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Bull Mountain residents urge Tigard to increase enforcement and infrastructure after speeding incidents
Summary
Two residents described repeated reckless driving near Bull Mountain, provided a traffic count and asked the council for immediate enforcement and infrastructure changes; staff said the police and engineering teams have engaged and will continue work.
Two Bull Mountain residents used the public-comment period to press the council for faster enforcement and infrastructure changes after recurring high-speed driving through neighborhood streets.
Daniel E. Dixon, a 30-year Tigard resident, described repeated near-collisions near his Bull Mountain home on Hillshire Drive and said his wife is now afraid to pull out of the driveway. “Before somebody gets hurt or killed, you need to do something different on that street,” Dixon said, asking the city to increase enforcement.
Dan Hayes, who also lives in the neighborhood, thanked Chief McDonald and principal engineer Fuhrman for engaging with residents and cited a city traffic study showing about 2,300 cars per day on Mistletoe (average daily traffic). Hayes told council that concentrated peak-hour flows translate to “a car every 20 seconds” during busy periods and urged additional stop control, radar speed signs and infrastructure changes to prevent cut-through traffic.
Both speakers said many motorists using the neighborhood are not Tigard residents and that stepped-up enforcement on other routes had shifted drivers into their streets. Staff confirmed Sergeant Travis had visited the area for enforcement and the city's engineering team had completed a traffic study; staff said they will continue enforcement and study infrastructure options.
No formal motions or actions were taken during public comment; speakers said they planned to continue returning to council until they saw sustained improvements.
