69th Street Speed Bumps

A neighbor of mind asked if I could help request speed bumps on 69th Street between Rockhill and Grand. For those of you not familiar with the area, that is the pick-up and drop off street for Academie Lafayette. Needless to say there is a lot of traffic on the side streets during school days, and safety is a critical part to any walk to school program.

After working with the City's Public Works Department, they conducted a study and determined that the amount of traffic on the street did not warrant any speed bumps. At least, they did not approve any government funded speed bumps. We are now working on the signatures required by neighbors so that the Homes Association can fund the project. Since this project straddles two HOAs, Armour Hills and Oak Meyer Gardens, it would be a shared cost.

While we will continue with this important pedestrian safety issue, the City at least took the time to install 25 mph speed limit signs. Every little bit helps...

Busted Sign

While I have been pushing for months now to repaint several crosswalks and the speed bumps along Main Street, today I noticed that one of the signs had fallen into disrepair. It looks as if the top screw has rusted out completely. I find it hard to believe someone would want a 15 miles per hour sign when there are so many better ones to vandalize.

After a quick phone call to 311, and all the recent emphasis on Main Street, the City quickly responded to my requests, and finished this job while wrapping up the crosswalk and speed bump stripping work. However, a second crew came out not a day after they finished painting the speed bumps, shaved the edges down, and re-asphalted the sides. This, of course, ruined the newly painted stripes and the thousands of dollars of work that went into them. Can someone please coordinate these efforts!