that designates one‑way patterns on several streets in the Old Crescent Springs neighborhood. Council asked staff for cost estimates and infrastructure plans before implementing changes.
The Crescent Springs City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 2026‑2 on March 23, approving a traffic map prepared by the city engineer that designates new traffic patterns, including one‑way designations for streets in the Old Crescent Springs area.
The action followed a earlier motion to table the measure that passed on procedural grounds to allow staff to provide infrastructure plans, cost estimates and a resident survey. At the second reading, council members renewed debate, then moved and approved the ordinance after public comment both for and against the changes. “We want to take care of the water, which is the problem back there,” one council member said during discussion, urging engineering plans to address stormwater before or as part of a street redesign.
Residents gave mixed testimony during the hearing. Rick Lutz, a Watkins Street resident, urged caution about cost and warned not to remove residents’ front yards for easements; others such as Debbie McNair and a resident identified as Michelle supported one‑way streets for safety and to enable drainage improvements. Michael Ernst, who lives on Jefferson Street, argued that converting some streets to one way would hamper access for large vehicles such as ladder trucks.
Council members said the map will be implemented alongside engineering work and that staff will return with firm estimates and plans. Director Miller told the council that short‑term repairs have been completed in spots and that planned resurfacing and capital work remain on the schedule. The council and staff also discussed coordinating work with Villa Hills to reduce cost and traffic disruption.
The ordinance adopts the traffic map “as designed by the city engineer and incorporated herein by reference,” and council directed staff to supply cost breakdowns, a plan for drainage work and the results of any resident survey before major infrastructure changes proceed.
