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Council discusses lowering neighborhood speed limits to 20 mph; staff to return with options
Summary
Councilmembers and staff discussed adopting 20 mph as the default neighborhood speed limit under state law and possible citywide signage approaches. Several councilmembers expressed support for lowering residential limits; staff said RCW permits establishing 20 mph limits in residential areas without an engineering study and recommended options,
City staff briefed the council Aug. 4 on residential speed limits and options for lowering neighborhood limits to 20 mph. The staff presentation noted that state law (RCW) controls speed limits but allows cities to set 20 mph in residential and business districts without conducting an engineering study. The city's current default neighborhood limit is 25 mph, with three existing exceptions set at 20 mph where traffic‑calming projects were…
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