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Council reviews speeding data for 156th Avenue NE; staff outline engineering and enforcement options
Summary
Staff presented speed and collision data for 156th Avenue NE, noting downhill grades contribute to higher southbound speeds; options range from education and portable radar to a major CIP redesign or expanding automated enforcement (which would require equity analysis). No immediate action was taken.
City staff presented data and potential responses to persistent speeding on 156th Avenue Northeast on March 17, cautioning that the corridor’s steep downhill profile complicates typical traffic calming measures.
Public works director Asha summarized multi‑day radar and driver‑feedback sign data showing 80th‑percentile speeds often 5–10 mph above the posted limit on the downhill segment; staff said southbound (downhill) speeds were measurably higher than northbound. Staff noted collision history (2020–2025) shows relatively few crashes on…
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