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Staff recommend lower citywide speed limits after pilot cuts high‑end speeding 20–40%
Summary
Transportation staff recommended a context‑based 'safe speeds' approach for Bellevue — including 25 mph on many high‑activity streets and 20 mph in select downtown park areas — after trials on four corridors produced roughly 20–40% reductions in high‑end speeding; staff plan to return with draft limits for council action in June.
Bellevue transportation staff on Jan. 27 presented results from evaluation corridors and a recommended citywide safe‑speeds framework designed to reduce serious injuries and fatalities.
John Murphy reported that lowering posted speeds on four corridors produced roughly a 20–40% reduction in high‑end speeding — the subset of speeding most associated with severe crashes. "Through just changing the signs on…
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