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Lancaster County reviews traffic-calming program after studies show mixed results
Summary
County staff updated Lancaster County Council on a traffic-calming program created by ordinance in 2021, reporting study counts, results from installed speed humps and alternatives for neighborhoods where devices are not installed or roads are privately maintained.
Lancaster County staff on Monday briefed County Council on the county’s traffic-calming policy, the number of neighborhood studies completed and results where devices have been installed.
The county adopted the traffic-calming ordinance on March 9, 2021, and resumed a more active program in late 2022. “In May ’24, we had had 25 studies,” Jeff Cato, county staff presenter, told council, and “a year later, now we have 35 studies completed.”
The policy uses an engineering standard—the 85th percentile speed—to decide whether physical measures such as speed humps or speed tables are warranted, staff said. Phil Leizer of KCI Technologies, the consultant who performs follow-up readings, said the first qualifying installation on Niven Road produced a 26% reduction in speeds among vehicles…
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