Council orders 60-day review of school-zone crashes and speed audits

Cincinnati City Council on a unanimous roll call asked the city administration to produce a 60‑day report listing crashes in school zones for 2023–2025, measure current vehicle speeds in school zones and audit existing traffic‑calming measures.

The motion, introduced by Council member Jeffries and co‑sponsored by Council member Albee, asked the Department of Transportation and Engineering to compile crashes at public, private, parochial and charter school zones and to measure speeding before the end of the 2025–26 school year. "One of our first jobs has to be protect citizens, especially kids," Jeffries said when introducing the item.

Council member Albee said the data will help officials work with Cincinnati Public Schools on safe routes to school. President Johnson commended Cincinnati Police Department traffic enforcement and said the department has prioritized traffic this summer.

The item passed on roll call with the following recorded votes: Albee — yes; Kramerding — yes; James — yes; Jeffries — yes; Johnson — yes; Nolan — yes; Owens — yes; Walsh — yes.

The motion requires the administration to return to the committee with the requested crash lists, speed measurements and an audit of current traffic‑calming devices. The council did not set an enforcement action in this motion; it requested information to guide future policy decisions.

Next steps: the administration will prepare the report within 60 days and provide the data to the committee identified by Council President Johnson.