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Work group narrows responsibility for school-area speed limits, removes PGCPS from Recommendation 9
Summary
Members debated whether the school district should appear in Recommendation 9 on lowering speed limits. The group removed Prince George's County Public Schools from the recommendation and clarified municipal and county agency roles.
Committee discussion on Recommendation 9 addressed which levels of government should be listed as having responsibility to lower speed limits around schools. A member asked why Prince George's County Public Schools was included, saying the district does not set speed limits.
"I'm just thinking about our locus of control, and it feels like it's beyond it," the committee member said, questioning the district's role in traffic-control decisions. The Chair proposed removing Prince George's County Public Schools from Recommendation 9 and adding municipalities and county departments as appropriate; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
Members discussed that schools and parents can lobby local municipalities for changes, and that municipalities and county transportation departments (including DPWT) are the entities that typically set or influence local speed limits and traffic-calming measures. The edit is intended to keep the recommendation focused on agencies that have direct authority over speed-limit setting while preserving avenues for school communities to advocate for changes.
