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- M she moved there in 1985. Her largest concern was the safety of her children who cannot ride their bicycles to visit their friends one street over. Her children have had beer bottles thrown at them, and been subjected to obscene gestures and obscene language. She asked the Board to do whatever possible to keep the neighborhood safe even if it means using speed bumps to slow the traffic. Tom Holman, 4515 16th Street, thought the traffic on 16th Street has gotten out of hand for several reasons. He believed it is necessary to make SR -60 more convenient as a thoroughfare. He suggested a right-hand turn lane (west -bound) at the intersection of 43th Avenue and 16th Street, with signs directing people to the Mall or SR -60. He also suggested a sign at 43rd Avenue saying that 16th Street to the west is a residential street. They could also install speed bumps if necessary. Ernie Rovella, 1590 Rosewood Road, a long time resident of the area, recounted what life was like in the early days when Rosewood was a dirt and dusty road without traffic. He agreed with Mr. Holman that traffic should be directed to SR -60 and not through their residential neighborhood. Jack Dritenbas, a resident of Sundowners off 16th Street, suggested that the property owners be given an opportunity to meet with County representatives so everyone can voice their opinion, rather than take the entire day here at the Board meeting. He hoped to be able to meet with staff to express his ideas. Nicholas Limbaris, DDB, 1526 48th Court, focused his remarks on the options given regarding the bridge. He agreed the bridge should not be removed. He suggested the entry to the bridge be smoothed out. He could not see incurring the additional expense of replacing the bridge by using the logic of needing a left -turn lane. He did not believe the neighborhood was deteriorating, but agreed that traffic had increased. He maintained that the Board should not encourage the traffic to get any worse. In response to Chairman Eggert, Director Davis described and defined the uses of the classifications of local, collector, and arterial roadways. He advised that staff has kept traffic on 16th as low as possible, but it is still more than a local road. He recounted history of the road since 1982 and told how staff has tried to calm the traffic. He described strategies the State is using to calm traffic throughout the state and advised that staff is planning more ways to calm the traffic, such as increasing speed limit signs which has proved successful on Indian River Drive. 25 April 8, 1997 BOOK 1 U PAGE V