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Public service committee outlines 2025 traffic-calming plan: more solar speed signs, speed tables and raised crosswalk pilots
Summary
Akron’s public service committee approved moving forward with a 2025 traffic-calming package that adds 20 solar speed signs, pilots temporary and permanent speed tables, and expands raised crosswalk trials and striping efforts.
The public service committee reviewed a multi-part traffic-calming initiative for 2025 that expands enforcement and physical interventions citywide, with staff aiming to move purchases and installations forward this construction season.
Service Director Chris Leto said the city currently operates about 40 solar speed signs and plans to buy 20 more so each of the city’s 10 wards can host at least two signs. The signs are solar-powered, can be set in “stealth” mode to collect data without display, and — when turned on — typically produce an immediate reduction in…
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