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Speed display left up 12 days; study finds average speed 26.8 mph on North Ninth Street, staff recommends no immediate limit change
Summary
A 12-day temporary radar sign deployment on North Ninth Street logged 7,727 vehicle passes and an average speed of 26.8 mph; staff recommended no change to the posted limit but urged low-cost safety steps including painted crosswalks coordinated with ODOT and public works.
A temporary radar speed sign placed on North Ninth Street was left in place for 12 days and recorded 7,727 vehicle passes and an average speed of 26.8 miles per hour, a staff member told the Police Committee on Oct. 7.
The data are why staff recommended against changing the speed limit now, David Kerstein, a staff member who presented the study, said. “There was a total traffic volume of 7,727 vehicles during that time period, and the average speed was 26.8,” Kerstein said.
The results show a spread of speeds, Kerstein told the committee: 2,077 vehicles were traveling 21–25 mph, 3,501 were between 26–30 mph, and 1,196 were 31–35 mph. Faster travel drops off above that range. Based on that mix, Kerstein said the study “doesn’t support…
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