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Council approves broader speed-hump criteria to make traffic calming available on more East Palo Alto streets
Summary
The City Council approved updates to speed-hump criteria intended to expand where traffic-calming humps can be installed; public works director described a multi-step data-collection policy and council asked for a one-year progress report on implementation.
East Palo Alto City Council approved revisions to the city’s speed-hump criteria designed to allow traffic-calming measures on streets that previously did not qualify under the city’s standards.
Councilmember Mark (who requested the item be pulled from consent) said the change is a "real win for the community" and emphasized the safety benefits for children and neighborhoods. Public works director Hamza Javed explained the process under the city’s 2021 Residential Streets Traffic Management Policy: staff receives requests, collects traffic volume and speed data and evaluates roadway geometry, then verifies whether speeding is occurring before recommending installation. Javed said the data collection and review can take several months.
Councilmembers praised the policy change but asked staff to return with timing metrics and a one-year status report on requests, installations, and process bottlenecks. A public commenter urged the city to accelerate contracting and suggested the city be prepared to pay more to get vendors to respond quickly.
The council approved the update and directed staff to provide follow-up reporting on implementation timelines and outcomes.
