Engineers To Speak About Garfield Traffic

The Garfield Road neighborhood isn’t always as peaceful and quiet as the people who live there would like.

Too many motorists are cutting through the historic residential area seeking a faster route.

Now that Grand Boulevard is going to be closed for repaving later this summer, residents are worried the problem is going to become much worse as more drivers use their neighborhood to get to and from downtown.

Marily Akerhielm, one of the residents, is organizing a public meeting next week to talk about ways to slow down the traffic.

City traffic engineers have agreed to attend the gathering on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the South Hill Bible Church, 29th and Arthur.

Garfield Road roughly parallels Grand Boulevard about two blocks to the east. Although it curves back and forth, many drivers use it to avoid Grand.

That concerns the neighbors because the street also is used by children and other pedestrians, and most of its intersections are not protected with stop signs.

Akerhielm said city traffic engineers will talk about ways to control traffic in the area between 29th and Rockwood Boulevard.

She said residents living as far as 17th and Hatch and 29th and Ivory are invited to the meeting.

Grand will be closed for 30 days starting in mid-August for repaving.

, DataTimes