Transportation staff in Bellevue are proposing to reduce speed limits on streets currently posted at 30 miles per hour or higher, following results from the city’s Safe Speeds Bellevue program.
According to information shared by Jennifer Cook, Transportation Public Information Officer for the City of Bellevue, the city lowered speed limits on four Bellevue streets in July as part of the program launched last year. Since then, those streets have seen notable decreases in high-end speeding. The number of drivers traveling 40 miles per hour or faster dropped between 19% and 42%.
Based on those results, Bellevue transportation officials are now recommending expanding lower speed limits to more streets across the city…