HomeMy WebLinkAboutOsgood Ave Bus Stop Location POLICE DEPARTMENT
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
` 14168 OAK PARK BLVD. NORTH • P.O. BOX 2007 LINDY SWANSON
OAK PARK HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55082 CHIEF OF POLICE
TELEPHONE: (651) 439 -4723
FAX: (651) 439 -3639
EMERGENCY: 911
TO: Whom It May Concern
FROM: J6�'Lindy Swanson, Chief of Police
DATE September 13, 2000
REF: Osgood Ave.N.- School Bus stops
Osgood Ave.N. runs through the City of Oak Park Heights from 50th St. N. to 65th st.N.
The section of Osgood Ave.N., from 50th St.N. to 58th St.N. is by far the lead stretch of
roadway in our community in regards to traffic law violations. Speed violations are the
greatest problem. Our patrol officers work this area frequently by using radar
enforcement both in a moving & stationary modes.
Osgood Ave.N. is obviously a main artery through our community and carries its greatest
amount of traffic in early morning hours and late afternoon hours, when persons are
commuting to their place of employment or school.
When I consider the amount of traffic in this area and the significant number of traffic
violations observed by both our police officers and neighborhood residents, I become
concerned for the safety of the community children as they either wait for or enter /exit
the district school buses.
Our police officers direct their attention to this area as often as possible but they can not
be "everywhere at the same time" and often are tied up on other police matters and can
not be in the area of Oagood Ave.N.
I do believe that moving the school bus stops off of Osgood Ave.N. would be in the best
interests of the children of our community. We are all aware that if motorists pay
attention to their driving, there should not be a problem. But we are also well aware of
the extremely poor driving habits of a rather large percentage of the motorists travelling
through our community.