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Resident urges traffic study and calming measures on Suwata Drive after student bypassing report
Summary
A neighbor told the council Sept. 18 that Suwata Drive has become a high-speed bypass for students, citing blind curves, about 40–47 children on the block and near-miss incidents; the city said it will forward a police speed report and follow up.
Christopher Huffman, a Suwata Drive resident, told the Holiday City Council on Sept. 18 that his street has become a high-speed bypass for students leaving Olympus High School and asked the city to undertake a traffic study or consider limited closures.
Huffman said the street includes two cul-de-sacs and a blind curve, and that about 40 to 47 children under 10–12 live on the block. "Swatter Drive has unintentionally become a bypass road for Olympus High School... it's made our street far busier and faster than it was ever designed to be," Huffman said, citing observed speeds of 40–50 mph near the curve and several near-miss incidents involving children.
Huffman told council members residents are willing to help fund mitigation and asked the city to consider options used elsewhere, such as limited access points. The mayor said the city has received a speed report from the police chief and will forward it to Huffman and follow up. "We have a letter that's been emailed to all of the council members ... and a speed report that we just received today from Chief Hoyle which I'm sure we'll forward on to you," the mayor said.
Council members did not take immediate action at the meeting; staff indicated they will follow up with the resident and review the police speed data.
