Get ready, because more of those “speed humps” are coming to Los Angeles.
In 2009, the initiative to continue adding more “speed humps” died down, but now the initiative is back. City News Service reports that L.A.’s 2016-2017 budget, approved by the City Council last Thursday, includes $540,000 earmarked for a brand-new speed hump program—probably thanks to the attention drawn to Downtown car chaos as documented in last year’s Furious 7.
Though the program has been inactive for years, city officials said that demand has remained high for the humps, with over 800 requests made between July 2013 and this past March. Once it’s up and running, the plan is to undertake 30 new speed hump projects in the coming year—two “priority” projects in each of the 15 districts. After that, projects would be prioritized based on how badly various locations need to be humped. Good news for many neighborhoods hoping to keep kids and bikers and such safe; bad news for would-be street racers.
