Traffic Panel Discusses Lowering Speed Limits For Bicylists, Pedestrians
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Jennifer Peryam-jperyam@timesuniononline.com
Warsaw is looking to make roads safer for not only motorists, but also bicyclists and pedestrians. Warsaw Traffic Safety Commission during its meeting Wednesday heard a presentation from Tim Dombrosky, assistant city planner, calling for the city to pursue speed limit changes on streets highly traveled by bicyclists and pedestrians. Dombrosky said the Ride and Walk Warsaw and Winona Lake Committee suggested streets be considered for speed changes. The streets include a 10 mph speed reduction from 30 mph to 20 mph on Market Street in downtown Warsaw as well as Jefferson, Scott and South McKinley streets. Other proposed changes include a 5 mph speed limit reduction on Country Club Road from Lakeview Drive to the city limits, from 35 to 30; East Market Street from 30 to 25 mph; Prairie Street from 30 to 25 mph; and East Fort Wayne and Main streets from 30 to 25 mph. Dombrosky also brought up speed limit discrepancies on West Market Street where city ordinance limits speed to 30 mph, though the posted limit is 25 mph. Other discrepancies are Country Club and McClellan Street from Pope Street to Lakeview Middle School where signage is not posted, and the desired limit is 20 mph; the Sheldon Street posted speed limit is 35 mph with a 25 to 30 desired speed limit; East Winona Avenue speed limit is posted at 30 miles per hour with a 25 mph desired speed limit. Dombrosky will discuss with the committee developing a shorter list of targeted areas for speed reductions and bring it back to the commission for approval. The commission also approved a request from Greg Schroeder, traffic commission member, for a yield sign to be installed at Warsaw Community High School. The commission also reviewed a letter from Jerry Frush, city councilman, who wrote he has been concerned with the traffic at the corner of North Indiana and East Main streets. He suggested a four-way stop sign be placed there. The commission will do traffic counts to see if a sign is warranted there. The commission reviewed a draft of an ordinance that allows law enforcement to regulate traffic at Canterbury House Apartments for enforcement of properly posted moving traffic violations to include stop, speed limit and yield signs and pedestrian signage.
