City removes troublesome speed bump

Kenneth Ma

LIDO ISLE -- The city removed a speed bump from the corner of Via Lido

Nord and Via Genoa after a resident complained that it caused noise and

safety hazards.

“The neighborhood is probably happy to see the speed bump go,” said City

Manager Homer Bludau. “It doesn’t take many [motorists] going around or

driving over the bump to irritate homeowners.”

The yellow plastic speed bump was installed a month ago because of safety

concerns about people driving too fast on the residential street and not

coming to a complete stop, said Hugh Helm, president of the Lido Isle

Community Assn.

The intersection is next to Genoa Park, where many children play.

Since the speed bump was put in place, it has drawn opposition from some

residents who say it’s noisy and dangerous.

Resident Brian Singer also complained that he and others living around

the intersection were not consulted when the bump was installed.

“I resented not being consulted before the bump was installed,” Singer

said. “It is too bad we have to go to such lengths to get the people

responsible to do what they should have been doing to start with, which

is to survey the neighborhood before installing the bump.”

The city installed the speed bump on a trial basis, and will now work

with the homeowners’ association to look at other alternatives to slow

speeding cars in the neighborhood, Bludau said.

Helm said the association is considering the installation of a flatter,

rolling speed bump to span the width of the street, as well as seeking

additional police presence to discourage speeding in the area.