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Commission authorizes resident survey on proposed Gotham Street speed humps after speed study
Summary
The Bell Gardens Traffic and Safety Commission authorized staff to distribute a resident survey for proposed speed humps on Gotham Street between Ira Avenue and Gifford Avenue; staff will advance the installation to the council only if at least 51% of affected addresses support it. A short speed study found several days with 80th‑percentile speeds above the policy threshold.
The Bell Gardens Traffic and Safety Commission authorized staff to distribute a resident survey to determine support for installing two speed humps on Gotham Street between Ira Avenue and Gifford Avenue.
Consultant traffic engineer Dennis Barnes told the commission that city policy requires several criteria to be met before installation: the street must be residential and under 40 feet wide, not a primary emergency response route, have…
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