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City Seeks Grant for Five-Year Speed Study, Portable Radar Signs; Photo Enforcement Not Used
Summary
Mayor Scott James said the city is applying for a Regional Intergovernmental Council grant to fund a five-year speed study and portable radar signs; he noted West Virginia law prohibits using cameras to photograph license plates.
Mayor Scott James said the city is applying for a grant through the Regional Intergovernmental Council to fund a five-year study of speeding and to purchase portable radar signs and speed-tables (not speed bumps).
James described the proposal and how data will be used: “This is a 5 year study. And, after that, then, you know, we can focus in on areas that, we know that there's speeding that occurs because we're also going to get the portable speed radar signs.” He said the radar units will log counts and speeds over time so staff can prioritize traffic calming.
Why it matters: a long-term, data-driven approach could guide where the city places speed tables and other traffic-calming measures and support requests for enforcement or infrastructure changes.
The mayor emphasized legal constraints: “Now they don't take pictures of license plates or anything like that because you cannot do that in West Virginia.” He said the signs will record counts (e.g., “8 cars were speeding on Highland Drive”) over a set period rather than capture vehicle identity.
Ending: James said Public Works will deploy portable units as needed and remove them for snow events to avoid damage; no grant award date was given on the podcast.
