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Residents press East Lansing council for simpler traffic-calming steps after speed study finds widespread speeding
Summary
Parents and neighborhood residents urged the East Lansing City Council to simplify the process for pedestrian-safety improvements and step up traffic enforcement after a speed study at Glencairn Elementary showed high rates of speeding. Council members said they would pursue data-driven, long-term fixes and work with neighborhood associations.
Residents from multiple neighborhoods told the East Lansing City Council on June 3 that speeding and unsafe driving near schools and neighborhood streets need faster, clearer remedies.
Carissa Buchholtz, speaking for the Glencairn Elementary School community council, cited an October 2022 speed study and said the city’s data showed 70% of drivers near the Harrison and Northlawn crosswalks were speeding, 15% exceeded 35 mph in a 25 mph zone, and two readings exceeded 57 mph. “We are very pleased to see the three-phase plan laid out by Public Works,” Buchholtz said, “but I urge the council to replace this plan with…
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