100 New Speed Humps Support Safer Streets
Vision Zero Traffic Calming Projects in Each Council District

For immediate release: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Neighborhoods across Kansas City will have safer streets thanks to 100 new speed humps approved for installation as part of the City’s Vision Zero initiative, which strives to eliminate traffic fatalities and injuries by 2030.

On Thursday, July 25, 2024, the Kansas City Council approved the installation. This is in addition to the 300 Vision Zero projects already completed or in progress. This initiative will construct two (2) speed humps at approximately 50 locations, addressing longstanding traffic safety concerns and utilizing data-driven methodologies for selection and implementation.

What is the difference between a speed hump and a speed table?

 

 

While both tools are in the traffic calming toolbox as vertical deflection, speed tables simultaneously raise all wheels of most vehicles and have a lower height, allowing vehicles to continue at a higher speed. Speed humps require vehicles to travel at significantly lower speeds to reduce jarring.

Initiated in response to traffic calming requests submitted through the City’s 311 system, the speed hump project underscores a commitment to equitable distribution and effective deployment of traffic calming measures aligned with eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries.

The speed hump implementation plan aligns installation with the Street Preservation Program, creating significant cost savings of tax dollars by leveraging resurfacing funds. The installation of the selected speed hump locations will begin immediately in coordination with the resurfacing schedule, allowing staff to complete significantly more projects citywide.

How are speed hump locations selected?

Speed hump candidates were evaluated based on varying factors, including their proximity to the High Injury Network and schools and their classification within the Department of Transportation Equitable Transportation Community (DOT ETC). This multi-faceted approach addresses both immediate safety concerns and long-term community impact. The distribution of speed humps among City Council Districts was carefully determined to reflect community needs, traffic safety priorities, and equitable distribution. Based on data from 311 requests between 2021 and 2023, each district's share of requests guided the allocation, ensuring a fair and balanced approach to deployment.

The below list of speed hump locations include those approved by City Council on July 25, 2024, and locations approved through a separate process to improve safety around the community.

Selected Speed Hump Locations

Council District 1, 6 locations

• 8004 NE 106th Pl
• 1605 NE 94th St
• 9407 N Lydia Ave
• NE 90th St, N Lewis Ave to N Lane Ave
• N Harrison St, NE 106th St to NE 107th St
• N Shoal Creek Valley Dr, N Booth Ave to N Wallace Ave

Council District 2, 4 locations

• 5236 N Askew Ave
• 7618 N Avalon St
• 4500 NE Sunnybrook Ln
• 8247 N Stoddard Ave

Council District 3, 15 locations

• 3046 Highland Ave
• 1334 E 33rd St
• 3812 South Benton Ave
• 3416 South Benton Ave
• 2629 Chestnut Ave
• 3630 Chestnut Ave
• 4000 E 24th St
• 3919 Tracy Ave
• 3917 Wabash Ave
• 2810 E 11th St
• 2639 E 7th St
• 4137 College Ave
• 4701 E 40th Ter
• 2623 E 29th St
• 3304 Michigan Ave

Council District 4, 15 locations

• 1107 Newton Ave
• 1239 Topping Ave
• 2600 Campbell St
• 320 Colorado Ave
• 3331 Wyandotte St
• Warwick Blvd, E 39th St to E 45th St
• Pennsylvania Ave, Valentine Rd to 40th St
• 3917 Charlotte St
• 437 Denver Ave
• 441 White Ave
• 4617 E 8th St
• 4812 E 6th St
• N Troost Ave & NE Davidson Rd
• W 27th St & Jarboe St
• Jarboe St, 30th St to 31st St

Council District 5, 13 locations

• 3606 E 72nd St
• 7308 Ruskin Way
• 5629 College Ave
• 7019 Askew Ave
• 6332 College Ave
• 6631 College Ave
• 6601 Bellefontaine Ave
• 1312 E 61st St
• 2402 E 70th St
• 5544 Forest Ave
• 11409 Colorado
• 3511 E 70th
• Brooklyn Ave, E 74th St to E 75th St

Council District 6, 11 locations

• 720 E 71st Ter
• 11003 Elmwood Dr
• 7240 Pennsylvania Ave
• 8711 Hiawatha Rd
• W 49th, Brookside Blvd to Wornall Rd
• 9407 Madison Ave
• 3317 E 105th Ter
• 4830 Westwood Rd
• 74th & Campbell
• W 55th St, Ward Pkwy to Pennsylvania Ave
• Campbell St, E 74th St to E 75th St

 

Wednesday, August 7th

City Hall, 10^th Fl, 414 E 12^th St
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Health Department, Multipurpose Room, Lower Level, 2400 Troost Ave
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
 
Thursday, August 8th

ICON at Gallerie, 2705 McGee Trafficway
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Notre Dame de Sion Grade School, 3823 Locust St
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Kansas City residents unable to attend any of the public engagement events can review project information and provide project feedback online.