Boise Bench neighbors celebrate 5 mile speed limit reduction

BOISE BENCH, Idaho — Nez Perce Street on the Boise Bench has new speed limit signs, which have been reduced by 5 mph following years of community advocacy.

The original 30 mile per hour speed limit has now been changed to 25 mph, following the death of an 8-year-old bike rider near Whitney Elementary this summer.

“I didn’t know that child, but it stuns me when people are killed in my neighborhood,” said neighbor Robbie Leatham…

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