The committee approved Resolution 1097‑2025 requesting the Ohio Department of Transportation reduce the posted speed limit on Lake Avenue in Cleveland from 35 mph to 30 mph. Cameron Roberts, the city’s Vision 0 coordinator, presented the speed‑zone study: the measured average travel speed on the corridor was 29.3 mph and the 85th/80th percentile speed was 33.1 mph. Crash data showed 64 crashes in the Cleveland portion of Lake Avenue from 2022–2024, with 15 resulting in injury.

Roberts said ODOT has indicated support for 30 mph and that the corridor’s context has changed over the past 10–15 years (lane reductions, bike facilities and refuge islands), factors ODOT considers when evaluating speed changes. Council members discussed broader traffic‑calming needs, the limits of state law on locally set speed limits, and a desire for a consistent speed limit with neighboring Lakewood.

Why it matters: Reducing speeds even modestly can lower the severity of collisions; the city framed the resolution as part of its Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries.

Follow up: Passage of the resolution is a required step for ODOT to provide formal written approval; staff indicated they will continue to identify other corridors where context changes might justify speed reductions.