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Winter Haven City unveils draft traffic-calming program with interactive map and tiered measures
Summary
Staff presented a proposed, data-driven traffic-calming program to replace the 2008 policy, proposing an online map, an application process, a cross-department Transportation and Mobility team and a four-tier approach ranging from education to major roadway redesigns.
City staff presented a proposed update to Winter Haven’s traffic-calming policy, saying the current policy — adopted in February 2008 — has not been revised since it was implemented and that the new program intends to take a data-driven, citywide approach.
“The current traffic calming policy that we have that we are using…was created in 02/2008. It has not been updated since it was implemented,” said Britney (staff member), who led the presentation and said the proposal advances strategic-plan objectives to adopt a traffic-calming policy and regularly review transportation incidents.
The draft program would apply to local and collector streets owned and maintained by Winter Haven; arterials, private roads, and roads maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation or Polk County would be ineligible for city-installed traffic-calming devices, staff said. Staff plans to publish an interactive map on the city website so residents can quickly determine whether a road is…
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