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Residents plead for safer Broad Street routing and measures to stop jake braking
Summary
Multiple Broad Street residents urged the council to address increased truck traffic, jake braking and speeding by rerouting heavy trucks, adding four-way stops and lowering speeds to protect pedestrians and residential areas.
At the public‑comment portion of the Feb. 24 meeting, several Broad Street residents urged the council to take action on truck traffic and noise.
"When Broad Street was fully closed in the past, trucks were successfully detoured to Business Park Drive," resident Jean Chapler told the council, arguing the city's long-range transportation plan and the Safe Streets safety action plan support routing heavy trucks away from residential and downtown corridors.
Ellen Lund (1929 North Broad) described repeated overnight noise from large vehicle engine braking — "jake braking" — that has woken her family multiple times and said she supports traffic calming such as four-way stops to reduce speed and improve pedestrian safety. Loretta Maestro told councilors she felt residents lack a meaningful response from elected officials and asked why trucks are allowed to operate through stoplights and residential areas after the street reopened.
