PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, JUNE 28, 2019
Residents call for crosswalks
near W. Keizer swim club, park
but no way to reach them
By ERIC A. HOWALD
without traveling in the street
Of the Keizertimes
Increased,
fast-moving between Hornet Lane North
traffi c, growing number of and Dennis Lane North.
“It’s obvious that it was
visitors to Willamette Manor
Park and a lack of adequate constructed to codes of a
crossing opportunities led different era,” Jackson said
to a lengthy discussion at a “It’s clear to me that formal
meeting of the Keizer Traffi c painted sidewalks might go a
Safety, Bikeways and Pedes- long way to controlling some
trian Committee Thursday, of the issues and there should
be speed bumps to force
June 13.
“We have a situation in people to slow down.”
Carol Doerfl er, presi-
the summer where children
dent of the
have to dodge
West Keizer
traffi c,”
said
Neighbor-
Dana Baugher,
hood Asso-
who lives near
ciation, said
the corner of
rapid action
Honeysuckle
is needed.
Street North
“I
don’t
and 5th Av-
care if there
enue North.
wasn’t a crash
She said the
in 17 years,
problems have
— Wes Jackson this is dan-
only grown in
gerous and it
the past two to
needs to be
three years.
taken
care
Upgrades
of,” Doerfl er
to Willamette
Manor Park have drawn said. Doerfl er was comment-
more visitors to the park ing on information from
that sits behind the Holiday Keizer Police Department
Swim Club. Coupled with Sgt. David LeDay that found
nice weather, traffi c through no crashes had occurred in
the neighborhood is increas- recent times.
Mike DeBlasi, chair of the
ing and the lack of dedicat-
ed parking for either facility committee, said the problems
narrows the streets. There is were the result of design
no crosswalk allowing those fl aws.
“The design gives signals
who live or park west of the
area to safely cross the street that you can drive faster,”
within a reasonable distance. DeBlasi said, alluding to the
After bringing the situa- wide road length in the area.
No one from Keizer Pub-
tion to the attention of the
Keizer Police Department, lic Works was able to attend
speed trailers were set up in the meeting, but Deputy
the area, but those have had City Recorder Debbie Lock-
hart said she spoke to Keizer
an exacerbating impact.
“We’ve had some blatant-
ly challenging [the speed
trailers] to see them light up,”
Baugher said. “ I think it’s a
recipe for disaster and some-
body is going to get hurt.”
Baugher’s husband Wes
Jackson also spoke on the
issue and said the crosswalk
issues are especially problem-
atic for those with mobility
issues. There are ramps on
opposite ends of the block
“It was
constructed
to codes of a
different era.”
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
5th Avenue Northeast lacks crosswalks and adequate wheelchair access. The situation is turning
hazardous as more people frequent the renovated park behind Holiday Swim Club.
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Public Works Director Bill
Lawyer about the issue. She
reported his concerns about
adding a crosswalk and cre-
ating a false sense of securi-
ty for pedestrians who use it
assuming vehicle traffi c will
stop.
Hersch Sangster, a mem-
ber of the traffi c safety com-
mittee suggested a speed
hump with a crosswalk on
top of it.
Members of the commit-
tee hoped to visit the site this
month and come back with a
recommendation to vote on
in July.
“I say we come back at
the next meeting to make
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member of the committee.
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