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Residents say Gaynor Avenue and 20th‑4th Street need speed bumps and traffic study; city asked to investigate
Summary
A Richmond resident warned the council that placement of speed bumps has shifted traffic onto Gaynor Avenue and 20th‑4th Street, creating safety, noise and pollution concerns and called on the planning and public works departments to conduct nighttime traffic and noise studies and add speed bumps.
A Richmond resident told the council during public comment that traffic calming changes redirected vehicles onto Gaynor Avenue and 20th‑4th Street, creating a safety hazard for children and school walkers.
Claudia Citron said neighborhood speed bump placement had altered traffic patterns and increased vehicle speeds and volume, making the streets “unsafe for children to play” and unsafe to escort children to Grand Elementary two blocks away. She said repeated requests to the planning department for nighttime traffic, noise and pollution studies had been refused and said the city was liable under municipal and state law for injuries or property damage if it did not act.
Citron asked for immediate implementation of traffic safety measures, including speed bumps on 20th‑4th Street, and referred the council to correspondence she had sent documenting “600 cars from 8:00 to 11:00 per hour.” Council did not act on the request during the Oct. 21 meeting; the item was raised during open forum and referred to staff by speakers’ request.
