The community was successful with its petition to create a participatory process for the traffic calming process along Robinson Street.
We have followed up with everyone who signed the petition. If you would like to stay informed, the best way is to sign the petition or fill out the survey below.
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 28th, 7pm at City Hall.
UPDATE 2023-10-03: The curbs have been painted near each intersection. In total, about 25 parking spaces were removed.
UPDATE 2023-10-02: Additional visibility will be given at intersections along Robinson Street to increase safety. Final numbers of parking spots lost is being asked. There were some changes to the measurements, but the previous estimate was around 25 or so.
Painting, our understanding, should commence tomorrow.
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? ? ? Analyze the data!
Help analyze the data from the radar system the City left up for a two weeks after the fatal accident.
2023-08-31 through 2023-09-06 (CSV)
2023-09-08 through 2023-09-15 (CSV)
Find something interesting. Let us know.
Here’s a few graphs based on speed and hours of day:
School Hours, 6am – 8am
Lunch Hours, 11am – 1pm
Speed Groups by Time
✨?✨ New Speed Limit: 25 MPH
During the September 20th, 2023 Traffic Commission meeting, members from the community asked what could be done immediately to address some of their concerns.
Paul Bower moved to reduce the speed of Robinson Street from 30 MPH to 25 MPH. It was unclear who seconded it. And the motion carried unopposed.
The result is that on Friday, September 22nd, the newly updated speed limit was posted along the street.
Neighbors have created this form to capture your input ahead of the September 28th meeting.
? Sign the Petition for a Participatory Traffic Calming Process
We, the undersigned, demand to have a direct and participatory process created to address the traffic issues along Robinson Street in the New Chauncey Neighborhood of West Lafayette.
A fatal car accident occurred on August 25th, 2023 around 4:17pm involving a southbound car hitting a parked car and then hitting the driver’s side of a northbound semi-truck. This is the latest in a series of accidents, near-misses, and dangerous driving along Robinson Street.
Robinson shares characteristics with many other residential streets in New Chauncey. However, due to its wider, straight layout, it is also traveled by many who treat it as a highway with high speeds and dangerous maneuvers. The current conditions make it difficult to cross on foot, dangerous for cyclists to ride, and hazardous for drivers coming from side streets, pulling in and out of driveways, or parking along the road.
This was a problem even before the recent road construction projects on Happy Hollow and River Road over the last several years. The incidents, however, are more frequent due to them.
There are many solutions and interventions we can take as a community to reduce speeds and require greater awareness when traveling.
To achieve the goal of a safer Robinson Street, New Chauncey residents living on or around the street insist on direct participation throughout the process of reviewing, analyzing, recommending, and deciding on traffic calming measures.
Petition for a Direct and Participatory Process to Calm Traffic on Robinson Street
? Additional Coverage
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