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Norwalk council tables neighborhood speed‑hump requests after data and budget questions
Summary
Staff recommended installing speed humps on Barnwall Street and Pauma Avenue after petition thresholds were met, but council members asked for more incident data, enforcement history and an explicit cost estimate; the council tabled the request to June 2 for staff to provide additional information.
City staff presented two neighborhood speed‑hump requests Tuesday and the council agreed to delay final approval until staff supplies more complete incident data and cost estimates.
Ron (presenting on behalf of traffic and engineering staff) summarized the Norwalk Neighborhood Traffic Management Program and said petitioners met the signature threshold for both locations: Barnwall Street (between Alberta and Roston) and Pauma Avenue (between Barnwall and Feron). He described the intake and review steps, data collection methods (including a rotating radar trailer and a speed survey) and the public‑safety commission recommendation. "The staff recommends city council approve the installation of speed humps on Barnwall Street between Alberta Avenue and Roston Avenue and Pauma Avenue between Barnwall Street and Feron Street," Ron said when presenting the recommendation.
Council members pressed staff for more detail. Questions focused on whether targeted enforcement had been tried, how incident data were collected and whether the city could provide a budget estimate before approving installations. Council members noted the meeting packet did not include some slides shown in the presentation and asked for a clearer record of collisions and the fiscal impact. Staff said the collision data reflected entries in the CHP database and that typical installation costs range roughly from $5,000 to $10,000 per hump but that a formal dollar amount requires a bid process.
After public comment from a Pauma Avenue resident who said his neighborhood had years of speed and parking complaints, the council voted to table the item to the next meeting (June 2) and asked staff to return with: (1) a clear collision/incident history for the specific street segments, (2) a confirmed funding source and a ballpark cost estimate, and (3) follow‑up with the resident who provided video evidence of neighborhood vehicle misuse.
What’s next: Staff will provide the requested data and budget information at the June 2 council meeting; the council did not approve or deny installation at Tuesday’s session.
Authority and policy: The discussion referenced the city’s speed‑hump policy and the Norwalk Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP).
