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Council directs staff to revise Lake Oswego '20 is Plenty' ordinance after public hearing; motion passes 4-1
Summary
After a public hearing and staff presentation on an ordinance to lower residential and eligible neighborhood collector speed limits to 20 mph, the council directed staff to amend and return an ordinance that reflects the discussion. Council's direction was adopted 4-1; the council did not adopt the ordinance outright at this meeting.
The Lake Oswego City Council on Aug. 5 held a public hearing on Ordinance 2966, a proposal to implement a "20 is plenty" speed limit program that would lower the statutory speed limit on many local residential streets and eligible neighborhood collectors by five miles per hour.
City Engineer and Public Works Director Erica Rooney and Assistant City Engineer and traffic engineer Will Farley gave the staff presentation and described the scope and implementation strategy. Farley said the city has about 190 miles of roads under its jurisdiction, roughly 135 miles classified as local streets and about 20 miles as neighborhood collectors. He recommended a policy that would lower speeds to 20 mph on local streets and some neighborhood collectors that meet specific criteria (operating like local streets, under city…
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