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Texas Township supervisor urges action on speeding on Texas Drive and Q Avenue
Summary
Texas township supervisor Joanna O'Rourke told the Kalamazoo County Road Commission she is concerned about speeding on Texas Drive and Q Avenue and urged consideration of local speed-limit changes and traffic-calming measures.
Joanna O'Rourke, Texas township supervisor, told the Kalamazoo County Road Commission on July 15 that residents are experiencing excessive speeds on Texas Drive and Q Avenue and asked the commission to consider lowering speed limits and deploying traffic-calming measures.
Commissioners discussed operational challenges involved in changing speed limits and the potential use of traffic-calming tools such as signage, physical calming features or targeted enforcement. No formal motion to change speed limits was recorded in the meeting highlights, and staff did not present specific engineering studies or proposed speed-limit figures during the discussion.
The discussion concluded with commissioners acknowledging the concerns and the role of engineering and enforcement in any change; commissioners indicated further follow-up with staff would be needed to pursue traffic studies or pilot calming measures.
