One intersection near downtown Knoxville has had more crashes than any other in the vicinity over the last five years; and the City Council on Monday night decided to take steps to make it safer.

South Roche and West Robinson Streets have had four accidents in the last five years; city staff says while this may not seem like many, it’s more than any other intersection in town not located along Lincoln Street.

There are no stop signs along Robinson Street, and this along with a lack of visibility attributed to cars in parking spaces there are said by city officials to be the main safety problems.

Before installing stop signs, the city is considering eliminating some of those parking spots; Mayor Brian Hatch tells KNIA/KRLS News the city will begin by temporarily blocking off some parking spots to find out if this improves the situation.

“The first initial step we were going to take is a trial period of blocking off a few parking stalls to see if we can improve the visibility there at the intersection. We’ll test that out for a couple of weeks, see what we think and revisit it then,” Mayor Hatch says.

Mayor Hatch says the city will reach out to the businesses closest to those parking spots to see what impact it would have on them.

The City Council was also expecting to discuss the purchase of a used ladder truck for the Fire Department, a 36-foot model available for just under $50,000. But Fire Chief Cal Wyman says another buyer beat them to it this weekend, so they will have to consider other options.

And Roslin Thompson from the Knoxville Public Library says it will close down in mid-July to begin moving back into its refurbished building; a soft opening will take place August 5th, with a formal ceremony on August 24th.