Des Moines considers proposal to add more speed bumps

Des Moines will consider adding more than 20 new speed bumps on city streets next month.

Why it matters: The city has received about 100 residential inquiries and requests over the last four years to curb speeding in the city, Jeff Wiggins, a transportation planner for the city, tells Axios.

Catch up fast: Des Moines adopted a traffic calming program for neighborhoods in 2017 to reduce speeds and discourage traffic not related to residential use.

• The goal is to improve the livability of residential areas that see, on average, between 500 and 4,000 vehicles a day.

What's happening: As part of focused improvements, Des Moines staff has recommended a construction plan that would add another 22 speed humps along seven residential streets this summer. The areas include:

• High Street between 28th and 24th streets.
• 56th Street between Ovid and Douglas avenues.
• 38th Street between Adams and Douglas avenues.
• SW 23rd Street between Bell and Park avenues.
• Cleveland Avenue between Hutton and Wayne streets.
• Guthrie Avenue between e. 29th and E. 32nd streets.
• E. Douglas Avenue between E. 29th St. and Hubbell Ave.

What's next: The plan goes before City Council May 9.