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Lawrence staff move Crestline Drive speed‑cushions plan toward City Commission after neighborhood support
Summary
City staff presented a proposed speed‑cushion installation on Crestline Drive at the July 14 Connected City Advisory Board meeting, citing high speeds, traffic volume and neighborhood backing; the project will be taken to the City Commission for approval and design work this year, with construction planned for summer 2026.
City staff presented a plan July 14 to install speed cushions along Crestline Drive in Lawrence and said they will take the proposal to the City Commission for design approval and funding encumbrance.
The plan targets a corridor of the collector street with five speed cushions spaced about 250–300 feet apart and a cushion at the Yale/Crestline intersection adjacent to a safe‑route‑to‑school crossing. Staff said the 85th‑percentile measured speed on Crestline was 38 mph where the posted limit is 30 mph and that the roadway carries “over 3,000 vehicles per day,” figures staff said drove the evaluation and ranking of the project.
The project moved through the city’s Neighborhood Traffic Management Program. Staff said they received more than 110 public comments (mostly from neighborhood residents) and “over 50 letters” of support for Crestline, making it one of the highest‑scoring minor projects in the 2024 evaluation. The immediate next steps, staff said, are to present the plan…
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