[RP TownTalk] reducing default speed limit on town streets to 20mph

[adrian limmen]

Or maybe some good old traffic enforcement more regularly.

On Sun, Sep 15, 2019, 09:59 Charles Schoppet <schoppet at gmail.com> wrote:

> On cut-through traffic, the intersection of Lafayette Ave and Queensbury
> Rd is getting harder to navigate through, since the opening of the
> Lafayette Ave bridge.
>
> I am unsure of a solution, since the intersection is so close to a grade
> level train crossing. ( However, I don't want to see the town divided by
> the closing of Queensbury at the crossing.)
>
> P.S. Maybe, it is time to bring back the traffic committee.
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 14, 2019 at 9:28 PM Sheri Mattes Wake <smattes3 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi town, I’m not sure there is any posted speed limit sign on E Beale Cir
>> and many people use it as a quick cut-through. Would love some
>> speed-reducing measures. I briefly looked into speed humps but it seemed
>> like a lengthy process. A speed limit sign or other speed-reducing
>> suggestions would be welcome.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Sep 14, 2019, at 7:08 PM, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> In the September Town Crier, Mayor Thompson mentioned in his report that
>> the council  is considering lowering the default speed limit on town
>> streets to 20 mph.
>>
>> In: http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/September%202019%20Crier%20Proof.pdf
>>
>> He writes:
>>
>> *Traffic Safety*
>>
>> At the July legislative meeting the Town Council decided to defer action
>> on a proposal to lower the default speed limit on town streets from 25 mph
>> to 20 mph. I believe that the major reason this proposal is coming before
>> us is not about what’s going on in town, but in the fact that judges are
>> unwilling to convict on speeding offenses unless the driver was exceeding
>> the speed limit by at least 10 mph – which means that the enforceable speed
>> limit on town streets, right now, is 35 mph. I have been paying attention
>> to my own driving on the residential streets around town (excluding the
>> state and county roads), and I seldom exceed 20 mph, and never exceed 30. I
>> believe the council will take this decision slowly to allow for education
>> and feedback from town residents, so please keep your eyes open for more
>> information.
>>
>> If you have opinions about this (love it or hate it), or want to know
>> more, you might want to let your councilperson (find contact information
>> here:
>> http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/government/mayor_and_council/index.php) to
>> let them know how you feel and why.
>>
>> -Sarah
>>
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