City leaders in East Grand Rapids are considering changes that could make it easier and faster for neighbors to get speed cushions installed on their streets.
Speed cushions are vertical speed control elements designed to slow traffic while still allowing emergency and service vehicles to pass through. They are installed on residential local streets with 25 mph speed limits where speeding has been verified.
The city’s Traffic Calming Policy — which governs how neighbors can request speed-reducing measures — was last updated in December 2020. Since then, only two street segments in East Grand Rapids have qualified for speed cushions: Woodlawn Avenue from the south city limit to Maplewood, and Elmwood Drive from Laurel Avenue to Eastlawn Avenue…