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Commission amends traffic-calming policy to speed resident-initiated speed cushions
Summary
The East Grand Rapids City Commission approved amendments to its traffic-calming policy to allow administrative approval of low-cost speed cushions and a resident-initiated pathway (including an 80% petition option), following multi-year complaints from Elmwood residents about speeding and a recent child-injury incident.
The East Grand Rapids City Commission voted to amend the city traffic-calming policy to allow an administrative pathway for installing low-cost speed cushions and to create a resident-initiated route that can be used when an 80% petition of affected households supports installation.
Deputy City Manager Lefebvre presented the change as a way to "streamline" deployments for devices that "are anywhere between $3,000 and $5,000" per installation set and to give residents an alternate route when traditional engineering criteria are not met. He said the existing tube-speed study requirement remains the typical starting point but staff will…
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