"You have to do something about the speeding."

Behind homelessness, speeding is the second-most topic many Councilmembers hear from the public about.

Here's what we can do, can't do, and can look at.

First, how are speed limits set?

• Type (neighborhood, arterial, etc.) and length of road in between stop signs/stop lights.

• Visibility - around corners & hills.

• The 85th percentile - performing a speed survey, what's the speed at which 85% of cars travel at?

Most of the complaints the City receives are about cars that exceed the 85th percentile, the ones going really fast.

What we CAN do:

• Put a "Your Speed Is" trailer for a period of time.

• Assign an ECPD radar motor officer for a short period of time. BTW, the people most often getting tickets are those who live in that neighborhood since they're the ones who travel it most frequently.

• Add a stop sign to slow traffic on a long stretch.

• Add other engineering solutions such as striping a lane, adding speed humps, or narrowing the street.

What we CAN'T do:

• Station a motor officer for days at one location due to complaints at other locations needing attention as well.

• Legislate courtesy for drivers.

• Add speed bumps or humps for every street receiving complaints.

What we can LOOK AT:

At the July 15, 2025 City Council meeting, I authored an agenda item to study placing speed humps (not bumps) only on "cut-through" streets such as Dorothy St, Graves Ave, Taft Ave, Bostonia St, and more. These are streets people use to cut-through neighborhoods to avoid stoplights at major intersections.