One Way Street? Not So Fast, Please

As a resident of downtown Norfolk, I have been following the town’s planning for commercial development with considerable interest. I live in a single family residence at the north end of Station Place, where it is still John J. Curtiss Rd., and as it meets Shepard Rd., Emerson St., and Mills Way in a five-way intersection. The suggestion made at the January town plan meeting of P&Z that Station Place become a one-way street, funneling ALL traffic back onto Rt. 44 through our primarily residential neighborhood, hit me too close to HOME.
I understand the need to make re-entry from Station Place onto Rt.44 safer; turning left onto 44 east against traffic in front of The Pub is perilous. The sight line west is often blocked by parked vehicles. However, the sight lines at the my intersection are even more problematic. The old mill on the west corner, where Marie Isabelle houses her M.I. Media business, is an impediment to a left turn onto Shepard Rd., as Shepard climbs a steep grade at that intersection, making it very hard to see traffic approaching up the hill.
With the exception of M.I. Media, this is a residential neighborhood of private homes. I cringe to imagine the motorcycle clubs roaring past my front gate every weekend of the summer and fall.
If what we are addressing is a safety issue, it occurs to me that the easiest way to make re-entry onto Rt. 44 from Station Place truly safe, is to convert the caution light up the hill on 44 and 272 to a full stop light. Since this light is visible from the Station Place intersection, it would enable traffic to exit Station Place safely in either direction.
An afterthought re: parking for the anticipated throngs of out-of-town visitors enroute to Infinity Hall. Has Meadowbrook ever been approached with an offer to lease some space in their mostly empty parking lot?

Linda Childs