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Residents press council for speed mitigation and sidewalks on 12th Street
Summary
Several residents asked the council for traffic calming and sidewalks on 12th Street, citing heavy drop‑off traffic, blind spots, and risks to children; staff said an engineering study and warrants would be required before installations like speed humps.
During general public comments residents from 12th Street described ongoing speeding and a lack of sidewalks that forces children and pedestrians into the roadway. Cindy Wagner opened the discussion and asked what the next steps are to obtain traffic counts and engineering review; staff said the borough can deploy counters and engineering will evaluate warrants for speed humps under state guidelines.
Kelly Hartman and Chad Landis said sidewalks are missing on portions of their block and described how parked cars and school traffic narrow the walkable corridor. Council staff recommended a pneumatic counter and an engineering study to determine whether traffic‑calming warrants (state guidelines and sight‑line rules) are met, and said implementation requires coordination with engineering and the school calendar.
