Lodi Neighbors Want Traffic Controls To Keep Cars From Speeding Near School
LODI (CBS13) — Neighbors who live near a school where they say drivers travel way too fast wants the city to do more for safety.
Louis E. Borchardt Elementary School sits in the middle of a Lodi neighborhood, but parents like Melissa Maple say some drivers don't see their kids outside.
"A lot of them don't even stop at the stop signs, they just fly through almost hitting kids in the crosswalk," she said.
But neighbors say the other side of the school is even more dangerous.
"Parents and children who are walking from the back neighborhoods down Shaeffer and trying to cross over to the school, there's no cross walk here," said parent Marlene Luhn.
And they say traffic rules are not enforced.
"The curb is painted red like in this direction, but cars park there. I'm visually impaired, so if I'm trying to get a bus, I have to stand in the middle of the street, because cars are double parked," said Chris Brodehl.
The city of Lodi says it's familiar with neighbors' complaints. The public works department will present ideas to help make things safer to the Lodi City Council on Tuesday.
Large cities which use both signage and speed bumps report it costs an average of $200,000 a year to maintain the projects. Smaller cities such as Tracy and Lathrop spend between $40,000 and $120,000.
In Modesto, homeowners pay for the initial speed bump construction.
