East Grand Rapids has approved changes to its traffic calming policy. Some neighbors have been waiting three years for safety improvements on their street.
Robyn Peot, a neighbor on Elmwood Drive, has been advocating for traffic calming measures since 2023 when she and her neighbors petitioned the city. At the time, the required speed studies took two years to complete.
“It was really our kids were getting to the age where we were letting them run outside and play without us right?” Peot said, explaining what prompted her initial concerns about street safety…