INDIANAPOLIS -- People living in Indianapolis’ Treyburn subdivision are upset that the city decided to raise the speed limit from 20 mph to 30 mph without consulting them.
Troy Watson said he has lived in the subdivision for over a decade. He believes the new speed limit makes his neighborhood less safe.
“To move from 20 to 30, that’s just going a little bit too fast. We need to slow it down and get back to watching the kids out here playing,” said Watson.
Brandy Rifner has three young children and said she was already worried about letting them play outside before the speed limit went up.
“They’ve raised the speed limits making it feel a lot more unsafe for our children playing outside,” said Rifner. “I can’t let them go and feel safe even with me in the garage watching for fear that a car’s going to be coming around fast."
The subdivision’s developer, Crossman Communities, installed the 20 mph signs back in 1999.
The city said Department of Public Works removed those old signs because they were technically illegal.
Indiana state law requires residential areas to remain 30 mph unless they meet certain qualifications, such as a school zone or something determined during a traffic study.
Watson thinks people just need to slow down.
“I have to say it’s not the 500; we have to slow it down," he said.
