posted by Joe Polk at 9:14 AM /
Some Mt. Lebanon roads will be a bit quieter this summer. Commissioners voted, 5-0, last night to authorize the installation of traffic-calming devices in the notoriously busy corridor of Mapleton Avenue and surrounding streets. Drivers often use these residential roads to avoid the traffic lights along Cochran Road and Route 19, known as Washington Road in that area.
For weeks, residents have spoken at meetings in support of traffic calming. Resident Elizabeth Rangel said last night that homeowners often park on the street instead of their driveways in the daytime to discourage drivers from tearing through the neighborhood. Nonetheless, she said, she has twice had her driver's side mirror sheared off.
Other options studied earlier this winter included street closings at certain times of the day, but ultimately, it was decided that the installation of asphalt speed humps, concrete rumble strips and traffic markings would be sufficient.
The construction company of Peter J. Caruso and Sons, which submitted a bid of $11,110, was awarded the contract.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/09083/957884-100.stm
For weeks, residents have spoken at meetings in support of traffic calming. Resident Elizabeth Rangel said last night that homeowners often park on the street instead of their driveways in the daytime to discourage drivers from tearing through the neighborhood. Nonetheless, she said, she has twice had her driver's side mirror sheared off.
Other options studied earlier this winter included street closings at certain times of the day, but ultimately, it was decided that the installation of asphalt speed humps, concrete rumble strips and traffic markings would be sufficient.
The construction company of Peter J. Caruso and Sons, which submitted a bid of $11,110, was awarded the contract.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/09083/957884-100.stm
Labels: commission, mapleton corridor, traffic, traffic calming
3 Comments:
iWhere will the speed humps be placed on Mapleton? Much of Mapleton is not flat enough for the approved and effective use of a speed hump and the flat areas are already controlled with stop signs. Unfortunately, I don't think this will do anything to reduce volume, which is the real problem in this area. Just ask Mission Hills.
$11,000+ down the drain . . .
Just to follow up, when the speed and volume data was collected it did not reflect speeds that were in excess of the Township's established traffic calming thresholds. Here's a link to the data:
http://www.mtlebanon.org/DocumentView.asp?DID=578
So in essence, the recent vote for speed humps is akin to putting a cast on an arm that isn't broken.
I hope no one dies because an ambulance or police car can not get to a 911 call in a timely manner due to speed bumps and other "traffic calming" measures.
Linda Wilson Fuoco
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