What: the city's speed hump and speed table program run by Transportation and Mobility (Stephen S. Rolle).
Where it stands: on 2026-09-15 a City Manager communication on new policies and procedures for administering the program was referred to Traffic and Parking 11-0.
Next: the permanent speed hump contractor has until the end of November.
How the program works
Districts get a limited number of picks.
Locations get temporary humps for two years and then permanent ones in the third year.
Councilors use it as a model, and many speed hump petitions are referred to Traffic and Parking each meeting.
Contract
Rolle said the permanent speed hump contract was bid and awarded after funds became available July 1.
2026-10-13 - City Council — Petitions 8d (Laura Abbascia, traffic and speeding study and speed humps on Westview Rd.) and 8e (Gladymill Canales, speed humps on Wyman St.) were referred to Traffic and Parking 11-0.
2026-09-29 - City Council — During the hydrant report Gary Rosen asked the Fire Chief how engines handle speed humps ("they manage") and Khrystian E. King asked for a report on speed cushions in lieu of humps for public safety vehicles; the Chief said the department tested cushions with Transportation and Mobility and found them difficult. Order adopted; item referred to Public Safety.
2026-09-22 - City Council — Bergman filed his Harrington Way speed hump petition (8c) and his enforcement order (10d) after learning humps are scheduled there (credited to Bilotta; resident Ashley Spring said four already exist); Kathleen M. Toomey recused. Other speed hump petitions (for example Montague St.) went to Traffic and Parking.
2026-09-15 - City Council — Policy communication referred to Traffic and Parking 11-0. John P. Fresolo said permanent humps promised for August had not started in his district; Rolle said work should begin within a week or two. Jose A. Rivera proposed building a similar written selection process for street and sidewalk picks (see Street and Sidewalk Rehabilitation Process). Petitions 7b-7e, 7m, 7r-7t and 7w sought new humps or stop controls and went to Traffic and Parking.
2026-08-31 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Valmore St. radar-sign request filed (under 300 vehicles a day, average 17 mph); Stephen S. Rolle said it is a candidate for speed humps instead.
2026-08-19 - Traffic and Parking Committee — During the truck ban hearing Stephen S. Rolle said humps slow vehicles to about 15 mph, are not allowed on principal arterials like Lake Ave. (a classification review is under way), and are possible on Hamilton St. (a minor collector, with Fire Department input). He offered a preliminary read on speed humps for Byron St.
2026-07-22 - Traffic and Parking Committee — City Manager's 2026 speed hump communication filed 2-0. Stephen S. Rolle and Todd Kirrane: seasonal humps run about a month late (street sweeping finished only in early June; a sign shortage left about seven locations), they stay in until about November 15, and the permanent hump contract goes out later in summer. Humps were also promised for Standish St. and proposed for Delmont Ave. (see Standish Street One-Way Petition, Delmont and Farrar Avenues Four-Way Stop Requests).