SPEEDING IN NEWPORT IS A WORSENING PROBLEM.  RHODE ISLAND AVENUE  HAS BECOME A MAJOR THOUROUGHFARE CONNECTING BROADWAY AND MEMORIAL.  LIVING ON RHODE ISLAND AVENUE I WITNESS CARS CONTINUING TO SPEED PARTICULARLY AT THE CORNER OF BROADWAY AND RHODE ISLAND,  KAY & RHODE ISLAND  (BOTH DIRECTIONJS)  , AND NEAR ST. MICHAELS SCHOOL.  OFTEN THE CARS AND TRUCKS HAVE TO COME UP ON THE SIDEWALK TO PREVENT SPEEDING CARS IN THE OTHER DIRECTION FROM HITTING EACH OTHER.   GPS APPLICATIONS HAVE DESIGNATED RHODE ISLAND AVENUE AS THE PRIMARY ROUTE TO CUT ACROSS NEWPORT FOR COMMERCIAL AND LOCAL TRAFFIC.  DESPITE NUMEROUS REQUESTS TO CITY COUNCILORS AND CITY ADMINISTRATION THE BEST THEY CAN DO IS PLACE AN ADDTIONAL 25 MILE SPEED LIMIT SIGN AND REQUEST MORE POLICE PATROLS.  I HAVE REQUESTED SPEED  BUMPS AND PLACING A WEIGHT RESTRICTION ON RHODE ISLAND AVENUE.  THIS HAS HELPED IN OTHER STREETS AND IN MIDDLETOWN WHERE THEY USE THESE TOOLS OFTEN.