Letter to the Editor: Safer streets? Add more speed-calming measures

To the Editor:

Cities will be receiving federal funding to “improve” road safety for vulnerable users, pedestrians, cyclists, etc. I am concerned that as in the past, wide, unobstructed roads will be built which invite high speeds.

A few years ago my residential frontage street was “improved” as  a “safe route to school.” Since completion, vehicles travel at significantly higher speeds. Radar shows speeds usually at 35 mph but up to 70 mph, on this…