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Wood Village council agrees to study lowering residential speed limits on Oregon Street
Summary
Councilors and a sheriff's-office representative agreed to run updated speed counts and a speed study after community concerns about cut-through traffic on Oregon Street; earlier counts showed average speeds under 20 mph, but staff noted post-COVID patterns might have changed.
Councilors directed staff to run updated traffic and speed counts and return with analysis after a resident raised ongoing speeding concerns on Oregon Street. The sheriff's-office representative described current enforcement steps, including a speed trailer and an enhanced patrol detail planned for Jan. 27.
"Like I said, last time we did it, most were going under 20 already," the sheriff's representative said, but added that traffic patterns have changed since the pre-COVID study. Council staff recommended collecting new data, analyzing averages and percentiles, and considering whether to blanket a lower posted speed across all residential streets or target specific neighborhoods such as Maple Boulevard.
Councilors asked staff to include cost and process details (sign replacement estimated previously as a few thousand dollars) and return in a few months with study results so the council could evaluate options. No formal policy change was made at this meeting.
