'Seems to be working': Neighbors pleased with city’s fix for south Lincoln intersection

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The intersection of 22nd and Lake streets has been a concern for neighbors for years, so they’re glad the city has now made it a four-way stop.

Their worries escalated after a student was hit while riding his scooter to school last year.

After the crash, three different neighborhood associations came together to find a solution.

The Irvingdale, Country Club and Indian Village neighborhood associations wrote letters to the Lincoln Transportation and Utilities Department, which led to meetings and ultimately produced a solution.

“They met with city planners, and they were like, ‘Hey, you know, we need to do something about this,” longtime neighborhood resident Nicole Tooker said.

LTU responded by installing four stop signs, one for each corner.

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