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Commission votes to lower posted speed on Hudson Avenue through residential and downtown sections
Summary
The Traffic and Transportation Commission approved posting 25 mph on Hudson Avenue between NW 23rd and NW 11th and keeping 25 mph through downtown to I‑40 after staff cited historical records and recent BlackCat speed studies showing 50th‑percentile speeds of 21–25 mph.
The Traffic and Transportation Commission voted 7–0 to normalize and post a 25 mph speed limit on Hudson Avenue through residential and downtown sections.
Traffic Services staff briefed commissioners on historical actions dating to 1965 and noted the corridor lacked comprehensive posted speed‑limit records from NW 23rd through downtown. Staff said recent studies using BlackCat counters measured 50th‑percentile speeds of about 21–25 mph across the corridor and recommended reducing the posted 30 mph limit on the residential section (NW 23rd to NW 11th) to 25 mph and posting 25 mph through the downtown segment to the dead end north of I‑40.
Staff framed the change as aligning posted limits with observed driving behavior and recent guidance that favors the 50th‑percentile approach for urban speed setting. Commissioners asked procedural questions, then approved the staff recommendation by unanimous vote; the commission's action will direct staff to post the new signs and update records.
