Council to consider three mini-roundabouts on Wilder Boulevard to calm traffic

Mayor John Haila told the podcast that Item 41 proposes multimodal roadway improvements on Wilder Boulevard for 2025–26, including three mini-roundabouts at the Zachary, Clements and Frost intersections intended to calm traffic and reduce speeding.

The mayor said traffic engineering staff held a public meeting on April 16 to gather resident feedback and that council will receive a staff presentation, hear public input and then provide direction on whether to proceed. “This is going to be the first time it's come before Council,” he said, and added that staff are expected to solicit robust public input because once design and consultant work proceed it becomes “a little more difficult to make changes down the road.”

Haila emphasized that council will likely request additional public engagement during the council discussion and encouraged residents to comment in person or by email to mayorcouncil@cityofames.org. The item is on the May 26 agenda; if council directs staff to proceed, staff and consultants will take the next steps in design and outreach.