Pinerest Drive residents press city for speed breakers after crash that demolished mailbox; city says traffic study completed

Two Pinerest Drive residents described repeated speeding on their block and a recent crash that destroyed a brick mailbox, asking the council to install speed breakers.

Gloria Hill and Cindy Shaw told the council that vehicles regularly exceed the 25 mph limit during morning and afternoon commute intervals and that a vehicle struck and demolished their brick mailbox. Hill said the household Ring cameras captured the incident and reported the crash to police.

City staff and police responded: speed-awareness signs have been installed and a traffic study required for speed-hump installation has been completed. City staff said Pinerest is on the repaving list and that the traffic study will recommend the number and placement of speed breakers and provide cost estimates for council consideration. The deputy police chief noted state restrictions on the use of radar for enforcement and cautioned that short cut-through roads and turnover among drivers can limit the long-term effect of occasional enforcement.

Council members said they would pursue funding and scheduling options — including through upcoming budget discussions and a possible SPLAS fund allocation — and staff said they would present a recommendation with cost estimates and the traffic-study results.

What happens next: staff to return with the traffic-study recommendations and cost estimates; council may consider reprioritizing the repaving schedule or funding speed breakers through SPLAS or the capital budget.