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Residents press Roselle leaders on neighborhood speeding, high-powered e-bikes and pedestrian access
Summary
Residents raised safety concerns about speeding on Heritage Drive, illegal high-powered Class 4 e-bikes, and ongoing pedestrian-accessibility problems despite recent ADA improvements. Police and staff described enforcement tools and limitations.
At the Oct. 13 Village Board meeting, Roselle residents urged the board and police to address neighborhood speeding, the use of high-powered e-bikes and persistent pedestrian-access problems despite recent accessibility upgrades.
Gary Kuba, a Roselle resident of nearly 50 years, told trustees he frequently observes drivers on Heritage Drive traveling “40, 50 miles an hour” on the three-block stretch near the dead end and asked whether the village could install speed humps — a milder alternative to speed bumps — to slow traffic. “I’ll sit on my front porch and people are going 40, 50 miles an hour,” Kuba said.
Deputy Chief Gates (Roselle Police Department) responded that the department uses…
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