As pedestrian deaths mount, a plan to slow south Everett traffic

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

EVERETT — After several pedestrians were killed by drivers in south Everett, city staff are planning lower speed limits along Everett Mall Way and Evergreen Way.

It has been 13 years since the city last reduced a speed limit.

Since November, four men have died when drivers struck them on Evergreen Way between the 9600 block and Center Road. But before the pandemic, the city had already started evaluating lower speed limits on one of the county’s most treacherous roads for cyclists and pedestrians.

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Everett traffic engineer Corey Hert proposes reducing the speed limit for Evergreen Way, which is also Highway 99, from 50 to 40 mph between Airport Road and Everett Mall Way, and then from 40 to 35 mph along Everett Mall Way from Evergreen to Seventh Avenue SE.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/as-pedestrian-deaths-mount-a-plan-to-slow-south-everett-traffic/

[abqtommy]

1. Besides modifying speed limits there's also the option of constructing pedestrian

tunnels/underpasses or pedestrian bridges. I have seen that these are effective here in
the U.S. and internationally.

[Ron Obvious]

2. I don't think speed limits much affect how fast people drive really.

As a cyclist, I wish it would be that easy. People tend to drive the speed that feels safe according to conditions. Straight and wide roads encourage speeding for example.