Summary
The city's small traffic engineering team (3 positions, 1 vacant) is struggling to keep up with a surge in requests — 129 in one quarter versus a historical ~20. Officials say more staffing will be proposed in the FY 27 budget, partly funded by automated speed enforcement revenue.
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Last discussed Jun 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
No fiscal impact from this report itself, but future staffing and safety investments will show up in the FY 27 budget, with speed camera revenue expected to help pay for traffic calming.
Residents who've requested traffic calming — especially near schools — will see faster responses and more installations as the city adds capacity.
Residents whose requests don't meet the data threshold may wait years for re-evaluation, and some neighborhoods feel the data methodology is inequitable.
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