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Estacada resident urges speed bumps, paving and ivy removal on Lakeshore Drive
Summary
A lifetime Estacada resident told the Traffic and Public Safety Committee that speeding, burnouts and invasive ivy on Lakeshore Drive are creating safety and maintenance concerns and asked the city to pursue speed humps, pavement and vegetation control.
Lawrence Castillo, a lifetime Estacada resident, told the Traffic and Public Safety Committee on Sept. 16 that speeding and burnouts on Lakeshore Drive are endangering families and asked the committee to install speed humps and address vegetation that is killing trees along the lakeside greenway.
Castillo said traffic near the end of Lakeshore has grown as new families move in and as development proceeds near the Get-N-Go area. “The speed they're coming down through Lakeshore is just unreal,” he said, adding that he has observed cars “coming down there 40, 50 miles an hour and cutting donuts at the end of the cul de sac.” He asked the city to install multiple speed humps — “I would at least like to see 4” — placed so drivers cannot accelerate before the cul‑de‑sac.
The resident also raised maintenance concerns about English ivy along the greenway: “If that isn't taken up, you're not gonna have that greenway in 20 or 30 years because it's gonna kill all them trees,” Castillo said, and reported prior contacts with the utility PG&E that he said produced no ongoing monitoring.
City staff present encouraged Castillo to file a formal speed‑hump application so the request could be routed through the neighborhood‑request process and follow existing procedures. Melanie (city staff) told the committee they would provide a speed‑hump application and suggested coordination with Officer McClurg and the neighborhood watch to increase local engagement.
Committee members and staff discussed several related options raised by Castillo: adding another Lake Shore entrance across OR‑224 to reduce bottlenecks, adjusting where the posted speed limits change to reduce late‑night engine braking, and paving a short, unpaved side street (referred to in the meeting as “Nymph”) that currently remains gravel and lacks sidewalks.
Castillo also requested additional pavement work and pointed out the presence of many new families and children who use the street. He told the committee he has camera surveillance at his house and that some neighbors have tried to deter speeders but fear retaliation. Committee members said the police department has increased patrols and that the city can pursue signage, the formal speed‑hump application, pavement repairs and discussions about potential additional entrances or signalization with ODOT if needed.
The committee did not adopt an immediate ordinance or formal funding decision at the meeting; staff were directed to supply application materials and to coordinate enforcement and neighborhood outreach.
The committee noted the request will follow standard city procedures for traffic calming, which include neighborhood petitions, staff review and potential ODOT coordination for changes affecting state highways.
