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Commission hears options to calm Madison Street in College Town; no immediate change planned
Summary
City staff reported traffic studies found speeds on Madison Street did not meet the threshold for residential traffic calming; commissioners discussed temporary closures, retractable bollards and pedestrian-only conversion and requested continued dialogue with businesses and public-safety review.
City staff told the Tallahassee City Commission on Aug. 20 that a traffic-speed study on Madison Street in the College Town district did not meet the City's formal criteria for residential traffic calming and recommended no immediate engineering intervention for the measured segment.
Why it matters: Residents and businesses have pressed for safer, more pedestrian-friendly streets in the entertainment district; commissioners said the issue raises questions about weekend crowds, football-game traffic and access to parking garages.
Growth-management staff described the technical findings: Madison is a minor collector on a key east-west corridor. The city…
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