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STATEMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM 20-409, CIP PROGRAM SUBMITTED <br />BY RANDY RIGGIN ON BEHALF OF WASHINGTON MANOR RESIDENTS. <br />CONSTITUENTS OF DISTRICT 4, REPRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNY <br />LEE, REQUEST URGENT ATTENTION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING <br />TRAFFIC ISSUES ON LEWELLING BLVD: <br />1. EXCESSIVE SPEEDING <br />2. EXCESSIVE NOISE <br />3. LACK OF TRAFFIC CALMING MECHANISMS <br />4. PEDESTRIAN DANGER <br />5. PROPERTY DAMAGE <br />6. POTENTIAL LIABILITY TO THE CITY FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND TO A KNOWN <br />HAZARD <br />CONSTITUENTS REFER SPECIFICALLY TO LEWELLING BLVD BETWEEN <br />WASHINGTON AVE AND WICKS BLVD. THIS IS A 4 LANE, EAST-WEST ARTERIAL <br />CONNECTOR WITH A POSTED SPEED OF 40MPH. <br />THE STRETCH OF ROAD IS 1.3 MILES. THERE IS ONE TRAFFIC LIGHT IN THIS <br />SEGMENT AT FARNSWORTH. THE ROADWAY IS PRIMARILY STRAIGHT. <br />A LANDSCAPED MEDIAN RESTRICTS CROSS TRAFFIC TO 4 INTERSECTIONS. <br />CROSSWALKS ARE PAINTED AT 5 INTERSECTIONS, WITH ANDOVER STREET <br />HAVING THE SOLE LIGHTED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SIGN. WOODROE WOODS <br />ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BACKS DIRECTLY TO LEWELLING. A CHURCH IS <br />LOCATED ON LEWELLING ACROSS LEWELLING FROM THE SCHOOL. <br />THESE CONDITIONS PROVIDE A RIPE OPPORTUNITY FOR EXCESSIVE <br />SPEEDING, AND THE DUAL LANES ARE IDEAL FOR RACING. THE ROAD <br />SEGMENT CONTINUES TOO LONG BEFORE A TRAFFIC REGULATING <br />MECHANISM SLOWS OR STOPS VEHICLES. <br />45 RESIDENTS HAVE PROVIDED WRITTEN COMMENTS IN THE ATTACHED <br />DOCUMENT. NextDoor detail_LewellingBlvd.pdf <br />94