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Resident and councilmembers press for more traffic enforcement, updated traffic-calming rules on Bremerton streets
Summary
A Bremerton resident reported repeated speeding on Trenton Avenue and city council members said Public Works is drafting updated traffic-calming regulations; enforcement data, the resident said, are not logged by police.
Resident Jack Reed told the council he has recorded motorists exceeding the 25 mph limit on Trenton Avenue, with his radar showing speeds above 35 mph and a peak of 43 mph during two one-hour sessions, and he urged the council to increase enforcement. Reed said the Bremerton Police Department told him traffic enforcement activity is not logged, and he left his recordings for the chair of the Public Works Committee to review.
Councilmember Jeff Coughlin thanked Reed and said the city is drafting an update to its traffic-calming regulations that will consider engineering and non-enforcement solutions beyond speed humps. Coughlin noted speeding complaints are common across neighborhoods and said he looks forward to a range of measures in the forthcoming policy.
Councilmember Anna Mokler and the chair of the Public Works Committee (unnamed in the record) also addressed traffic calming during council reports. The Public Works chair said enforcement is only one tool and noted the city typically has two officers assigned to traffic duty who may be re-assigned to collision investigations. The chair and committee members urged the council to consider temporary traffic-calming measures during the next budget adjustment so the city can test features before committing to permanent installations.
