Neighborhood News reporter Tony Jaramillo first told you about the lack of a protected left turn on Timbergate Drive heading toward S Staples Street back in June. The city had initially planned to make changes next year, but it turns out those changes were green-lighted much sooner.
Tony Jaramillo interviewed Delores Jones back in June. She showed this map that revealed Timbergate Dr. was only one of two streets without a protected left turn onto South Staples between Yorktown Blvd and McArdle Rd.
Tony Jaramillo Jones works out at Crunch Fitness. After her morning bike workout, she explained that making a left turn onto Staples from Timbergate could be a slow process.
“I usually have to wait about two light changes before I can turn safely… probably 10 minutes, six days a week.”
But now that’s changed. City crews have installed a protected left-turn green arrow signal on both sides of Staples.
“I think that’s great, and I know they have a lot of priorities, but safety is important too,” she said.