Arizona Watcher
Mesa lowered the posted speed limit in the historic Lehi neighborhood from 35 mph to 30 mph after years of resident complaints about unsafe driving on its narrow streets.
Neighbors documented dangerous behavior, including a resident clocking a driver at 100 mph and a late‑2021 crash in which a speeding motorist killed a horse, which spurred calls for change.
Lehi’s narrow, rural roads are shared by drivers, bicyclists, equestrians and 4‑H students transporting livestock, a mix residents say raises the stakes when vehicles speed.
On July 27 the Mesa City Council voted unanimously to lower the posted limit to 30 mph, and city officials showed a map indicating the specific corridor where the change applies.
Homeowners described the reduction as an initial victory but urged further traffic‑calming measures — such as additional stop signs — to discourage cut‑through traffic.
New speed limit signs are posted and Mesa police will monitor enforcement; residents, equestrians and families say they are cautiously optimistic the change will reduce crashes and near‑misses.
Mesa City Council has lowered the posted speed limit in the Lehi neighborhood from 35 mph to 30 mph following years of complaints from residents about dangerous driving on narrow, rural roads. Homeowners and local equestrians say the change — approved unanimously on July 27 —…