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Committee reviews speed‑management, traffic‑calming plan with pilots, bulb‑outs and tactical urbanism
Summary
Staff presented an eight‑corridor speed‑management shortlist and a toolbox emphasizing quick‑build pilots (tactical urbanism), bulb‑outs and neighborhood gateway features; the committee discussed piloting measures on Bolivar, Sycamore and Fry corridors and asked for data behind the shortlist.
The Denton City Mobility Committee spent 30 minutes on March 26 reviewing a speed management and traffic calming action plan that emphasizes "quick build" demonstration projects and community engagement to reduce vehicle speeds and improve conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Roy Scott, Transportation Services, said the project list was developed from prior speed studies, input from traffic enforcement and engineers and a survey of community support, constructability and coordination opportunities. "It certainly hits the highest, the highest priority is human life over all road decisions," Scott said, summarizing the plan’s guiding principle.
The staff plan presented a…
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