Residents press council on speeding; staff outlines traffic-calming rules and an HOA-paid option

Will Leahy, a resident of the Villages of Garrison Cove, told the Murfreesboro City Council on July 10 that his neighborhood has endured a long-running speeding problem and repeated crashes. "I've seen 2 overturned vehicles," Leahy said, and he described multiple damaged mailboxes and one house struck by a drunk driver, asking the council for "something" to slow traffic in the neighborhood.

City traffic staff (Miss Emerson) told the council the traffic-calming program uses a data-driven process: a resident files an application plus two resident signatures, the city sends a petition package, the requester returns at least 30% of property-owner signatures within 90 days to trigger a study, and staff scores roadways for further action. To qualify, a roadway’s 85th-percentile speed must be at least four miles per…