SE Woodward St. from SE 52nd to SE 74th Ave. has finally been repaved. The smoother road surface is a big improvement for those riding bikes, skateboards, and scooters. Drivers seem to be enjoying it as well (some maybe a little too much). Speed bumps between SE 52nd and SE 62nd should be in by October.
STNA’s land use committee also led a signature drive this spring to get several orange “SLOW DOWN” yard signs from PBOT. We placed the signs near the narrow, sidewalk-less section of Woodward between SE 61st and 62nd, just in time for the new school year.
![Person on bicycle at intersection with Slow Down sign](http://southtabor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/slow-down-woodward.jpg)
We were not successful in our request to reduce the speed limit to 15 mph in this section. But PBOT did perform a traffic count. They found that vehicle counts during the peak times before and after school exceed the upper limits for a neighborhood greenway. The lack of sidewalks is only making matters worse.
![](http://southtabor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/slow-down-woodward-03.jpg)
More to come later in September on other possible ways to keep our kids (and everyone) safe as they walk and bike along Woodward.
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