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Palm Coast council agrees to formalize traffic‑calming policy after mixed pilot results
Summary
After a months‑long pilot on residential collectors, the Palm Coast City Council directed staff to draft a citywide traffic‑calming manual and application process, keep speed cushions as a proven tool but refine the toolbox and public‑vote threshold, and remove experimental cushions on one Cimarron segment pending further review.
Palm Coast — The City Council directed staff on May 13 to develop a formal traffic‑calming manual and an application process after a pilot program showed speed cushions reduced speeds in some locations but other measures were less effective or raised concerns.
The direction came after staff and consultant presentations on a pilot study that tested speed cushions, chicanes and lane‑narrowing striping on several residential collector streets. Vaneesh Crawford, project manager for the city’s stormwater and engineering department, summarized the study’s origin: “In June 2024, the city completed … the speed limit study throughout the city of Palm Coast and presented our recommendation to the council,” and the council subsequently asked staff to develop a traffic‑calming plan.
The consultant, Emmanuel Rodriguez of Kimley‑Horn, presented the pilot data. He said the speed cushions were the most effective treatment tested, noting the measured reduction in the 85th‑percentile speed and the upper end of…
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