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Provo neighborhood traffic studies prompt speed-feedback sign proposals and matching-grant plans
Summary
Traffic monitoring in multiple District 1 streets showed speeds above posted limits in several locations; residents and staff proposed using neighborhood matching grants and service hours to obtain permanent "Your Speed" driver feedback signs and other safety measures.
City traffic studies presented to Neighborhood District 1 showed recurring issues with speeding on several local streets and arterials, and residents asked the board to pursue matching grants to fund permanent speed-feedback signs.
Rachel, the neighborhood coordinator for Provo City, presented speed and crash data compiled from traffic-monitoring locations sent by Vern, the city traffic manager. For 22100 North, Rachel said the posted speed limit was 30 mph, the average measured speed was 36 mph and the 85th percentile speed was 45 mph; the study recorded multiple crashes (19–23 crashes reported for the 2021–2023 window depending on cutoffs). For smaller local streets such as 346 North and Foothill Drive, monitoring showed average speeds above posted limits and occasional drivers recorded at 50–70 mph.
Residents proposed two matching-grant applications to buy permanent driver-feedback signs. Richard, a neighborhood resident, requested a sign on eastbound 22100 North near schools and said the location has "the highest volume on any street in the neighborhood" (about 8,922 vehicles per day cited in his slides). Another resident asked for a sign on 2950 (29/50) where parents and students cross; staff noted the radar trailer deployment helps while temporary but that a permanent sign provides longer-term mitigation.
Board members discussed the matching-grant process: service hours (volunteer work such as spring cleanups, landscaping visible from the street) are used to match city funds and must be completed by June 30 (end of fiscal year). Rachel said the district has some remaining service hours from a previous project and that one proposed sign (Quail Run area) has a committed matching-grant applicant (Meredith) and is expected to be installed in January.
The board signaled support for pursuing Richard's application and for the other resident’s project; decisions were by show-of-hands during the meeting and residents were encouraged to begin applications and plan service activities early in the calendar/fiscal year.
