Traffic congestion leading to a section of Jim Thorpe Borough may result in an engineering firm studying how to fix the problem.

Mayor Michael Sofranko told council Thursday night he believes something needs to be done on a stretch of road into the Leisureland subdivision.Discussion was sparked by a letter from Robert Kuhn, of Kuhn Transportation, asking for a lowered speed limit on an already 25 mph Main Street.“I believe it needs to be reduced,” Kuhn said. “In particular the area by the Glen Onoko Park entrance. When pulling out from one of three blind driveways, it can appear safe, but quickly there is a vehicle right upon you.”Sofranko and Jim Thorpe Police Chief Joe Schatz visited the area and an officer did speed enforcement on the road.While reducing the speed limit to 15 mph is an option, Sofranko said, it won't fix the problem.“It's congestion,” Sofranko said. “You have a trucking company, commercial driver's license tests, whitewater rafting and Glen Onoko Park all over there. You also have residents who live in Leisureland. Between 75 and 80 percent of people who live in Leisureland use Main Street to get to their home. A traffic study needs to take a look at that.”Borough Engineer Kim Mazur, of Entech, said his firm doesn't have a traffic specialist, but they could recommend someone to do the job.“I would not want to have us spin our wheels on something that isn't our expertise,” he said.The recommendation and perhaps a basic proposal for the study could come by next month's council meeting.Across the east side of the borough, residents are asking the borough to install “children at play” signs to deter vehicles from speeding through the streets.Colleen McGuire, of the 500 block of South Street, said vehicles are also running stop signs in the area.“They go straight down to Germantown like its South Street raceway,” she said. “We called police and they have been very helpful. There are eight small children from the age of second grade and under in a four house span. There are also older kids out there riding their bike.”Council agreed to put up the signs.The police department is also looking to add part-time help just to aid in speed enforcement.Sofranko also asked that the borough's streets department paint crosswalks and yellow curb sections to help police enforcement.“It is a huge help when you come down the road and someone is standing in the crosswalk,” he said. “There is a state law that says if you are in the crosswalk, the vehicle must stop to let you cross. If you paint the yellow curbs so cars don't park too close to a stop sign, it opens up areas and sightlines and some problems will go away.”It's a request Sofranko said he makes every year.“If you go to New York City and walk across the middle of the street, you're going to get run over,” he said. “If we get on the motorist, we also need to get on the pedestrian.”