In a session that veered between contentious and acrimonious, the East Lansing Transportation Commission at its Oct. 20 meeting declined to recommend the installation of stop signs to City Council, citing traffic studies conducted by consultant Fishbeck.
The commission voted against recommending stop signs be installed at three East Lansing intersections: Rosewood and Southlawn Avenues in the Glencairn neighborhood, Snyder Road and John R Street, and Linden Street and Wayland Avenue, both in South Marble. The stop signs will still go to City Council for a vote later on.
Residents in attendance were quick to express their frustration at the traffic studies and the commission’s recommendations, saying they have seen dangerous conditions created by traffic in the areas stop signs are proposed…