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Residents urge traffic calming on Forbes Trail and North Hills Road
Summary
During public comment, residents asked the borough to rotate speed-display signs and consider permanent traffic calming such as raised intersections or speed bumps at problem locations; administration said it is exploring a data-logging speed sign and will review options with public works.
Residents used the public-comment period at the Aug. 5 meeting to press council for traffic-calming measures at several neighborhood trouble spots.
John Patterson asked whether the MS4 stormwater fee had been put on hold following a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision and also urged rotation of the borough's flashing speed sign to North Hills Road after a serious pole collision. Betty Carlson described persistent safety risks at a right-angle turn on Forbes Trail, noting it is a school bus stop and saying she fears a serious injury. Carlson told council, "I'm representing the whole street and I'm I feel like I hate to see a dead person," and asked whether permanent measures such as a raised intersection or speed bump could be installed.
Administration responded that the borough rotates the existing flashing speed sign and is considering purchasing a different sign that records speed and vehicle counts to inform engineering and roadway management. Chief Administrator Michael said the recorded data would allow police and engineering to evaluate neighborhoods and that the borough may include such a device in next year’s budget. Staff also noted policy and maintenance considerations—especially snow removal—have historically limited installation of speed bumps in the borough.
