Posted by Christie Casciano - We recently got a call from a Bridgeport mom, very upset with the way drivers are speeding through her normally quiet street.   When we followed up with a phone call to Cicero's Police chief, he was hardly surprised. He hears it all the time.  Traffic troubles top Chief Joe Snell's list of neighborhood complaints for in the rapidly growing suburb of Onondaga County.  Connecting developments are sprouting up, and drivers are speeding through them to get to work, shopping centers and schools in a hurry. 

The chief says two weeks ago at a Bridgeport community meeting, traffic was by far the number one complaint.  He heard the same complaint we heard; too many speeders and not enough stop signs in Bridgeport's Val park development, off of Route 31.  All it took was a drive around the neighborhood to convince the chief, neighbors may be right.  Val Park is an older, established neighborhood with many young families.  Without stop signs, long streets like Rinaldo Blvd. and Areopagitica Avenue do, at times, turn into mini-race tracks.  We talked to a number of families who are hoping to see stop signs sprout up soon.  Watch for our Streets of Speed story  to air Wednesday October 17th, on The Morning News.

As we'll explain in our Streets of Speed report, not everyone who asks for a stop sign will get one.  There is, of course, a formal process.  The first step is to make your request.  This initiation goes out to all Cicero neighborhoods. Right now, stop signs are on the chief's radar and he's asking for input. 

If you live in a Cicero development where you think a stop sign can help keep you and children safe, you can send an e-mail to: Neighborhoodwatch@ciceropd.us.   We're here for you too. If speeders are putting your family at risk, you can send us an e-mail; Yourstories@9WSYR.com  and we'll check out your concerns.