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Public works seeks more data‑driven traffic calming policy after resident requests
Summary
Public Works Director Russell Adams told the commission the city is revising its traffic calming program to rely more on data and clear numerical criteria after recent resident requests for speed humps; county rules and costs for county‑owned streets were discussed.
Russell Adams, the city’s public works director, briefed the commission on proposed revisions to the City of St. Augustine Beach traffic management program on Feb. 3, saying the city should adopt a more data‑driven, numerically scored process for deciding when to install physical traffic calming measures such as speed humps.
Adams said recent resident requests — including a petition for speed humps on Fourteenth Street near Beachside Diner and Sunset Grill — prompted the review. He described a range of possible responses from physical devices to “psychological deterrents” such as striping.
Adams reported that St. Johns County evaluated Eleventh Street in 2021 and concluded it did not meet the county’s criteria for a speed hump. He said the county would accept a city‑prepared engineering report signed and sealed by a Florida engineer, but that the county’s scoring methodology is robust and many local streets do not meet its thresholds. Adams said a county study could cost roughly $15,000; he estimated a single physical speed hump could cost in the $15,000–$20,000 range.
Commissioners discussed options including purchasing the same traffic‑count device the county uses, coordinating additional counts with the county, and testing low‑cost measures such as longer green‑arrow timings or removing “turn at your own risk” signs at certain intersections to improve sight lines. The briefing was informational; no policy vote was taken.
