Pittsburgh residents frustrated by speeding on Spring Garden Avenue

PITTSBURGH — Drive down Spring Garden Avenue and you’ll see a speed limit sign marked 25 mph, but residents who live along this stretch said that no one follows it.

“Reserve will pull you over for doing 25 in a 25, come down here a little bit, it doesn’t matter at all it’s ‘zoom, zoom,’” said Clay Scholtz.

Scholtz told Channel 11 that rush hour is the worst, with cars and trucks topping 45 mph, causing accidents.

“They were moving the other day and hit down there where that cone is, dumped their load and smashing stuff,” Scholtz said.

This isn’t a new problem for these residents. Since September 2019, residents have applied for the city’s traffic calming program three times.

“Down here this is just a forgotten neighborhood, Spring Garden doesn’t even have representation,” Scholtz said.

The residents do feel forgotten. Each time, the city has replied that the street meets the criteria for the program, but the city doesn’t have the funding for the project.

“If you are approving, where’s the money? Where’s the money going and why aren’t you helping us,” said another resident on the street.

In its latest email to residents, the city said speed humps aren’t an option, but it will “conduct a survey of this street and work on improvements to signage, pedestrian crosswalks and look at other ways to help driver expectations.”

Those residents want to know when these improvements will happen. That’s why they’ve created a petition to the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to get the city’s attention, in hopes of not waiting another three years for answers.

“Slow down for god’s sake, slow down. Help us. God forbid you kill a kid,” a resident told Channel 11.

If you are interested in helping the residents with the petition, you can find the link here.

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