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Resident urges council to add speed humps on Broderick to slow speeding
Summary
Resident Jeremiah Nichols asked the council to consider installing 12–18 speed humps on Broderick and nearby streets to address frequent speeding; council members agreed to investigate engineering, placement and possible funding and add the item to old business.
Jeremiah Nichols, a resident, told the council he is concerned about frequent high-speed driving on Broderick and nearby streets and asked the council to consider installing speed humps. "We got people flying through there," Nichols said, describing neighborhood children playing and an incident weeks earlier where a child was struck by a vehicle.
Nichols provided a vendor estimate of roughly $10,000–$15,000 to install 12–18 'speed humps' (described as 6 feet long humps that slow vehicles to about 15–20 mph). Council members discussed alternatives including no-parking zones to improve sight lines, targeted enforcement by police and engineering review for hump placement. The council asked staff to add the item to old business, look into engineering and costing and check whether CCMG or other funding sources might apply before returning with options.
