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Greenfield panel declines immediate closure of Holmes Avenue, asks for police study and traffic-calming options
Summary
After extensive public comment, the Board of Public Works voted not to recommend a permanent closure of Holmes Avenue between 20th Street (20 Seventh) and 20 Eighth Street and instead requested a police traffic study and consideration of alternatives such as speed humps, additional stop signs and enforcement.
The Board of Public Works on Sept. 23, 2025 voted to not recommend permanently closing Holmes Avenue between 20 Seventh Street and 20 Eighth Street and instead asked staff to pursue a police traffic study and other traffic-calming measures.
The proposal to close the segment was raised by staff as part of a larger street reconstruction project that will span 2025–26; staff said the full reconstruction (not simple resurfacing) and neighborhood safety concerns prompted the discussion. The city mailed notices to 160 properties in the area; staff reported receiving seven oppositions and five supports by phone or email and several dozen residents attended the meeting to comment in person.
The neighborhood debate was lengthy. Supporters of closure cited persistent speeding, strangers using Holmes as a cut-through to avoid congestion on 20 Seventh and safety concerns for…
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