Residents and committee members described persistent speeding and an increase in large commercial vehicles using Holden Street as a cut-through, prompting the Traffic & Parking Committee to authorize a set of near-term traffic-calming steps and to test a temporary speed table pilot.

Petitioner Maritza Cruz said Holden Street carries large volumes and repeated speeding, and she described near-miss incidents while walking with a small child. Transportation staff said traffic counts show about 8,900 vehicles per day on the corridor and an 85th-percentile speed of about 37 mph—well above the 25 mph posted limit. Given Holden Street’s classification as a minor arterial and its daily traffic, staff recommended a layered approach: add right-edge lane markings (creating consistent 11-foot travel lanes and potential bike lanes), deploy permanent speed feedback signs (radar‑driven