Speed limit reductions proposed for 7 roadways in Tempe
The city of Tempe is exploring changes to speed limits on seven roadways and asking for public input about the possible reductions.
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PHOENIX — The city of Tempe is exploring changes to speed limits on seven roadways and asking for public input about the possible reductions.
Two meetings will be held on Dec. 9, one at noon and the other at 6 p.m. at the Pyle Adult Recreation Center.
The proposed changes would impact the following roads:
- Broadway Road from Terrace Road to the east city limit would be reduced from 45 mph to 40 mph
- Broadway Road from Priest Drive to the west city limit would be reduced from 45 mph to 40 mph
- Priest Drive from Alameda Drive to Baseline Road would be reduced from 45 mph to 40 mph
- Guadalupe Road from Kyrene Road to the east city limit would be reduced from 45 mph to 40 mph
- Veterans Way/Fifth Street from University Drive to Farmer Avenue would be reduced from 30 mph to 25 mph
- Miller Road would be reduced from the north city limit to Curry Road from 35 mph to 30 mph
- McKellips Road would be reduced from College Avenue to Scottsdale Road from 40 mph to 35 mph
- Roosevelt Street would be reduced from Broadway Road to Southern Avenue from 35 mph to 30 mph
Proposals for the speed limit changes were discussed during a Sept. 9 Transportation Commission meeting and during a council presentation on Nov. 13.
Following the public meeting on Dec. 9, the proposals will go through two public hearings at the Tempe City Council on Jan. 22 and Feb. 5.
The final vote could occur during the Feb. 5 meeting and, if approved, would be implemented 30 days later.
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Not low enough. If you are going to pay to change the signs, at least get the speeds down so anyone that gets hit has some chance of surviving it.
100% cash grab. 5mph isn't about safety, its about $$
They setup those speed cameras all over town and keep moving them, and now most people are doing the speed limit to avoid those tickets. So now they need to lower the speed limit to make $$ again.
They created a new busienss licesnse fee, attempted to charge people to hang out in parks, added a ton of cameras and now this. I don't know where this money is going, because it isn't going to fix the roads! Maybe Tempe should vote better.