08/28/2026
SPEEDING VEHICLES 🏎️🏎️🏎️
Neighbors have discussed similar issues of speeding in our communities.
Traffic calming is about designing safer streets and not simply installing speed humps and telling drivers to slow down.
Baltimore County’s Office of the Inspector General found that the County’s Traffic Calming Unit wasted $125,513.89 through errors and policy violations. Projects included a raised crosswalk installed at the wrong location, another installed and removed from a state-owned road, and traffic-calming devices placed on streets that did not qualify under the County’s own rules. The OIG also identified inadequate oversight, incomplete records, accessibility concerns and a potential conflict of interest. Baltimore County OIG Report 25-012:
https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/files/departments/inspector-general-office/documents/draftoiginvestigativereport25-012withexhibitsandadministrationsreponseredactedfinal20251024.pdf
I bring relevant experience to this issue. I served on a Complete Streets advisory team, purchased rights-of-way for accessible sidewalks and helped direct traffic studies. I understand that roadway ownership, engineering, drainage, pedestrian access, ADA requirements and community needs must be evaluated before construction begins.
Baltimore County should:
* Follow published eligibility and engineering standards.
* Apply Federal Highway Administration guidance for roadway speed humps, signs and pavement markings.
* Conduct ADA reviews before approving construction.
* Verify roadway ownership and available rights-of-way.
* Obtain required property-owner consent.
* Document decisions and publish project results.
* Provide active supervision and independent inspection.
* Review projects for conflicts of interest.
As your councilwoman, I will follow up on the OIG’s recommendations and demand transparent reporting from the Department of Public Works and Transportation. No community should have to wait for a serious injury to get a safe, accessible street.
