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Palm Coast council backs mail ballots and broader impacted-area approach for traffic-calming petitions; asks staff to cost signage and explore lowering local--
Summary
Council selected an impacted-area approach for traffic-calming petitions, favored mailed ballots for homeowner approval and asked staff to cost out signage and potential citywide residential speed reductions for inclusion in next-year planning.
Palm Coast city staff presented a new traffic-calming application process on Oct. 14 and the City Council directed staff to use mailed ballots for resident engagement and adopt a defined “impacted-area” map when seeking homeowner approval for traffic-calming devices.
Transportation staff said the proposed process has three steps: resident application, an objective traffic study using defined speed and volume thresholds, and household engagement. The technical eligibility criteria presented to council require either: (a) the 80th-percentile speed to exceed the posted limit by more than 3 mph with an average daily traffic (ADT) over 2,000 vehicles,…
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