March 19, 2019

Traffic Safety Concerns Prompted Reduced Speed Limit Through IUPUI Campus


Taylor Bennett
Indianapolis Public Works employees change the speed limit sign along Michigan Street. - Liz Kaye/Indiana University

Indianapolis Public Works employees change the speed limit sign along Michigan Street.

Liz Kaye/Indiana University

The speed limit for the IUPUI campus was reduced this month following concerns about traffic safety. 

WFYI’s Taylor Bennett spoke with IUPUI Deputy Chief of Police Bill Abston about the campaign "Busy Campus Busy Streets" and the fatal pedestrian accident that prompted the change.

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