<div dir="ltr">Re: Sara Wayland's post re speed limits in RP<div><br></div><div>Here, here Sara. Public education campaign should promote driving at speed limits sales lives, property, and huge fines!:-) RP has a good, clean, and safe atmosphere.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 8:00 AM <<a href="mailto:towntalk-request@riverdale-park.org">towntalk-request@riverdale-park.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Send TownTalk mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Map for PorchFest (Gloria Felix-Thompson)<br>
2. reducing default speed limit on town streets to 20mph<br>
(Sarah Wayland)<br>
3. Re: reducing default speed limit on town streets to 20mph<br>
(Sheri Mattes Wake)<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 11:47:55 -0400<br>
From: Gloria Felix-Thompson <<a href="mailto:schubertschubert.schubert@verizon.net" target="_blank">schubertschubert.schubert@verizon.net</a>><br>
To: HOPE Listserv <<a href="mailto:hope_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">hope_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com</a>>, Mount Rainier<br>
Maryland <<a href="mailto:MountRainierMD@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">MountRainierMD@yahoogroups.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:BrentwoodMD@groups.io" target="_blank">BrentwoodMD@groups.io</a>,<br>
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Subject: [RP TownTalk] Map for PorchFest<br>
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Hi all,<br>
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The map for today's PorchFest can be found here:<br>
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<a href="http://www.preservehyattsville.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.preservehyattsville.org</a> <br>
<<a href="http://www.preservehyattsville.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Research-Presentation.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.preservehyattsville.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Research-Presentation.pdf</a>><br>
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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 19:08:22 -0400<br>
From: Sarah Wayland <<a href="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com" target="_blank">sarah.wayland@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: TownTalk <<a href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org" target="_blank">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a>><br>
Subject: [RP TownTalk] reducing default speed limit on town streets to<br>
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In the September Town Crier, Mayor Thompson mentioned in his report that<br>
the council is considering lowering the default speed limit on town<br>
streets to 20 mph.<br>
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In: <a href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/September%202019%20Crier%20Proof.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/September%202019%20Crier%20Proof.pdf</a><br>
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He writes:<br>
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*Traffic Safety*<br>
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At the July legislative meeting the Town Council decided to defer action on<br>
a proposal to lower the default speed limit on town streets from 25 mph to<br>
20 mph. I believe that the major reason this proposal is coming before us<br>
is not about what?s going on in town, but in the fact that judges are<br>
unwilling to convict on speeding offenses unless the driver was exceeding<br>
the speed limit by at least 10 mph ? which means that the enforceable speed<br>
limit on town streets, right now, is 35 mph. I have been paying attention<br>
to my own driving on the residential streets around town (excluding the<br>
state and county roads), and I seldom exceed 20 mph, and never exceed 30. I<br>
believe the council will take this decision slowly to allow for education<br>
and feedback from town residents, so please keep your eyes open for more<br>
information.<br>
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If you have opinions about this (love it or hate it), or want to know more,<br>
you might want to let your councilperson (find contact information here:<br>
<a href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/government/mayor_and_council/index.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/government/mayor_and_council/index.php</a>) to<br>
let them know how you feel and why.<br>
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-Sarah<br>
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Message: 3<br>
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 21:28:50 -0400<br>
From: Sheri Mattes Wake <<a href="mailto:smattes3@gmail.com" target="_blank">smattes3@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: Sarah Wayland <<a href="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com" target="_blank">sarah.wayland@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] reducing default speed limit on town<br>
streets to 20mph<br>
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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.<br>
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> On Sep 14, 2019, at 7:08 PM, Sarah Wayland <<a href="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com" target="_blank">sarah.wayland@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> 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. <br>
> <br>
> In: <a href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/September%202019%20Crier%20Proof.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/September%202019%20Crier%20Proof.pdf</a><br>
> <br>
> He writes: <br>
> <br>
> Traffic Safety <br>
> <br>
> 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. <br>
> <br>
> 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: <a href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/government/mayor_and_council/index.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/government/mayor_and_council/index.php</a>) to let them know how you feel and why. <br>
> <br>
> -Sarah<br>
> <br>
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