Title
Amend City Code - Section 36-158, Schedule I, Local Speed Limits at 20 Locations (Ordinance G-7314) - Citywide
Description
Request to amend Phoenix City Code, Section 36-158, Schedule I, Local Speed Limits due to local speed limit changes at 20 locations.
Report
Summary
Speed limits are established under Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 28-703, which requires an engineering study and traffic investigation. The Phoenix City Code and Charter require that all changes to local speed limits on City streets be approved by City Council in the form of an amendment to Phoenix City Code, as shown in Attachment A.
The Street Transportation Department conducted a comprehensive review of the speed limit ordinance and is recommending local speed limit changes at 20 locations, as summarized in Attachment B. Seventeen changes are related to road and traffic conditions. The three other changes are additions to the speed limit ordinance for newly constructed and annexed roadway segments. As with all recommended speed limit changes, they are based on traffic investigations conducted with the engineering judgment of Street Transportation Department staff.
The related traffic studies can be viewed at https://www.phoenix.gov/streets/speedlimitchange.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Transportation, Infrastructure, and Planning Subcommittee recommended City Council adopt the recommended changes to Phoenix City Code, Section 36-158, Schedule I, Local Speed Limits on October 16, 2024, by a vote of 3-0.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Street Transportation Department.