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Resident urges city to add speed bumps on Twelfth Avenue South; staff to follow up on traffic-calming procedure
Summary
A Puyallup resident described repeated dangerous speeding on Twelfth Avenue South and asked the council to install speed bumps; the mayor instructed staff to contact the resident and begin the city’s traffic-calming process.
A Puyallup resident told the council on July 1 that drivers treat Twelfth Avenue South like a drag strip, creating a safety hazard for pedestrians, pets and a mobility-disabled child in the neighborhood, and urged the council to install speed bumps.
Why it matters: the speaker said multiple incidents — including animals struck and near-misses for people and a child in a wheelchair — have been captured on private security cameras and that the neighborhood is seeking traffic-calming measures.
Council response and next steps: the mayor said the city follows an established traffic-calming procedure that involves the neighborhood and staff; the mayor asked the resident to provide a full name so staff can contact her and begin the process for evaluating Twelfth Avenue South for speed-calming measures.
