Summary
Public Works presented speed humps for Lancer, Longfellow, Stanford, and the 4000 block of Nicholson, plus longer-term work at 42nd/Kennedy and 43rd/Oglethorpe. The proposed Nicholson Street connection drew resident opposition over emergency access, traffic, and parking.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 12, 2026.
Impact analysis
Project costs range from about $7,300 for the Nicholson speed cushion to $28,400 for Stanford Street humps, with a bundled funding request to come back to council.
Residents near speeding corridors get safer, slower streets.
Riverfront at West Hyattsville residents say a Nicholson connection would bring through traffic and parking problems to their community.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council - Oct 12, 2026
DPW laid out where six petitions and major projects stand — speed humps going in on Lancer/Longfellow and 42nd Avenue, a new sidewalk push near 42nd and Decatur after a child in a wheelchair was struck, and frustration over the decade-old West Hyattsville road project still unfinished. Council approved $300,000 to get construction moving.
City Council - May 20, 2026
Public Works presented speed humps for Lancer, Longfellow, Stanford, and the 4000 block of Nicholson, plus longer-term work at 42nd/Kennedy and 43rd/Oglethorpe. The proposed Nicholson Street connection drew resident opposition over emergency access, traffic, and parking.
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