Everett council adopts lower speed limits on Sixteenth Street and portions of Holly Drive

Everett City Council voted Aug. 27 to revise posted speed limits on portions of Sixteenth Street and Holly Drive after hearing public concerns about speeding and a staff briefing explaining a new, data-driven policy.

The council adopted a resolution to set the new posted limits by roll call vote. The resolution covers Sixteenth Street and sections of Holly Drive between Airport Road, 100th Street Southwest and Evergreen Way; the council action was unanimous.

The resolution follows a staff presentation by Corey Hirt, the city traffic engineer, who said the changes are part of Vision 0 Everett, the city's street-safety effort. Hirt told the council the new speed-limit policy uses roadway context and measured speeds and draws on recent research (including National Cooperative Highway Research Program…