Traffic Commission Meeting - November 10, 2026

The City of Lancaster Traffic Commission meeting on November 10, 2026, focused on traffic safety, street improvements, and development-related circulation. The city reported receiving a $13 million Federal Highway Administration Safe Streets for All grant to fund improvements on King and Orange Streets, with additional areas—including parts of Hershey Avenue, South Queen Street, and Lime Street—also under consideration. Staff said a consultant is under contract to update traffic signals along New Holland Avenue, including evaluation of no-turn-on-red controls and leading pedestrian intervals. Church, Broad, and Water Streets are expected to be under construction in 2027. No contract awards, bids, or vendor selections were presented. The commission approved minutes, with a correction to the record of a previously approved snow-emergency route to be considered at a future meeting; staff said related signs would be installed soon.

The commission denied a request for a speed hump on Buchanan Avenue, approved an all-way stop at North Franklin and East Frederick Streets based on crash-history warrants, and tabled the North Charlotte/West James traffic-calming request pending further study. It approved the driveway for the proposed two-building development at 39 Longfellow Drive, while other safety requests were directed to administrative work or existing projects: North Market Street improvements, the North Plum Street study request, and a downtown pedestrian-safety request. The commission also approved moving a loading zone from West Lemon Street to North Mary Street, with an 85-foot zone from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, and approved removing 20 feet of parking at 123 North Mary Street for sight lines. The consent agenda was approved. Other than the grant-funded street work and the consultant engagement, no specific procurement spending or contract action was identified.