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Sight‑line issue at Chestnut and Main draws study; staff cites limited crash history
Summary
A constituent raised safety concerns about turning from Chestnut onto Main near Water Main Grille; Safety Director Dan Chafin reviewed a previous traffic/parking study, five‑year crash data (six crashes; one likely related), and a short observation session finding one hesitant driver among 24 observed.
A resident complaint about visibility when turning from Chestnut onto Main near Water Main Grille prompted the committee to review past traffic work and short observational data.
Safety Director Dan Chafin summarized a prior GPD traffic and parking study that had recommended keeping parking in the area and noted his five‑year accident data pull showed six crashes in the area with perhaps one directly related to the parking sight‑line concern. He said he sat on site one morning and counted 24 vehicles coming off Chestnut, observing one driver hesitate; he described the geometry and slope of the street as complicating factors and said one common mitigation — requiring drivers to pull forward to see traffic — was already needed in that location.
Committee members discussed possible engineering solutions (curb bump‑outs, altered parking patterns) but staff cautioned about cost, truck routes, and Ohio Department of Transportation involvement because the road is a state route. Chafin also suggested simple outreach to the complainant to explain prior study results and short‑term options.
