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Milton reports traffic-camera data; council discusses traffic-calming measures
Summary
Director Madden reported camera data (762 violations captured between 11/18 and 12/1; 242 approved, 46 disapproved, 474 in queue) and vehicle counts by zone; councilmembers discussed traffic calming on Emerald and impacts on speeding at 10th Avenue.
City staff presented recent traffic-camera and vehicle-count data and councilmembers discussed traffic-calming measures on Emerald and nearby streets.
Director Madden told council that from Nov. 18 to Dec. 1 the city’s camera system captured 762 violations, of which 242 were approved, 46 disapproved and 474 remained in the queue. She said roughly 409,776 vehicles passed the cameras in the period and provided location-level counts (examples included dozens of thousands of vehicle passes at park-zone approaches and school zones). Madden said 54 of the captured violations were Milton residents, supporting staff’s conclusion that a disproportionate share of traffic is pass-through traffic.
Councilmembers thanked staff for the data and discussed traffic-calming work on Emerald. Several said the measures slowed traffic at the immediate treatment area but noted drivers were speeding further down the hill toward 10th Avenue and that continued monitoring and supplementary measures may be needed. Chief Hernandez said revenues generated from enforcement can be reinvested into environmental design improvements such as bike lanes, pedestrian facilities and roundabouts as part of longer-term traffic mitigation.
Council asked staff to keep monitoring the data and to consider additional changes to slow speeds in downstream locations.
