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Peculiar aldermen debate inconsistent residential speed limits, call for signage and neighborhood survey
Summary
Alderman Jarrett urged the board to standardize residential speed limits after finding 15- and 25-mph zones without consistent signage; police said enforcement is limited and the department deploys a radar trailer intermittently. Aldermen volunteered to survey neighborhoods for targeted action.
Alderman Jarrett opened a council discussion on Sept. 29, saying a review of the city’s traffic code showed inconsistent residential speed limits and varying signage across developments. “There are speed limits from 15 to 25 miles an hour, some posted, some not posted,” Jarrett said, arguing the council should pursue consistency and post limits so drivers are not left guessing.
Several aldermen described neighborhoods where adjacent subdivisions have different posted limits and said that mismatch…
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