The Des Moines City Council will vote Monday on whether to add about 40 new speed humps across residential areas next year.
Why it matters: While speed humps are a proven way to slow cars and protect people in neighborhoods with chronic speeding complaints, they’re also a magnet for criticism from those who say they’re hard on vehicles, slow emergency responders and push speeding to other streets.
Catch up fast: DSM approved a neighborhood traffic calming program in 2017 and has since added dozens of speed humps across the city.
- Many of DSM’s speed cameras were turned off last year after the Iowa DOT said they failed to improve safety.
Yes, but: Excessive speeds remain among the top concerns of residents, Mayor Connie Boesen said in a September meeting with police…