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Committee advances speed‑hump measures for St. Louis neighborhoods
Summary
The Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee voted to advance two speed‑hump measures — Board Bill 13 (committee substitute as amended) adding locations in the 14th Ward, including St. Louis Place Park area, and Board Bill 58 for Pennsylvania Avenue — both with 'due pass' recommendations to the full board.
The Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee on July 8 advanced two board bills to add traffic‑calming speed humps in St. Louis neighborhoods, approving Board Bill 13 (committee substitute as amended) and Board Bill 58 with due‑pass recommendations to the full board.
Board Bill 13, presented by Alderman Aldridge, packages several speed‑hump requests collected from residents in the 14th Ward. Alderman Aldridge told the committee the amendment adds two locations in the St. Louis Place neighborhood — North 21st Street and Rauschenbach, around St. Louis Place Park — “to slow down traffic” near the park. The committee adopted Amendment 1 and then voted to advance the committee substitute as amended.
The measure drew a brief technical exchange about drafting. A member pointed out multiple references in the draft that read “subsection 1” and noted consistent use of “speed bumps” rather than “speed humps.” Alderman Aldridge said clerks would correct non‑substantive typographical and subsection numbering errors during engrossment. Chair Browning noted there is a practical difference between a speed hump and a speed bump and that the drafting should be clarified before final adoption.
Board Bill 58, introduced by Alderwoman Schweitzer, would place a speed hump on Pennsylvania Avenue after a neighborhood petition and a visioning or sign‑up process identified broad support for traffic calming there. Alderwoman Schweitzer asked the committee for a due‑pass recommendation; hearing no objection, the committee advanced the bill.
Both measures cleared committee without any registered public testimony. The record shows the committee used roll calls and previous‑roll procedures to adopt the committee substitute, add the amendment to Board Bill 13, and advance both bills to the full board for further consideration.
Next steps: both bills will move to engrossment and the full board for a final vote; Alderman Aldridge said she would work with clerks to correct drafting inconsistencies before that next stage.
