CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A stretch of Lake Avenue may soon see its speed limit drop from 35 to 30 miles per hour.

A small change that officials say could save lives and make the neighborhood safer.

Cleveland Councilwoman Jenny Spencer hopes that the speed limit will soon change to 30 mph for a nearly 2-mile stretch from West 117th Street to Detroit Avenue.

“Even a 5-mile-per-hour speed limit change is a huge thing. It really sends a message to slow down in our neighborhoods,” said Spencer.

The councilwoman says that traffic studies conducted by the city show that even a 5-mile-per-hour reduction increases the safety of drivers.

“Crashes are much less deadly, dangerous, and have much lower impacts on the people involved,” Spencer said.

Local resident Finn O’Hearn agrees, saying many d

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