Committee backs speed-calming pilot on Holden Street after residents report high speeds and truck traffic
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Residents urged action on speeding and truck traffic on Holden Street; city staff recommended lane markings, permanent speed-feedback signage and testing temporary speed tables on the corridor; the committee filed the item and ordered DTM to proceed with the pilot and report back.
Residents and committee members described persistent speeding and an increase in large commercial vehicles using Holden Street as a cut-through, prompting the Traffic & Parking Committee to authorize a set of near-term traffic-calming steps and to test a temporary speed table pilot.
Petitioner Maritza Cruz said Holden Street carries large volumes and repeated speeding, and she described near-miss incidents while walking with a small child. Transportation staff said traffic counts show about 8,900 vehicles per day on the corridor and an 85th-percentile speed of about 37 mph—well above the 25 mph posted limit. Given Holden Street’s classification as a minor arterial and its daily traffic, staff recommended a layered approach: add right-edge lane markings (creating consistent 11-foot travel lanes and potential bike lanes), deploy permanent speed feedback signs (radar‑driven