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Commission approves new speed‑hump installations and asks staff to study lowering neighborhood speed limits
Summary
The commission approved installation of proposed speed humps and asked staff to evaluate lowering speed limits in select neighborhoods; commissioners asked engineering to present the formal process for speed‑limit changes.
The City Commission approved installation of new speed humps at locations requested by residents and directed staff to study lowering posted speed limits in some neighborhoods.
Commissioners who sponsored the request said many local residential streets are posted at 30 mph, which can feel fast given pavement widths and local conditions. Commissioner Frank Morales asked staff to study whether some streets should have lower posted speeds; staff said there is an established engineering process to evaluate and change speed limits and that assessments are underway for the listed locations. A specific additional request to add speed humps on the 300/400 blocks of Louisiana was added to the list by Commissioner Morales.
The motion to approve the speed hump installations (with the added location) passed unanimously. Commissioners agreed staff and the police department will complete assessments and return with engineering recommendations. The commission asked for an engineer presentation on the formal process to change speed limits so commissioners and residents understand the required steps.
Why it matters: the items respond to neighborhood safety concerns and are part of ongoing traffic-calming policy work in the city.
Next steps: staff will finish engineering assessments, present the process for speed-limit changes, and install approved humps where technical criteria are met.
