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Committee approves two speed‑hump measures after debate over Blair and High Park
Summary
The St. Louis City Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee advanced two board bills to add speed humps after members discussed petition support, recent crashes and a last‑minute amendment to add locations in the High Park area.
Alderman Aldridge presented Board Bill 70 and an amendment to add additional speed humps in the High Park area and on Blair, saying the measures target a stretch where “there’s a lot of speeding that happens between Blair and Angel Rock going all the way up to Salisbury.”
The committee approved Aldridge’s amendment and then voted to pass Board Bill 70 out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation. The committee also advanced Board Bill 61, a one‑block speed‑hump petition with strong neighborhood support.
Why it matters: the two measures move small, targeted traffic‑calming projects closer to implementation. Committee members said the actions respond to petitions or crash reports and can be implemented more quickly than major road redesigns.
Aldridge told the…
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