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Spokane County sets 25 mph limit on Lindgren Road amid calls for 20 mph
Summary
Commissioners approved a permanent 25 mph speed limit on Lindgren Road after public safety testimony; staff warned formal speed studies sometimes recommend higher limits based on prevailing driver speeds.
The Spokane County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on Feb. 17 to set the posted speed limit on Lindgren Road at 25 miles per hour, revising Spokane County traffic code (46.610.4155/0.2).
County Public Works staff described Lindgren as a short, low-volume gravel dead-end road with curves and limited sight lines and recommended a 25 mph limit. "25 feels appropriate, especially with the curves that they mentioned," said Matt Zaracore, who noted national guidance on speed studies often points to the 85th-percentile speed and cautioned that speed studies can sometimes push recommended limits higher.
Speakers urged a lower posted limit. Don Stevens asked whether 20 mph was possible: "If we could go 20, that'd be great." Paul Allen, a former public works director who requested the change, described increased delivery traffic and blind corners near a school bus stop and supported a lower limit on safety grounds but said he understood the board's discretion.
After hearing public comment and staff analysis, a commissioner moved to accept the county engineer's recommendation to post Lindgren Road at 25 mph; the motion was seconded and approved unanimously.
Staff said the board retains discretion to set different limits and that signs would be posted to show the new speed; no special funding or additional traffic-calming measures were ordered at the meeting.
