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City manager defends Showpier Road restriping, cites speed study and higher crash rate
Summary
City Manager explained the Showpier Road restriping as a response to resident complaints and a SLATS corridor study showing a majority of drivers exceeding the speed limit and a crash-rate metric of 1.39 at the study site, prompting a road-diet and added bike lanes to reduce speeds and crashes.
The city manager told the Beloit City Council the recent restriping of Showpier Road followed resident complaints and technical recommendations from a SLATS corridor study that found high speeds and a crash-rate above a commonly used threshold. During the presentation the manager said the city balances listening to residents with data-driven decisions and cited study findings: "A majority of the people driving…
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