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Improving Pedestrian and Traffic Safety on Clays Mill Road: Planned Enhancements

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Late last year, the Picadome Neighborhood Association requested a safety audit from Lexington’s Traffic Engineering Division for Clays Mill Road and surrounding areas, prompted by concerns over traffic impacts from a zone change request. Following this, Traffic Engineers conducted a thorough assessment to identify safety issues. Council Member Dave Sevigny, along with a Traffic Engineering representative, attended the June 7 PNA Ice Cream Social and provided an update on planned safety improvements. To enhance pedestrian and traffic safety on Clays Mill Road, the following improvements are planned:

1.  Pedestrian-activated crosswalk at Reed Lane on Clays Mill Road. This will feature a traffic light that cycles from yellow to red to safely stop traffic. An island in the middle of Clays Mill Road will provide a refuge for pedestrians crossing. Clays Mill & Reed

2.  Pedestrian Crosswalk at Clays Mill/Harrodsburg Road Intersection: A new crosswalk will be added to the existing traffic signal, allowing pedestrians to safely cross both Clays Mill Road and Harrodsburg Road. Harrodsburg & Clays Mill

3. Curbing on McCubbing Drive: Curbing will be installed on both sides of McCubbing Drive where it meets Clays Mill Road to enforce the existing “right turn only” traffic flow.

*All three of these improvements are on a fast track, with an anticipated completion date during Fall, 2024.

*For those interested, detailed drawings of the planned pedestrian crosswalks at Clays Mill/Reed Lane and Clays Mill/Harrodsburg Road click here: Clays Mill & Reed and here : Harrodsburg & Clays Mill

2024 Spring Newsletter/Updates – Annual Yard Sale, Clays Mill Safety Improvements, Summer Kick-off Ice Cream Social and Movie Night!!

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Community Yard Sale

ANNUAL PNA YARD SALE Saturday, May 18th from 10am – 1pm. RAIN or SHINE!

It's time for our annual neighborhood yard sale. Do you have new or used items needing a new home? Why not sell them at the open PNA yard sale? A community event - everyone is invited. 

Saturday, May 18, 2024
8:00 am—1:00 pm
Free to Sign-up.
Rain or shine event.

PNA will advertise the event to the community. To be included on our online map, please let us know you’ll be joining us by filling out this google form this form.


Clays Mill Road Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Improvements

In 2023, the Picadome Neighborhood Association requested a safety audit of Clays Mill Road and surrounding areas. This was prompted by concerns about traffic and pedestrian safety due to a zone change request. In response, a group of engineers from Lexington’s Traffic Engineering Division walked the neighborhood to identify safety concerns and potential interventions.  An update on proposed safety improvements will be provided by Our Councilmember, Dave Sevigny, and a representative from Traffic Engineering at our upcoming neighborhood ice cream social and movie night – Friday, June 7th, at 7:00 PM in the Vista Street Greenspace.

Ice Cream Social and Movie Night!

Summer Kick-Off Ice Cream Social and Movie Night
Please join us on Friday, June 7th, at 7:00 PM in the Vista Street Greenspace for our Summer Kick-Off event!
Free Ice Cream & Outdoor Games - Enjoy free ice cream and outdoor games before the movie starts.
Family-Friendly movie after dark - Bring blankets and chairs for a cozy movie night under the stars.
Learn about proposed safety improvements in the neighborhood - Councilman Dave Sevigny and Traffic Engineering will be to discuss proposed safety improvements concerning traffic safety Clays Mill Road.
Date: Friday, June 7th Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Vista Street Greenspace - 350 Reed Lane
It's the perfect way to start the weekend - Don't miss out on this fun-filled evening with your neighbors!

Summertime, Vacation time

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Do not announce to burglars that you are not at home!

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  • In a day where social media follows us every move, it is easy to share with our 500 closest friends that we are in the islands. It is also an easy way to allow  500 of your not so close friends to know that your home is empty. Refrain from publicly posting pictures of your vacation or tweeting that you are taking a “much needed vacation.”
  • Consider using automatic light timers throughout the house. Set them in multiple rooms to turn on and off in a way that is familiar to your normal activity.
  • Turn the volume of your phone‘s ringer off so that someone outside cannot hear the ring. Check with the phone company to see if there is an option to forward phone calls to your cell phone.
  • Instead of halting the mail and newspaper service in your absence, ask a trusted neighbor to pick them up in a timely manner. Allow for regular deliveries and services. This will make you appear home.
  • Make sure that a neighbor knows that you are out of town, when to expect you and whom to expect to be at/in your home when you are not. Give them specifics and ask them to call the police if they see unusual activity in your absence.

PNA Needs More Safety Watch Volunteers!

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We are building a team of volunteer “block captains” to help create a network of communication for the neighborhood safety watch program.  We need more volunteers.

If you want to learn more about neighborhood safety, please Darcy Ripley Frame, PNA Safety Watch Director, at 859-277-9829.