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Commission weighs public‑parking signs and resident pleas to lobby county on crosswalk safety
Summary
The commission discussed installing consistent public‑parking signs to guide visitors to rear lots (county sign approval required) and heard resident concerns about a dangerous crosswalk at Frisco and Big Bend, with requests to lobby St. Louis County for traffic calming measures.
Commissioners reviewed plans to add multiple public‑parking signs in North Old Orchard to make rear lots more visible, discussed simple wording (for example just "Parking") and noted that St. Louis County must approve sign designs because the signs will affect county rights‑of‑way.
One commissioner said staff (Sanon, public works director) has a county contact and can help expedite approval once designs are ready; the commission agreed to prepare a design and route it through the county process. They also discussed placing matching signs at several corners to provide consistent wayfinding.
Residents raised pedestrian‑safety concerns at a crosswalk near Frisco and Big Bend and urged the commission to lobby St. Louis County for traffic calming. One speaker described the crossing as extremely hazardous and asked the commission to request a "speed table" or bump to slow drivers; commissioners said the county conducted a study and is moving forward with resurfacing work, but suggested interim measures such as large, nonpermanent planters to slow traffic until county solutions are installed.
No formal city vote was taken on signage design; commissioners assigned staff and volunteers to develop design mockups and forward them to county approval channels.
