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# Muirfield Road Residents Win Board Support for Speed Humps
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/muirfield-road-residents-win-board-support-for-speed-humps/
- Published: 2026-11-06T21:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-06T21:14:59.000Z
- Description: The Transportation Board unanimously recommended the request despite two unmet city criteria; City Council approval is still needed.
- Author: Micaela Ricaforte
- Tags: City Hall, Public Works & Utilities, #herald-409ef165-d2ee-8001-bde8-ed3db78126f5

Muirfield Road residents seeking relief from speeding drivers won unanimous support from [the Transportation Board](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/p/e0e86655-b75a-48b9-936d-d0d697b14906/) on Wednesday, despite a city recommendation to deny their request for speed humps.

The board recommended installing speed humps on Muirfield between Overlook Parkway and Golden Star Avenue after residents described close calls between pedestrians and vehicles navigating the street’s sharp curves.

The recommendation now heads to the City Council, which must approve the installation. Staff said council consideration would likely come in mid- to late December or early January.

In an Oct. 13 [letter](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=16083547&GUID=79A2F2FA-085F-4E32-9D3A-4FB292CDE7DD&ref=raincrossgazette.com), residents said 23 of 24 residents had signed a petition supporting the installation. The letter acknowledged that the city’s traffic counts and speed measurements did not meet the program’s criteria but urged the board to consider the street’s curves, pedestrian use and lack of sidewalks.

Residents attributed increased traffic to a nearby development, saying drivers were using Muirfield as a shortcut instead of the Golden Star Avenue and Overlook Parkway connection. 

Before that, resident Ken Sawa, who said he had lived on Muirfield for 25 years, described it as "a sleepy sort of street" during public comment.

He argued that the added traffic posed risks to children, older residents and people with disabilities.

“We’re not looking to change the world. We’re just looking to make our neighborhood safer for all the residents,” resident John Holland told the board.

Holland described speeding vehicles getting close to a resident who uses a wheelchair and raised concerns about construction trucks traveling through the area.

He also questioned whether the city’s traffic measurements captured the worst speeding, saying drivers were slowing near the testing location and traveled faster elsewhere along the road.

City staff said they received five written comments on the item, all supporting speed humps.

The request met six of the city’s eight evaluation criteria but fell short on traffic volume and speed, according to the staff [presentation](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=16083548&GUID=40A211C5-CAFE-426D-B51B-43C56E1AB69D&ref=raincrossgazette.com).

During two weekdays of monitoring, the highest daily traffic count was 582 vehicles, below the program’s minimum of 750\. The highest measured 85th-percentile speed — the speed at or below which 85% of vehicles traveled — was 33 mph, below the program’s 37 mph threshold. The posted speed limit is 25 mph.

Staff also found one reported collision attributed to unsafe speed during a five-year review covering September 2021 through September 2026.

Because the request did not meet all eight criteria, staff recommended denying the residents’ appeal and pursuing targeted police enforcement and considering an additional sign warning drivers to watch their downhill speed.

The city has already installed 25 mph signs and pavement markings, and staff said targeted police enforcement had previously taken place. Holland said he had not seen officers enforcing speeds during his year and a half on the street.

Board members supported moving the request forward after discussing pedestrian safety and the lack of sidewalks.

A preliminary staff assessment found room for up to six speed humps, with an estimated installation cost of $7,100 per hump. A steeper section near Overlook Parkway was excluded from potential placement because it exceeds the program’s maximum allowable grade.

The proposed design would include gaps allowing fire trucks to pass through without slowing for the humps, staff said. Signs and pavement markings would warn approaching drivers.

The appeal also asked the city to explore other ways to slow drivers on the section too steep for speed humps. Residents suggested raised pavement markers, including Botts’ dots, to provide a tactile warning to drivers. The board’s motion recommended speed humps; it did not separately approve those alternatives.

Riverside reinstated its speed hump program in May 2024 after discontinuing it in 2014\. Staff said the city had continued receiving about 100 requests a year during the hiatus.