We, the undersigned residents, home owners, and frequent users of the S. Lincoln St. and Roxbury St. intersection, respectfully request urgent action to protect public safety and minimize traffic accidents at this location.

Why action is needed

• Within the last year there were multiple near-fatal collisions at this corner resulting in totaled vehicles and damage to private residences.
• Similar collisions and near-misses have occurred repeatedly over decades, demonstrating a chronic safety problem that threatens pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and nearby homes.
• The neighborhood is united in concern and requests immediate, effective countermeasures to prevent further injury, death, and property damage.

Many options to consider (short-term and medium-term)

1. Improve sign visibility and add active warning devices
   • Install highly visible advance-warning signs (retroreflective, larger size) for both directions.
   • Add flashing beacons (solar-powered LED flashers) activated by approaching vehicles or continuousduring high-risk hours.
2. Upgrade intersection lighting
   • Install brighter, full-cutoff LED street lighting directed at the crossing to improve night visibility for drivers and pedestrians.
3. Add high-visibility crosswalks and pedestrian refuge
   • Repaint crosswalks using high-contrast materials (continental or ladder style) and add a raised pedestrian refuge island or curb extensions to shorten crossing distance.
4. Implement traffic-calming and speed-reduction measures
   • Install speed feedback signs (radar speed displays) on approaches to the intersection.
   • Consider physical calming such as raised crosswalks, textured pavement, or a raised intersectiontable where feasible.
5. Consider geometric or signal changes (medium-term)
   • Evaluate conversion to a signalized intersection or all-way stop if warranted by an engineering study.
   • If full signalization is not supported, consider a hybrid solution such as a pedestrian-activatedcrossing signal (HAWK beacon) or a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB).
6. Enforcement and monitoring
   • Increase targeted enforcement (speed and stop compliance) for an initial period after improvements.
   • Install or deploy temporary traffic cameras or data collection equipment to monitor speeds, volumes, and crash reductions

Request for City Council action

• Approve an immediate engineering study and field safety assessment of S. Lincoln St. & Roxbury St., funded and scheduled within the next 60 days. The study should include crash history review, speed andvolume counts, sight-distance measurements, and community input.
• Approve low-cost, high-impact interim measures (improved signage, flashing beacons, radar speed signs, refreshed high visibility crosswalks, and enhanced lighting) to be installed within 120 days while longer-term solutions are evaluated.
• Commit to a public timeline and follow-up briefing to the neighborhood, including metrics that will be usedto evaluate success (crash frequency/severity, speeds, driver yielding).

We believe these measures are practical, evidence-based, and achievable. The community asks the City Council to actpromptly to prevent further harm and protect residents, pedestrians, and drivers.