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Sebastian resident asks council to lower speed limits in residential neighborhoods
Summary
A long-time resident told the council she has many children playing in her street and urged council to revisit a 30 mph residential limit; staff said a prior speed study exists and will be shared.
A Sebastian resident on Feb. 12 urged the City Council to reduce speed limits in residential neighborhoods and asked the council to reconsider a posted 30 mph limit on her neighborhood street.
“It's not safe,” the resident said, describing her street as about 19 feet wide and saying “I have 6 to 12 kids every day, Monday through Sunday after school.” She told the council she gathered signatures from neighbors and asked the council to “revisit it. Revisit it. Think about it. Drop the speed limit in residential neighborhoods, please.”
Council and staff response: Public works staff member Ben said the city previously completed a speed study for the area and will share results with the resident. He also said staff had held internal discussions about the curves and other conditions in the neighborhood and offered to provide more information.
Why this matters
Lowering speed limits and adding traffic-calming measures can affect emergency-response travel times and require engineering review. The resident told the council she had already contacted first responders and said they preferred known speed bumps to the risk of responding to a serious crash.
What’s next
Staff committed to providing the resident the prior speed-study results and to follow up with engineering staff to evaluate curves and potential traffic-calming measures.
