Partial Victory

Great news!

The lower speed limit (25mph) and the stop sign at 9th and Greenleaf are approved!!!!

Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen!

Unfortunately, the vote to remove the centerline stripe resulted in a 3-3 tie.

A majority vote is needed for approval, and one of the transportation commission members was absent. Had there been a 3-3 vote on a motion to add the centerline stripe in the first place it would not have passed either. But as we all know, there was no vote. So we're stuck with the stripe until we get another vote on the issue.

Now that the data is on the table, I think it's clear the commission members understand the center stripe has not helped to reduce speeds - and likely encourages speeding. However, there seemed to be concern about the unbudgeted cost of removal ($1200). It seems residents are more than willing to foot that cost, so we'll likely push this to another vote as we can.