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Residents press safety concerns over crosswalks, bus stop and roundabout at QuikTrip hearing
Summary
At the Feb. 12 Planning Commission meeting, multiple residents urged action on pedestrian safety along South Weber Drive and 2700 East, citing lack of safe crosswalks for schoolchildren, limited sight lines at proposed access points, and requests for streetlights and traffic analysis.
Multiple South Weber residents used the public-comment period on Feb. 12 to raise safety concerns tied to the proposed QuikTrip and related road changes along South Weber Drive and 2700 East. Speakers pointed to missing crosswalks, a nearby school bus stop and limited sight distance at proposed access points; several urged the city and UDOT to provide better lighting and a full traffic analysis before altering existing access.
"There is no safe crosswalk for children walking to the elementary school," resident Lynn Poll said, identifying a key pedestrian-safety risk that residents said must be addressed. Paul Sturm asked whether the Davis School District had been contacted about how the development and construction could affect the bus stop. Several speakers, including Amy Mitchell, asked the commission to require a full traffic analysis of U-turns and neighborhood diversion and to preserve existing left-turn access where possible.
Residents also raised concerns about proposed changes to intersection geometry and the possibility of a roundabout. City Engineer Brandon Jones said the city’s 2023 traffic master plan identifies a roundabout option and medians intended to control movements and reduce cut-through traffic; residents countered that a roundabout and medians could shift traffic patterns and affect driveways and local access. Commissioners and staff directed applicants and engineers to address these concerns in the project’s follow-up materials to the City Council.
