Road Safety: Moving Mesa Towards Safer Streets

We have lived at Park Centre patio homes for 4 years , our backyard fence faces the park. We have experienced drivers racing up and down 8th St between Center St and Mesa Dr. This common occurrence happens at all times of the day and mostly at night. Drivers know they can race and speed with no repercussions. I have seen cop cars sit during the day, but that doesn't solve this problem. With a school nearby, children playing at the park as well as people walking their dogs, I don't think this is very safe for the public trying to enjoy the park. Also our HOA does not allow its residents to park trucks in their driveways at night and have to park along this street. I am proposing speed bumps be placed on 8th St and am hoping this will end this constant noisy problem. I am sure the neighbors whose fence also backs this street agree with my suggestion. Please advise me where I can submit this request if this isn't it. Thank you,

The three most important factors in vehicle, cyclist and pedestrian injuries & deaths are Excessive speed. Excessive speed. And essentially zero infrastructure nor law enforcement measures in place to prevent or discourage this reckless endangerment of people, wildlife, and property. Our streets are racetracks now, havent you noticed? Zero Tolerance speed limit enforcement NOW, with mandatory tow and arrest for reckless levels of driving behavior & speed; and speed reducing measures like speed humps in all neighborhoods. Now. Please! What are you even doing?

2/3/24 at 12:30 PM near miss. Walking along W. Juanita Ave crossing Country Club Drive. Utilized cross walk.. In fact walk signal had already started for several seconds. Since no other cars were in the lane. Driver in turn lane did not slow down and made right turn from Country Club to W. Jaunita. Luckily my best practice it make sure to make eye contact with drivers. Making sure they are stopped before proceeding. In this case the driver did not appear to even see me on the corner. My question is - did your safety study result in any plans for safety improvements for pedestrians. Given bus stop on country club and I had a similar near miss at iron ave & country club with turning vehicle.

So many people run the canal lights when they're red and it makes me nervous to cross the streets. One time I watched as a cyclist almost got hit but managed to swerve into another car to avoid it.