Erie council directs staff to proceed with Alpine, Primrose speed cushions
The council chose not to wait for a pre-installation neighborhood meeting that staff said could delay the work until 2027, and called for feedback and traffic monitoring after installation.
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Erie Town Council directed staff Oct. 6 to proceed with asphalt speed cushions on Alpine Drive and Primrose Street, with neighborhood feedback and traffic monitoring to follow installation, the meeting recording shows.
The cushions are intended to slow traffic on streets where residents raised safety concerns. Staff cautioned that they may discourage cut-through driving but will not eliminate trips generated by the neighborhood. Staff estimated each set would cost about $1,800 installed.
The council chose not to delay the work for a neighborhood meeting before installation. Staff said a meeting in November could push the project to 2027 because the asphalt season would be over. Staff had tentatively targeted October 2026 for installation, but no exact date was set.
Staff plans to collect speed and traffic-volume data after installation and hold a formal follow-up after about a year to discuss the results and residents’ input on whether the corridor feels safer. A separate neighborhood meeting is also planned after installation.
Staff said the 85th-percentile speed—the speed at or below which 85% of vehicles travel—was no higher than the posted 25 mph limit. But the available data grouped speeds from 25 to 29 mph, so staff could not distinguish vehicles traveling at the limit from those exceeding it. Staff said locations were still being refined around utilities, driveways and intersections, with a goal of spacing cushions roughly 300 to 400 feet apart.