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Keizer committee weighs traffic‑calming after residents report speeding, parking in bike lanes
Summary
At its April 17 meeting, the Keizer Traffic Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee heard multiple residents describe speeding and cars parked in bike lanes on several neighborhood streets and agreed to assemble costed traffic‑calming options and follow up at the next meeting.
The Keizer Traffic Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee on April 17 heard residents from Park Meadow and Verta Lane describe persistent speeding and illegal parking in bike lanes and directed staff to compile cost estimates and options for traffic calming.
Committee members and city staff framed the session as a combination of citizen complaints, engineering options and enforcement limits. Resident Ron Raleigh asked the committee to “do something like that on Park Meadow,” referring to an orange placard the city installed on Dearborn that he said was “a big time attention getter.” He suggested placing a placard mid‑block where it could be seen from both directions.
Several people who live on Verta Lane described higher traffic volumes since repaving and new apartments and said parking frequently blocks a short, painted bike lane. Rob Smith, who said he has lived on Verta Lane for 20 years,…
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