Other: My comment is for the Engineering Department for their consideration pursuant to the March 30 public meeting at city hall regarding safety improvements at the intersection of East Morningside Drive and Smith Road. Most of the comments were related to the urgency of taking effective action to encourage southbound drivers on Smith Road to stop at the Morningside intersection. My comment addresses specific action to increase awareness of the presence of a Stop sign that is not visible to southbound drivers before they are near the intersection. Similar situations locally have been corrected by placing a STOP AHEAD flashing caution sign approximately 100 feet in advance of the Stop sign. That is about the same distance for the Stop sign to become visible to drivers cresting the hill south of the railroad. Flashing caution signs with solar powered lights on both sides of the street and located midway between the railroad underpass and the Morningside intersection would get the attention of southbound drivers as they approach the intersection. In addition, markings on the pavement south of the underpass and a few rumble strips would provide sound and vibration signals to drivers who may be distracted by using phones or other impairments to their full attention.

Assigned to

John Garzee

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Other