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Safe Mobility Commission Meeting - August 19, 2026

Borough Council & Boards — Wednesday, August 19, 2026
BodyDormont, Pennsylvania
SessionBorough Council & Boards
DateWednesday, August 19, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:06

Okay.

0:07

We can talk about that stuff later.

0:09

We are a little bit late getting started.

0:11

Sorry about that.

0:12

Um it's all students do a pledge of religions.

Speaker 2

0:21

And to the republic for which it stands.

0:24

One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for

Unassigned speaker

0:28

all.

Speaker 1

0:29

Thank you.

0:31

Roll call.

0:32

Lily.

0:34

Wyatt.

0:35

Present.

0:36

Mark.

0:38

Present.

0:39

Me here.

Unassigned speaker

0:40

And

Speaker 1

0:40

Corey was

Unassigned speaker

0:41

on.

Speaker 3

0:44

Yep.

Speaker 1

0:45

Oh, okay.

0:47

Oh, all right.

0:48

Okay, good.

0:49

Everybody's here.

Unassigned speaker

0:50

All

Speaker 1

0:50

right.

0:50

Will everybody get a chance to like take a look at the minutes from our December meeting since we didn't have a chance to do that?

0:58

And it was actually that was the uh the uh pen, the meeting with Penn Dot

Unassigned speaker

1:04

that

Speaker 1

1:04

we had.

1:05

We didn't actually have our meeting.

Speaker 4

1:08

Correct.

1:09

All I added for the notes for the December meeting were my notes that I took during the meeting with Penn Dot, and I tried to write those

Unassigned speaker

1:18

up

Speaker 4

1:19

in the old business subsection where we have set aside things pertaining to the West Liberty Road Diet.

1:27

So I added all of that there and left pretty much everything from the November meeting in there as well and labeled that as unchanged from October or November, whenever the last statements were made for those sections.

1:46

Yep.

Speaker 1

1:47

Anyone have any good?

1:49

Anybody have any

Speaker 4

1:50

questions, comments?

1:52

I I didn't look it

Speaker 5

1:53

over.

1:53

I apologize.

1:54

So I'll refrain from one thing you mentioned.

Speaker 4

1:56

Yes, the one thing we will need to do is I mentioned in the notes that we would attach the drawings that Pendot gave us, and I forgot to attach them to the notes.

2:08

So I will have to go back in and reattach those drawings Penn Dot sent us.

2:14

Okay.

2:15

And additionally, we did not vote to approve the meeting minutes from the November meeting because we didn't have the December meeting.

2:24

Right.

Speaker 2

2:25

Um, did they say if those drawings are public yet?

2:28

Or like that would be my only concern.

Speaker 4

2:33

He's that looks like John's on.

2:35

I thought he said in the sorry, what

Unassigned speaker

2:41

I think

Speaker 1

2:41

that's Melinda.

2:43

John's not here.

Speaker 4

2:44

It was my understanding that the drawings were open to share, and I thought John had clarified that when he sent out the meeting invite, but I can double check before I uh

Speaker 2

2:56

only catch it up.

Speaker 4

2:58

I'll just remove that statement from the notes.

Speaker 1

3:01

Okay.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Transportation Safety██████████████████████████████████34%
Engineering And Infrastructure███████████████████████████27%
Procedural█████████████████████████25%
Community Engagement███████████11%
Public Engagement███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Safe Mobility Commission Meeting - August 19, 2026

Note: The agenda for this meeting is dated January 20, 2026, but the provided instructions specify that the meeting took place on August 19, 2026. The transcript content (references to December and November meetings, winter context) aligns with the January agenda date. This summary uses the instructed date but notes the discrepancy.

The Safe Mobility Commission (SMC) held a meeting on August 19, 2026 (per instruction), with all members present. The commission approved minutes from prior meetings, discussed outstanding petitions, assigned council meeting representatives for the year, and reviewed crosswalk and traffic safety projects.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes: The commission voted unanimously to approve the combined minutes from the November 2025 and December 2025 (PennDOT) meetings. The December minutes included notes from a joint meeting with PennDOT regarding the West Liberty Road Diet. One member noted that drawings from PennDOT mentioned in the notes were not yet public, so the statement about attaching them was removed from the minutes.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Alison Maziars (Park Boulevard) attended but had no specific comment; she indicated she was researching community development and funding and would listen. No other public comments were received.

Discussion Items

  • Meeting Videos and Agenda Packages: A member noted that agenda packets from September, October, and November had not been uploaded to the website. The commission agreed to update them.
  • Council Meeting Assignments for 2026: The commission reviewed and assigned months for members to attend Borough Council voting meetings:
    • February: [Member] (will be on vacation, swapped with March)
    • March: [Member] (took February slot)
    • April: Corey
    • May: [Member]
    • June: Mark
    • Ongoing rotation for remaining months.
  • Petitions and Traffic Safety Projects:
    • Pierremont Petition: The petition had not been formally referred to council. Staff indicated it is being worked on and could potentially be funded through the SS4A grant (over $200,000 for demonstration projects). The commission asked for an update on the scope of a study needed to add stop controls, crosswalks, and curb extensions.
    • Kelton and Eastmont Intersection: The commission noted that proposed changes (including crosswalk adjustments) were being handled by the borough engineer, but a change in engineering project managers had added delays. The commission expressed concern that the engineers might proceed without consulting the SMC on goals. Staff agreed to ask the engineer and traffic engineer to present to the commission.
    • Crosswalk Standardization: A discussion arose about whether some existing crosswalks should be removed due to line-of-sight issues versus retained for safety. A member highlighted that removing crosswalks could increase danger and asked for details on which crosswalks were being evaluated and what criteria were used. Staff said they would provide more information when available.
    • Cost Estimates: The commission requested cost estimates for the Kelton/Eastmont crosswalk project to aid budget planning. Staff noted that the SS4A grant could fund demonstration projects, but could not commit to providing numbers by the next meeting (February) due to workload; March was suggested.
  • Borough Council Meeting Report: Members reported attending the recent council meeting. Mark and another member spoke about the road diet during registered and unregistered comments. Key updates: Amy Downs is the new council president, Chris Kip is vice president, and Danielle is president pro tempore.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved: Minutes from November and December 2025 meetings (unanimous).
  • Assigned: Council meeting representatives for 2026 through June.
  • Directed: Staff to follow up on the Pierremont petition, Kelton/Eastmont engineering progress, and crosswalk evaluation details. Staff will attempt to have engineers present to the commission by March 2026.
  • Acknowledged: New council leadership and the status of the SS4A grant.

Meeting Transcript

Okay. We can talk about that stuff later. We are a little bit late getting started. Sorry about that. Um it's all students do a pledge of religions. And to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Roll call. Lily. Wyatt. Present. Mark. Present. Me here. And Corey was on. Yep. Oh, okay. Oh, all right. Okay, good. Everybody's here. All right. Will everybody get a chance to like take a look at the minutes from our December meeting since we didn't have a chance to do that? And it was actually that was the uh the uh pen, the meeting with Penn Dot that we had. We didn't actually have our meeting. Correct. All I added for the notes for the December meeting were my notes that I took during the meeting with Penn Dot, and I tried to write those up in the old business subsection where we have set aside things pertaining to the West Liberty Road Diet. So I added all of that there and left pretty much everything from the November meeting in there as well and labeled that as unchanged from October or November, whenever the last statements were made for those sections. Yep. Anyone have any good? Anybody have any questions, comments? I I didn't look it over. I apologize. So I'll refrain from one thing you mentioned. Yes, the one thing we will need to do is I mentioned in the notes that we would attach the drawings that Pendot gave us, and I forgot to attach them to the notes. So I will have to go back in and reattach those drawings Penn Dot sent us. Okay. And additionally, we did not vote to approve the meeting minutes from the November meeting because we didn't have the December meeting. Right. Um, did they say if those drawings are public yet?

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