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Titusville CRA keeps current U.S. 1 speed limits after FDOT study, pushes for signs, enforcement and more data
Summary
The Community Redevelopment Agency reviewed an FDOT speed study for U.S. 1 and agreed to retain posted 40/30 mph limits while urging additional 30 mph signage, enforcement, public awareness and police data collection to improve pedestrian safety in downtown Titusville.
The Titusville Community Redevelopment Agency on Feb. 11 reviewed an FDOT speed study for U.S. 1 and directed staff to seek added signage and more local data while leaving the posted 40 and 30 mph limits unchanged.
Board members said the study — which recommended retaining the current posted speeds and suggested installing an additional 30 mph sign on the east side of southbound U.S. 1 south of Maine — does not by itself solve pedestrian-safety problems in the downtown CRA area.
The FDOT report found recorded speeds in the study segment ranged from about 26 to 45.9 mph, with an 80th-percentile speed of 37 mph; the report noted crash history and pedestrian activity when recommending the current 40- and 30-mph postings be retained. The board was provided the FDOT report as information only; no ordinance or speed-change motion…
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