Statutory 25 MPH Speed Limit Signs
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions and the posted minutes; names and details may be misheard.
- What: after state law allowed 25 mph statutory limits on thickly settled streets, Transportation and Mobility is posting signs; committee uses chair's orders to ask for them on streets with speeding complaints.
- Where it stands: on 2026-08-31 chair's orders were approved for May St. (Chandler to Pleasant) and Plantation St.; the Council adopted both 11-0 on 2026-09-08.
- Next: installation by Transportation and Mobility.
Details
- May St.: a dynamic speed display was requested; Rolle said speed feedback signs are saved for collector and arterial streets and cost money. 1,400 vehicles a day, 85th percentile speed 34 mph, 8 crashes in 5 years.
- Plantation St.: a 2024 study could not recommend a 25 mph sign; now it can.
- Lovell St. and Valmore St. speed-sign requests were filed (Lovell: 5,400 vehicles a day, average 23 mph; police to deploy a speed trailer. Valmore: under 300 a day).
- Mower St.: committee approved a 25 mph sign on 2026-08-19 (85th percentile speed 30 mph on the lower section and 34 on the upper). The Council adopted it 11-0 on 2026-09-08.
- On 2026-08-19 Rolle also said the City will receive 54 statutory 25 mph signs through a MassDOT grant, earmarked for major corridors including Lake Ave.
- Luis A. Ojeda asked the City Manager about delayed statutory 25 mph signs on 2026-08-18.
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 - Traffic and Parking Committee | 3 |
Log
- 2026-08-31 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Chair's orders for 25 mph signs on May St. and Plantation St.; Lovell St. and Valmore St. speed signs filed.
- 2026-08-19 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Mower St. 25 mph sign approved 2-0 (requested through Jose A. Rivera); Stephen S. Rolle announced a MassDOT grant for 54 signs.
- 2026-08-11 - Traffic and Parking Committee — During the 425 Lake Ave. petition, Stephen S. Rolle noted Lake Ave. near I-290 sits on the border of the statutory 25 mph thickly-settled zone, so it is unclear whether speeds there (average 34, 85th percentile 43 mph) violate the prudent limit; see 425 Lake Avenue Blind Driveway.